ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: The decline in inflation observed over the past few months is positive, but not enough to declare victory and move to the next phase.

ECB Governing Council member Kazmir: We are increasingly confident that inflation will reach our target by 2025 and that we can achieve this target with a soft landing; progress remains subject to risks.

Market News: Polish truckers will resume blockade of Ukrainian border crossings.

Dutch Central Bank: The Dutch economy is expected to grow by 0.3% in 2024 and 1.0% in 2025. Inflation is expected to be 2.9% in 2024 and 2.2% in 2025.

Government of India: The annual inflation rate of rice has been around 12% in the past two years and has accumulated year by year. This is a worrying issue.

Relevant documents show that Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom is experiencing difficulties.

Food Minister of India: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has sufficient stocks of high-quality rice.

Indian Food Minister: Industry must reduce rice prices to optimal levels.

Market news: Greece plans to issue 10 billion euros of new bonds next year.

Market news: India has asked the industry to ensure lower retail prices of rice.

Bank of America Global Research: The Federal Reserve is now expected to make four 25 basis point interest rate cuts in March, June, September and December next year.

Market News: Italy is considering joining the Red Sea Maritime Alliance to protect Red Sea ships from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi armed forces.

Senior Ukrainian commander: Ukrainian frontline troops are short of artillery and ammunition, and some combat plans have been reduced.

Brazilian Central Bank Survey: Brazilian economists expect the Brazilian real to reach 4.93 against the U.S. dollar by the end of 2023, compared with the previous estimate of 4.95. The Brazilian real is expected to reach 5.00 against the US dollar by the end of 2024, the same as previous estimates.

Brazilian Central Bank Survey: Brazilian economists expect the SELIC interest rate at the end of 2024 to be 9.25%, the same as the previous estimate; GDP growth is expected to be 2.92% in 2023, and GDP growth is expected to be 1.51% in 2024, both unchanged from the previous estimate. Probably the same.

Brazilian Central Bank Survey: Brazilian economists predict that the IPCA inflation index will reach 4.49% in 2023, a slight decrease from the previous estimate of 4.51%; the IPCA inflation index in 2024 is expected to reach 3.93%, compared with the previous estimate of 3.93% same.

According to Axios: The CIA director will meet with Israeli and Qatari officials on Monday to discuss new hostage negotiations.

Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Army: The situation on the frontline is not a stalemate.

European Commission Climate Plan Assessment: Current measures are to reduce emissions by 51% by 2030.