British Prime Minister Sunak: A sustainable ceasefire requires Hamas to stop rocket attacks.

German Chancellor Scholz: He hopes to obtain more qualified majority votes in the process of joining the European Union.

German Chancellor Scholz: Supports Ukraine and Moldova in launching EU accession negotiations.

British Prime Minister Sunak: The Gaza Strip urgently needs more humanitarian ceasefires.

German Chancellor Scholz: It aims to strengthen Ukraine’s defense so that Russia will never dare to launch an attack again.

ECB Governing Council member Cazacs: He believes there is currently no need to cut interest rates in the first half of next year.

German Chancellor Scholz: The budget agreement means that support for Ukraine will continue until needed.

German Chancellor Scholz: The conflict in Ukraine remains a core security challenge on the European continent.

German Chancellor Scholz: As an indispensable part of the EU, Poland should be at the center of Europe.

Apple (AAPL.O) expanded its self-service repair services and launched a new diagnostic process, saying that self-service repair now supports 35 Apple products.

In the United States, the MBA 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 7.07% in the week ending December 8, compared with the previous value of 7.17%.

The Dutch and South Korean governments signed a memorandum of understanding on nuclear energy.

According to Kyodo News: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will appoint Takeru Saito, the current Minister of Justice, as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Pfizer (PFE.N) fell in pre-market trading, down nearly 1%.

Fitch: Highly rated, leveraged companies in Europe will face challenges.

Hungarian Economy Minister: EU is at a competitive disadvantage without electric vehicle subsidies.

Hungarian Economy Minister: EU and Germany must rethink fiscal rules.

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Saudi Arabia’s research reactor is almost complete.

Market news: Armenia and Azerbaijan conduct prisoner exchange on the border.