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The yield on Japanese two-year government bonds rose to 1%, the highest level since June 2008. The 20-year yield rose 3 basis points to 2.855%, the highest level since November 2020.

Australia's TD-MI inflation index in November was at an annual rate of 3.2%, compared with the previous value of 3.10%.

Australia's TD-MI inflation index in November was 0.3% on a monthly basis, compared with the previous value of 0.30%.

Japan's corporate capital expenditures in the third quarter were at an annual rate of 2.9%, compared with the previous value of 7.60%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 5.00 points, or 0.06%, on December 1 (Monday) to 8619.10 points.

1. Monday: ①Data: China's RatingDog manufacturing PMI in November; Switzerland's actual retail sales annual rate in October; France, Germany, Europe, and the UK's final manufacturing PMI in November; the United States' November S&P Global Manufacturing PMI final value, and November ISM manufacturing PMI. ②Event:Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, delivered a speech. Wang Yi will go to Russia to hold the 20th round of China-Russia strategic security consultations. The 2025 Artificial Intelligence + Industrial Ecology Conference was held in Beijing. 2. Tuesday: ① Data: UK’s Nationwide house price index monthly rate in November; Eurozone’s initial annual CPI rate in November, unemployment rate in October; ② Events: Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivers a speech [simultaneous interpretation]. Federal Reserve Governor Bowman gave testimony before a House committee. The CFTC releases its weekly position report. NVIDIA participated in the UBS Global Technology and Artificial Intelligence Conference. 3. Wednesday: ① Data: US API crude oil inventory for the week to November 28, EIA crude oil inventory for the week; Australia's third quarter GDP annual rate; China's RatingDog service industry PMI in November; Switzerland's November CPI monthly rate; France, Germany, Europe, and the UK 1 January service industry PMI final value; U.S. November ADP employment number, September import price index monthly rate, September industrial output monthly rate, November S&P global services PMI final value, November ISM non-manufacturing PMI; ② Event: European Central Bank President Lagarde’s speech. Ideal AI glasses Livis launch conference. 4. Thursday: ① Data: Switzerland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November; Eurozone's monthly retail sales rate in October; The number of layoffs by challenger companies in the United States in November, the number of initial jobless claims in the week to November 29, The global supply chain stress index in November, and EIA natural gas inventories in the week to November 28. ②Events: Bank of England Monetary Policy Member Mann, European Central Bank Governing Council Member Kocher, and ECB Chief Economist Lane delivered speeches; Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India. The 2025 Brain-Computer Interface Conference will be held in Shanghai. 5. Friday: ①Data: UK Halifax seasonally adjusted monthly house price index in November; France's October industrial output monthly rate, October trade balance; Eurozone third quarter GDP annual rate revision, third quarter seasonally adjusted quarterly employment rate final value; Canada Employment numbers in November; U.S. September core PCE price index annual rate, September core PCE price index monthly rate, September personal expenditure monthly rate,December University of Michigan consumer confidence index initial value, December one-year inflation rate expected initial value. ②Event: Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman delivered a speech. Saudi Aramco announces its official crude oil selling price around the 5th of every month. 6. Saturday: ① Data: Total number of oil drilling rigs in the United States in the week to December 5; Vietnam’s annual export rate in November; ② Event: CFTC releases weekly position report. 7. Sunday: China’s foreign exchange reserves in November (to be determined).

Prime Minister Starmer will set out his post-Budget growth plans in a speech on Monday.

A Nikkei News poll showed that Japan's Takaichi Sanae government support rate reached 75%, an increase of 1 percentage point from the October survey.

Australia's November S&P Global Manufacturing PMI final value was 51.6, compared with the previous value of 51.6.

U.S. President Trump: U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East Witkov will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin sometime next week.

US President Trump: I had an MRI, but it was not a brain problem.

[Trump: The candidate for chairman of the Federal Reserve has been finalized] U.S. President Trump: I know who I will choose to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, and I will announce it soon.

US President Trump: If I had the power, I would deprive certain people of their citizenship.

U.S. President Trump: There is no specific timetable for suspending asylum, and we do not want to accept people from certain countries.

U.S. President Trump: Citizens of some countries may not be able to obtain U.S. asylum for a long time.

U.S. President Trump: We don’t think Venezuela is a friendly country.

U.S. President Trump confirmed that he had a phone call with Venezuelan President Maduro.

A Reuters survey shows that New Zealand house prices are expected to rise by 4% in 2026 and 4.3% in 2027 (the third quarter survey results were 5% and 4.3% respectively).

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said more progress is expected in the Ukraine talks.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said that if US President Trump nominated him to serve as chairman of the Federal Reserve, he "would be very happy to serve."