Philippine Trade Secretary: Changes in the geopolitical situation are risks.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: We expect the Bank of Japan to fulfill its responsibilities.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: No comment on yield trends and impacts.

Overnight offshore RMB Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor) extended gains, rising 75 basis points to 5.19%.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Efforts will be made to properly manage debt.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: Japanese government bond yields are determined by many factors.

The one-month offshore RMB Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor) extended gains, rising 18 basis points to 4.79%

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: It is important to contribute to discussions on financial stability.

Philippine Trade Secretary: Negotiations on processing of nickel reserves are ongoing.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: From now on, we need to respond appropriately to market dynamics.

Russian Energy Minister: Russia’s oil production is expected to reach 627 million tons and natural gas production will reach 642 billion cubic meters in 2023.

JPMorgan Chase downgraded Oracle (ORCL.N) to neutral from overweight and lowered its target price to $100 from $112.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: The Prime Minister asked me to continue my position in the cabinet reshuffle.

According to The Nation, Thailand plans to increase its budget deficit to 693 billion baht.

According to The Nation of Thailand: The Thai Cabinet plans to increase fiscal expenditure in 2024 to 3.48 trillion baht.

Spot gold fell below $1,910 per ounce, down 0.18% on the day.

Koichiro Hagiuda, policy director of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan: I hope that economic measures will be effective around the New Year.

Spot silver hit $23 per ounce, down 0.30% on the day.

Amazon: Amazon will invest nearly $840 million in delivery service partner fees and a new delivery driver program.

According to the Wall Street Journal: The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has threatened to launch strikes at some auto plants if a collective bargaining agreement cannot be reached.