According to the Associated Press: Venezuela will release at least 10 Americans in exchange for Maduro allies.

According to relevant communiqués, Russian and Arab ministers emphasized the need to ensure maritime traffic in the Gulf and Red Sea and rejected actions targeting the security of maritime traffic and energy transportation.

The Indian minister said that India has taken steps to enhance its nuclear power generation capacity.

Spot silver rose by $0.1 in the short term, now trading at $23.31 per ounce.

According to the Associated Press: The U.S. government is releasing allies of Venezuelan President Maduro in exchange for Americans.

Reserve Bank of India: Decided to enable tokenization of card information directly through card issuing banks and institutions.

Yemeni Houthi leader: We seek to develop our military capabilities to overcome any obstacles to operations.

Spot gold hit $2,030 per ounce, down 0.50% on the day.

Market news: Nokia announced that it has reached a deal with Lumine Group to sell its device management and service management platform business, with a transaction value of 185 million euros.

Office of the President of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka received the second tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance in December 2023, amounting to US$337 million.

Brazilian President Lula: The government will continue dialogue with everyone in 2024.

Central Bank of Russia: As of December 1, gold reserves stood at 75 million troy ounces.

Brazilian President Lula: Brazil takes economic issues very seriously.

Bitcoin hit $43,000 per coin, up 1.19% on the day.

Market news: US Secretary of Defense Austin visited the USS Ford aircraft carrier in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Baltic Dry Index fell 3.11% to 2,150 points.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note fell to 3.872%, its lowest level since July 27.