Quick Overview

• U.S. consumer prices rose 0.1% in November

• (Guardian) Time’s poll found that almost six out 10 Americans believe Assange should face criminal charges for releasing the cables.

• U.S. industrial output rose 0.4%, the biggest gain since July.

• The DOE said:
• Crude oil supplies fell 9.85 million barrels to 346 million last week. Stockpiles were forecast to decrease by 2.5 million barrels.
• Gasoline supplies rose 809,000 barrels to 214.8 million.
• Refineries operated at 88% of capacity.
• Distillate supplies rose 1.09 million barrels to 161.3 million.

• (Bloomberg) Silver, the leading performer in metals this year, is likely to repeat its success in 2011, reaching $40 an ounce on new applications and industry demand, said the head of commodity trading in Japan at Standard Bank Plc.