The Central Bank of Paraguay lowered its policy interest rate to 6.75%.

U.S. White House: Representatives of Venezuelan President Maduro agreed to release at least 20 Venezuelans, including political prisoners. The United States has reached an agreement to release six Americans "wrongfully detained" in Venezuela, bringing the total number of Americans to return to the country to 10.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.82% in night trading at 16,507 points, a 107-point discount.

Market news: Toyota recalls 1 million vehicles due to airbag sensor problems.

ECB Governing Council Member Kazaks: (I) am not as optimistic as the market about the timing of the first interest rate cut, which may occur around mid-2024.

ECB Governing Council member Kazaks: Interest rates will remain at 4% before a possible rate cut.

The Bank of Canada said it may still be necessary to raise interest rates, and the Canadian dollar maintained its gains. USD/CAD hit a new low of 1.3312, its lowest since August 2.

Bank of Canada monetary policy review summary: Recent (inflation) data point in the right direction, but risks remain elevated with considerable uncertainty about the inflation outlook.

Bank of Canada monetary policy review summary: Monetary policy cannot address structural supply shortages in the housing market.

Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Review Summary: The Board of Governors of the Bank of Canada believes that a substantial and sustained increase in new residential construction is needed to address long-standing supply structural shortfalls.

Bank of Canada monetary policy review summary: Ahead of its December meeting, the Governing Council agreed that the likelihood that monetary policy will be sufficiently restrictive has increased.

Bank of Canada monetary policy review summary: Risks to the inflation outlook remain and an increase in policy rates may still be necessary.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $779.143 billion from 95 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

According to Nikkei: Japan is expected to export Patriot missiles at a price of about 500 million yen each. Japan will make a final decision next year and develop a timetable based on the specific needs of the United States and other parties.

According to Nikkei: Japan will consider allowing the United States to supply Japanese-made Patriot missiles to Europe and other regions.

According to Nikkei: Japan is considering allowing the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine.

According to AFP: Venezuela has released 21 political prisoners, including 8 US citizens.

U.S. Senator Brown called on U.S. President Biden to conduct a strict review of the U.S. Steel (XN) deal.

The yield on the 20-year U.S. Treasury note rose slightly after the Treasury auction, at 4.197%.