1. US House Speaker Johnson: Clearly ruled out a temporary funding resolution in December; postponing it to January is appropriate.
2. ECB - Rehn: Uncertainty surrounding future economic development remains high, with risks skewed to the downside. Patsalides: The European economy is showing resilience. Europe needs to improve its competitiveness. Stournaras: The Eurozone's growth outlook faces downside risks.
3. UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves: Budgetary measures will simultaneously reduce debt and inflation; necessary measures will be taken to protect households when making tax and spending decisions. The UK economy is in a worse state than it was when the current government took office last year.
4. Bank of Japan meeting minutes show that some committee members, when discussing the timing of interest rate hikes, cited Japan's long history of deflation, arguing for caution, which contrasted with two members who advocated for a rate hike.
5. Swiss National Bank Governing Council member Tschudin: We are keeping interest rates low to keep inflation within the target range for price stability. Negative interest rates will only be used when necessary.
