U.S. STATE DEPT: U.S. SIGNS FIVE-YEAR HEALTH AGREEMENTS — $2.3B WITH UGANDA AND $364M WITH LESOTHO.
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BIPARTISAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL WARN “DELUSIONAL” AI CHATBOT OUTPUTS MAY VIOLATE STATE LAWS; 13 COMPANIES — INCLUDING META, APPLE, MICROSOFT, GOOGLE, OPENAI — RECEIVED LETTERS.
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US JUDGE REJECTS ADMIN BID TO DISMISS CALIFORNIA’S CHALLENGE OVER $4B HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDING WITHDRAWAL; NTSB CHAIR HOMENDY “VEHEMENTLY OPPOSES” MILITARY HELICOPTER PROPOSAL, CALLS IT AN “UNACCEPTABLE RISK.”
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PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC EDGES UP: 33.5 VESSELS/DAY IN NOV, UP FROM 33.2/DAY IN OCT — STATEMENT.
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US–EU TALKS ON TOUGHER RUSSIA SANCTIONS ARE ONGOING — EU OFFICIALS; CYPRUS & MALTA WARN SCRAPPING G7 OIL PRICE CAP MUST NOT DRIVE MARITIME TRADE AWAY FROM EU.
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FED POWELL: JOBS & INFLATION OUTLOOK UNCHANGED SINCE LAST MEETING
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FED CHAIR JEROME POWELL STARTS NEWS CONFERENCE
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FED POWELL: JOBS & INFLATION OUTLOOK UNCHANGED SINCE LAST MEETING
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U.S. CRUDE OIL FUTURES SETTLE AT $58.46/BBL, UP 21 CENTS (0.36%)
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FED POWELL: BUYING SHORT-TERM TREASURIES TO KEEP POLICY RATES CONTROLLED; SAYS CONSUMER SPENDING SOLID, BUSINESS INVESTMENT EXPANDING
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POWELL: HOUSING SECTOR STILL WEAK; SAYS SHUTDOWN IMPACT TO BE OFFSET BY STRONGER GROWTH NEXT QUARTER AFTER REOPENING
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FED POWELL: LAYOFFS AND HIRING REMAIN LOW, BUT SEPT DATA SHOW UNEMPLOYMENT EDGED UP, JOB GAINS SLOWED SHARPLY, AND LABOR DEMAND HAS CLEARLY SOFTENED
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FED POWELL: LABOR MARKET IS LESS DYNAMIC AND SOFTER WITH DOWNSIDE RISKS, WHILE INFLATION REMAINS SOMEWHAT ELEVATED
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FED POWELL: INFLATION RISKS ARE TILTED UP, EMPLOYMENT RISKS TILTED DOWN, AND THERE IS NO RISK-FREE POLICY PATH.
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FED POWELL: DOWNSIDE EMPLOYMENT RISKS HAVE RISEN AND SHIFTED THE RISK BALANCE, AND FURTHER POLICY NORMALIZATION OVER RECENT MEETINGS SHOULD HELP STABILIZE THE LABOR MARKET AND EASE INFLATION PRESSURES.
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FED POWELL: WELL POSITIONED TO ADJUST POLICY RATES, BUT SAYS POLICYMAKER PROJECTIONS ARE UNCERTAIN AND NOT A PLAN OR DECISION.
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FED POWELL: RESERVE BALANCES HAVE FALLEN TO AMPLE LEVELS AND PURCHASES ARE SOLELY FOR RESERVE MANAGEMENT.
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FED POWELL: RESERVE-MANAGEMENT PURCHASES MAY STAY ELEVATED FOR MONTHS TO EASE MONEY-MARKET PRESSURES, THEN DECLINE, AND SAYS STANDING REPO OPERATIONS ARE CRITICAL TO KEEP FED FUNDS IN TARGET RANGE.
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FED POWELL: “EXTENT AND TIMING” SIGNALS THE FED WILL CAREFULLY EVALUATE ALL INCOMING DATA.
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FED POWELL: TREASURY PURCHASES MAY REMAIN ELEVATED FOR A FEW MONTHS.
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ELON MUSK TEASES NEW TESLA PRODUCT: THE CYBERDOGE https://t.co/OR0yt6bhXD
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