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According to the Belarusian State News Agency: Belarusian President Lukashenko met with US Special Envoy Coale in Minsk.

Market news: The Bank of Japan believes that its interest rate hike cycle may be extended until interest rates exceed 0.75%. The Bank of Japan is still unable to determine the exact level of the neutral interest rate, and (still believes) the range of the neutral interest rate will remain wide.

Market news: The European People's Party (EPP)'s Weber said the European Commission will propose an EU regulation on Tuesday to reverse an effective ban on fuel-engine cars.

Indian Minister: India currently has no plans to regulate the application of artificial intelligence in film production.

Finnish Ministry of Defense: The Finnish Defense Force will purchase AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles from the United States.

India's foreign exchange reserves rose to US$687.26 billion in the week of December 5, an increase of US$1.033 billion from a week ago.

European diplomatic sources: If the asset plan fails to pass at the EU summit, it will send a catastrophic signal to Ukraine and Europe’s operational capabilities. The agreement on the use of frozen Russian state assets has not yet been finalized, and relevant decisions will be made at the EU summit.

European diplomatic source: Germany says it has no alternative to providing compensation loans to Ukraine. Germany supports the use of Russian state-owned assets frozen by other European countries.

Market News: U.S. Food and Drug Administration leadership pushes for faster ruling on Eli Lilly's oral drug.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a preliminary evaluation (PE) regarding improper seat belt stitching in approximately 29,688 Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in the United States.

Source: The Indian cabinet approved the new Atomic Energy Bill, which plans to open up the nuclear energy field to private enterprises.

As silver prices hit a record high, U.S. silver mining stocks generally rose before the market opened. Hecla Mining rose 3.6%, Coel Mining rose 3.5%, Endivo Silver rose 3.4%, Silvercope Metals rose 2.3%, iShares Silver Trust rose 1.4%, and Global X Silver Mining ETF rose 2.6%.

Documents show: India and France have agreed on new provisions to amend their 1992 tax treaty. The new India-France treaty will help many French companies pay lower dividend taxes in India. The new India-France tax treaty will see France lose its "most favored nation" status and will also expand New Delhi's power to tax stock sales by French investors.

Indian Minister: Government approves coal export auction.

India's consumer prices rose 0.71% year-on-year in November, market expectations were +0.70%.

According to AXIOS: U.S. House Republicans will advance a health care bill without an amendment to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

According to Reuters calculations: Russia's oil and gas revenue in 2025 is expected to drop from 11.13 trillion rubles in 2024 to 8.44 trillion rubles, lower than its planned 8.65 trillion rubles.

National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL): Global funds sold a net Rs 1,850 crore of Indian stocks in the previous session.

Ukraine said it hit two Russian warships transporting weapons and military equipment in the Caspian Sea, near the Russian coast.

According to US financial media Semafor: Senate Democrats are likely to prevent Trump's favored Halligan from being appointed as a prosecutor.