U.S. Jobs Market Eyes March Recovery Amid Inflation Pressures 
Gold Prices Inch Higher Amid U.S.-Iran War Tensions and Technical Rebound 
Global Central Banks Hold Rates Amid Iran War-Driven Energy Price Surge 
Bank of Japan Holds Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns and Yen Weakness 
Google's TurboQuant Sends South Korean Chip Stocks Tumbling Amid AI Memory Demand Fears 
Bank of Japan Signals Rate Flexibility Amid Yen Volatility 
Russell 1000 Companies Hit $2.2T Cash Record While Aggressively Reinvesting in Growth 
Goldman Sachs Raises ECB Rate Hike Forecast Amid Persistent Energy-Driven Inflation 
Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Investment lending for homes up by 0.7 percent in October while home loans are down 0.8 percent..
- China: Consumer price inflation rose by 2.3 percent y/y in November, while producer price inflation is up 3.3 percent.
Upcoming:
- Switzerland: Unemployment report for November will be published at 6:45 GMT.
- Germany: Trade balance report for October will be published at 7:00 GMT.
- France: Industrial output figure for October and budget details will be published at 7:45 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Trade balance for October will be published at 9:30 GMT.
- Greece: Consumer price inflation for November and industrial production number for October will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- Portugal: Trade balance report will be released today.
- United States: Michigan consumer sentiment report will be published at 15:00 GMT.
