The S&P 500 index broke through the highest closing level of the year set in July; it is now up 0.5%, at 4590.87 points.

Iraqi Oil Ministry: The average price (oil export) in November was US$82.66/barrel.

Fed Chairman Powell: Based on the limited data we have, we believe GDP growth is slowing.

Fed Chairman Powell: As long as unemployment remains low and wages rise, consumption will continue to grow.

Fed Chairman Powell: Credit card usage and default data show consumption may be slowing.

New car sales in Italy increased by 16.19% year-on-year in November.

Fed Chairman Powell: Consumer spending is unexpectedly strong.

Powell: We expect to get inflation down to 2% without causing massive unemployment.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: It will take some time to understand how to regulate artificial intelligence, how to obtain benefits and avoid risks.

Fed Chairman Powell: Everyone is trying to understand artificial intelligence.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: There are many different views in society regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on the economy and whether artificial intelligence will increase or replace employment.

The U.S. Department of Defense: Will not stop V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor flights in Japan.

Fed Chairman Powell: We know higher interest rates will slow down the economy.

Fed Chairman Powell: The Fed must make restoring price stability a cornerstone of the economy.

Fed Chairman Powell: There is a path that can bring inflation down to 2% without causing massive job losses, and we are on that path.

Fitch: U.S. retail sales are expected to decline by low single digits in 2024, especially in the discretionary category.

Fed Chairman Powell: The Fed releases a lot of data on inequality.

Fed Chairman Powell: The most important thing the Fed can do is to return the United States to a period of long-term expansion and stable employment to reduce inequality.