Reuters survey: The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to 5.00% in the third quarter of 2024 and to 4.50% in the fourth quarter (November survey was 4.75% and 4.50%).

Reuters poll: The UK economy is expected to grow by 0.4% in 2024 and 1.2% in 2025 (same as November survey).

Reuters survey: The Bank of England will keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25% until the second quarter of 2024.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Türkiye meets with senior executives of the Banking Association.

Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo: I told Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that we will continue to evaluate issues such as wages.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Explained monetary policy to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, including the outlook for wage growth next year.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida did not make any special requests.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: There were no specific discussions on foreign exchange issues with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Had regular exchanges on economic and financial trends with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida like in August.

Indian Finance Minister Sitharaman: Switching to clean energy is a huge challenge for India.

According to Yonhap News Agency: South Korea’s President’s Office stated that it plans to hold a trilateral summit with the United States and Japan in South Korea next year.

Saudi government data showed that Saudi Arabia’s GDP fell by 4.4% year-on-year in the third quarter.

The main Philippine stock index fell 1%.

U.S. stock broker Robinhood (HOOD.O): Launched cryptocurrency trading in the EU, customers can receive Bitcoin cashback for each transaction.

USD/JPY fell 0.5% on the day to 146.57.

UAE Energy Minister: The world needs to focus on phasing out coal.

UAE Energy Minister: We should not talk about phasing out fossil fuels because technologies that can reduce CO2 emissions are being developed.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note jumped 7 basis points and is now at 4.178%.

According to Japan Jiji News Agency: The Tokyo Stock Exchange has begun considering requiring companies listed on major markets to publish English versions of disclosure documents.