German Chancellor Scholz: Work hard to adjust the defense budget to ensure that NATO spending targets can still be met after the 100 billion euro special fund is exhausted.

Thai Prime Minister: The average GDP growth rate is expected to be 5% in the next four years.

Thailand will introduce a bill to fund digital wallet initiatives.

Thai Prime Minister: Cash handout plan will not affect inflation.

Prime Minister of Thailand: The nature of Thailand’s cash payment plan is not cryptocurrency, but digital tokens. The program will end in April 2027.

British Finance Minister Hunt: High inflation is the biggest obstacle to economic growth.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Hunt: The autumn statement will focus on how we can get the economy growing healthily again by releasing investment.

The U.S. dollar index DXY stood at 106, up 0.08% on the day.

Thai Prime Minister: Stimulate the economy while maintaining fiscal discipline.

Thai Prime Minister: Digital welfare program worth 500 billion baht will apply to 50 million people.

Turkish President Erdogan: Turkey will work to increase pressure on Israel and ensure that injured Palestinians can be evacuated from Gaza.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: Ukraine’s negotiations with the EU cannot be linked to Hungary’s funding issues.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the EU should not start accession talks with Ukraine.

Litwiniuk, Monetary Policy Member of the Central Bank of Poland: The consumer price index will not reach the target by the end of 2025.

Polish central bank member Kotecki said interest rates should remain unchanged for longer.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka: The World Bank approves US$150 million to strengthen the safety net of Sri Lanka’s financial sector.

According to the Financial Times: Russia has increased its budget by more than 3 trillion rubles.

Market news: Japan’s economic department seeks to provide an additional budget of 1.8 trillion yen for the chip industry.