- U.S. jobless claims were up 6,000 last week to 327,000.
- The U.S. Department of Energy said that underground natural gas supplies were down 59 billion cubic feet last week to 3.166 trillion cubic feet. Supplies are now down 2% from a year ago.
- The unemployment rate in Australia dropped from 5.2% to 5.1% in November
- Industrial production in Germany increased 1.1% in October
- Japan's machinery orders rose 4.8% in October, providing more evidence of firms' strong desire to invest as they enjoy brisk profits and benefit from a steady recovery in the economy.
- New Zealand raised its key interest rate to 7.25% from 7%.
- In the most recent quarter South Africa's gold production was down 3.4%.
- Twelve-month inflation in Mexico fell to a historic low in November, and below the central bank's target for the first time ever.
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