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Futures on the three major U.S. stock indexes fell further, with Nasdaq 100 futures down 1%, S&P 500 futures down 0.59%, and Dow futures down 0.17%.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Pay close attention to the potential impact of U.S. financial conditions on the Japanese economy after the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.

According to Nikkei: Japan plans to introduce tax incentives to stimulate capital spending.

Market news: Japan’s Kioxia will produce next-generation memory chips for artificial intelligence data centers in 2026.

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 0.66% and the Stock Exchange Index opening up 0.55%; Bubble Mart (09992.HK) opened up 2.15%.

Japan’s Ministry of Finance will auction 4.3 trillion yen of short-term government bonds on December 18.

U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barak: The Syrian government realizes that its future stability depends on reaching a security and border agreement with Israel.

Australia's part-time employment population in November was 35,200, down from -13,100 in the previous month.

Australia's seasonally adjusted employment participation rate in November was 66.7%, expected to be 67.00%, and the previous value was 67.00%.

Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November was 4.3%, expected to be 4.40%, and the previous value was 4.30%.

Australia's employment population in November was -21,300, compared with the expected 20,000 and the previous value of 42,200.

Australia's full-time employment population in November was -56,500, compared with the previous value of 55,300.

According to CBS: The Trump administration is considering more missions involving oil tankers related to Venezuela and Iran.

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November will be released in ten minutes.

Norway said Venezuelan opposition leader Machado arrived in Oslo.

Draft guidance from the British government shows that the UK will reform the system to speed up investigations into unfair trade practices.

Japan's Topix rose to a record high.

Draft guidance from the British government shows that the UK will strengthen its trade defense by giving the trade secretary the power to conduct direct investigations.

The UK three-month RICS house price index in November was -16, -21 expected, and the previous value -19.00.

Japan's BSI large non-manufacturing confidence index for the fourth quarter was 5.1, compared with the previous value of 5.2.