European Commission President von der Leyen: Poland has submitted a request for payment of frozen EU funds.

Estonian Prime Minister Kallas: EU leaders may hold a new summit in January next year.

Indian Trade Official: Formal negotiations for the India-Oman Free Trade Agreement began last month.

Indian Trade Official: An Indian delegation is currently in the UK for free trade agreement negotiations.

German bonds extended gains as German PMI was lower than expected; the 10-year German bond yield fell 5 basis points to 2.07%.

Commerzbank: It believes that nickel prices have the potential to rebound in the next few months, and expects prices to trade around US$20,000 per ton in the coming year.

Commerzbank: Zinc prices are expected to reach US$2,700 per ton by the end of 2024.

Commerzbank: The sharp decline in palladium prices is exaggerated and prices are expected to recover to $1,200 per troy ounce by the end of 2024.

Commerzbank: Platinum prices are expected to rise to $1,200 an ounce by the end of 2024.

Commerzbank: Silver prices are expected to rise to $30 an ounce by the end of 2024, which would bring the gold/silver ratio down to 72.

Commerzbank: Gold prices are expected to rise further to $2,150 an ounce in the second half of next year.

Commerzbank: WTI crude oil prices are expected to reach US$75 per barrel by the end of the first quarter of next year and US$85 per barrel in the second half of 2024.

Dutch Motor Authority RDW: Tesla has contacted Tesla after recalling 2 million vehicles in the United States to fix autonomous driving safety defects. There is currently no Tesla recall plan in the EU.

Minutes of the Czech Central Bank’s November Financial Stability Meeting: Five committee members voted to lift the debt-to-income ratio cap, while two members voted to keep it unchanged.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Vasle: The current interest rate level will help restore the inflation rate to 2%.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: Europe will avoid recession, and the same goes for France.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: The schedule of the emergency anti-epidemic bond purchase program is completely independent of the ECB’s interest rate path.

Market news: Slovak truck drivers end blockade of Ukrainian border crossing.

ECB Governing Council member Villeroy: We have not provided a timetable for interest rate cuts.