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The Bank of Korea stated that reports regarding its purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds were "inaccurate," and that the composition and management of its foreign exchange reserve assets are not publicly disclosed.

Indian market regulators have stated that accredited investors must have a minimum accredited securities market exposure of 50 million rupees.

Andy Challenger, Chief Revenue Officer at Challenger Inc., stated that the current hiring climate is rather subdued. With the holidays approaching, employers tend to retain existing staff, and most of their announced hiring plans are for short-term or seasonal jobs. Companies want to maintain flexibility while meeting holiday demands, rather than increasing the number of long-term permanent employees.

The Challenger Job Cuts Report for the U.S. states that as of the end of October, employers had announced 617,189 job cuts, a 44% decrease from the 1,099,500 job cuts announced in the first 10 months of 2025. This is the lowest annual cumulative number of job cuts to date as of the end of October since 2022 (when 243,338 job cuts were announced).

The European Commission announced that €4.36 billion has been disbursed to Ukraine in accordance with a €90 billion loan to support Ukraine.

JPMorgan believes that the slowdown in data center construction will not significantly alter 2027 capital expenditure plans, as most 2027 projects have already commenced and secured financing. The real impact is more likely to emerge after 2028. The slower pace of construction allows AI commercialization revenue more time to catch up with initial capital investments, while also extending the tight supply of computing power. On the financing side, the market may reduce data center-related bond issuance in the short term, with new financing tending to flow to regions with relatively "safe" regulatory environments and GPU projects; the decrease in bond supply will also help alleviate some of the industry's financing technical pressures.