[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Stock Optimism Builds Ahead of Rate Decisions: Markets Wrap
[Reuters] Oil prices drop on soft Chinese spending data
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Cocoa Hits Fresh Record in Blow to Chocolate Makers, Consumers
[AP] Federal Reserve is likely to slow its rate cuts with inflation pressures still elevated
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street eyes 2025 volatility spikes on Trump tariffs, geopolitics
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] French Private Sector Shrinks for Fourth Month on Political Woes
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Home Prices Fall at Slower Pace in ‘Fragile’ Recovery
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Will Keep Trying to Spur Consumption Without Big Stimulus
[AP] China’s economy logs a lackluster performance in November as retail sales slow
[CNBC] China’s November retail sales miss expectations as real estate slump deepens
[Reuters] China’s Jan-Nov government land sales revenue falls 22.4% y/y
[Reuters] Putin accuses West of pushing Russia to its “red lines” forcing it to respond
[AP] Middle East latest: Assad says he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russians
[NYT] Powell’s Fed Appears Headed for Another Collision With Trump
[NYT] Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria
[WSJ] The Fed’s Game Plan on Interest-Rate Cuts Keeps Shifting
[WSJ] China Races to Squelch Unrest as Signs of Economic Malaise Spread
[WSJ] China’s Economy Loses Momentum
[FT] Fed charts more cautious path for rates as high prices persist’
[FT] How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop
[FT] Netanyahu and Erdoğan compete to be the Middle East’s strongman
