General Motors (GM.N) workers voted to approve a contract with the United Auto Workers union (UAW) with nearly 55% support.

Market News: At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry replaced Elon Musk on the agenda, and Musk was originally scheduled to speak at the event on Thursday.

Geely Automobile (00175.HK) is exploring the sale of approximately 100 million shares of Volvo Cars.

According to The Times of Israel: A soldier was killed in a shooting at a West Bank "Tunnel Road" checkpoint near Jerusalem earlier today, the Israel Defense Forces said.

According to the Times of Israel: Palestinian telecommunications provider Paltel said all communication services in the Gaza Strip were disrupted due to a lack of fuel.

The U.S. Kansas Fed manufacturing output index in November was -3, compared with -8 in the previous month.

Lumsden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England: Our stable supply of reserves needs to meet our monetary policy objectives while also supporting our financial stability objectives.

Ramsden, deputy governor of the Bank of England: I don’t think there is any reason in terms of financial stability for us to adjust monetary policy or interest rates.

Lumsden, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England: The latest forecasts from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee indicate that monetary policy may need to remain tight for a considerable period of time.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Ramsden: Monetary policy needs to be strict enough and sustained for a long enough period to restore inflation to the 2% target level.

Bank of England Deputy Governor Ramsden: Interest rate policy is "restrictive" during the extension period.

Ethereum fell back below $2,000 per coin, down 2.43% on the day.

Fed Governor Barr: Officials need more information on leveraged trading.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield fell 10 basis points to 4.43%.

U.S. natural gas futures fell 3% on the day, now trading at $3.094/million British thermal units.