Japan bought -560.2 billion yen in foreign stocks in the week to December 1, compared with -209.8 billion yen in the previous period.

Japan purchased 64.5 billion yen of foreign bonds in the week to December 1, compared with the previous value of -84.5 billion yen.

[Valuation rises to $175 billion, SpaceX reportedly considering new round of internal stock transactions] Musk’s SpaceX has begun discussions about another round of internal stock sales, which would bring the company’s valuation to $175 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The dollar is even higher, surpassing the $150 billion valuation it achieved in a round of insider stock sales this summer. The company is discussing selling $500 million to $750 million worth of insider stock at about $95 a share, said some people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named.

Market news: SpaceX share purchase offer values the company at more than $175 billion.

Apple (AAPL.O) Vice President Steve Hotelling, who invented the iPhone screen and Touch ID, is retiring from the company.

Chevron (CVX.N) announced a $16 billion capital spending budget for 2024.

Google A (GOOGL.O): In January 2024, Google will update its cryptocurrency and related product policies.

Macquarie Group: Global economic growth is expected to face greater challenges in 2024.

The statement showed: Israel’s security cabinet approved a minimum increase in fuel entering Gaza to prevent a humanitarian collapse.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: The bond market’s expectations of the Fed’s actions can be a useful supplement to monetary policy if participants are “thoughtful” when reading the data.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: It is difficult to separate expectations for fiscal and monetary paths from other factors affecting the term premium of Treasury bonds.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: It’s unclear what role increased fiscal (treasury bond issuance) supply has played in the recent rise in long-term interest rates.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: The Federal Reserve hopes to create financial conditions consistent with lowering inflation, and market conditions are driving this.

Murray, the Democrat in charge of appropriations in the U.S. Senate, said in an interview that Republican House Speaker Johnson had blocked detailed negotiations on the spending bill.

Documents show: Venezuela’s state oil company authorized Italian oil companies Eni and Chevron to load the first two crude oil cargo ships to India, the first move after the United States lifted sanctions.

The Saudi crown prince said during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two countries shared "many interests and documents."

The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index fell to its lowest level since August 2021.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) closed down 8%.

According to the Wall Street Journal: McKinsey will reduce the number of new partners by about 35% and will add about 250 partners early next year.

Las Vegas police: The suspect in the Las Vegas shooting has died.