Egyptian pound 1-month non-deliverable forwards fell to a record above 35.

Ofgem: Adjusting price caps will ensure suppliers have the resources to support customers in debt distress.

The Philippines central bank business survey shows that the Philippine inflation rate is expected to reach 6.3% in the first quarter of 2024.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: Honda will pay a $6 million fine for misleading consumers about dealer closures.

Gazprom: It will continue to deliver natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with a delivery volume of 42.4 million cubic meters on Friday.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban: If the EU wants to revise the budget, then Hungary needs to get the EU funds it deserves.

Chairman of the Russian Parliament’s Energy Committee: It will be difficult for Russia to replace the lost EU natural gas market soon. Russia’s natural gas production is expected to drop to 642 billion cubic meters in 2023.

Bank of Korea: If necessary, it will consider increasing the amount of foreign exchange swaps.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): An attack on police officers occurred in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, killing 12 people.

ECB Governing Council member Robert Mueller: Wage growth poses upward risk to inflation.

ECB Governing Council Member Muller: The market’s expectations for an interest rate cut are a bit premature. If the market expects an interest rate cut in the first half of next year, that would be a bit optimistic.

ECB Governing Council Member Robert Mueller: We have not yet discussed cutting interest rates.

Philippine Central Bank: Foreign exchange reserves are expected to reach US$100 billion by the end of 2023.

Barclays: The European Central Bank is now expected to cut interest rates for the first time by 25 basis points in April next year, and will continue to cut interest rates until January 2025.

According to the Financial Times: The European Union is preparing to extend the tariff truce with the United States until after the election.

Goldman Sachs: It is currently believed that the Bank of England will cut interest rates for the first time in June 2024, while it was previously expected to be in August.

According to a Reuters survey: 88% of economists surveyed believe that the Bank of Japan will end the yield curve control (YCC) policy; 12% believe that the Bank of Japan will adjust YCC again.

According to a Reuters survey: 28 out of 42 economists believe that the Bank of Japan’s deposit rate will rise to 0.00% or 0.10% by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

According to a Reuters survey: 84% of economists said in their end-of-quarter forecasts that the Bank of Japan will end its negative interest rate policy in 2024, compared with 71% in the November survey and 54% in the October survey.

According to a Reuters survey: 21% of economists said that the Bank of Japan will begin to gradually unwind its ultra-loose monetary policy in January next year.