Kazakhstan's central bank deputy governor said the bank plans to reduce the share of reserves held in gold to below 75% over the medium term.

美國財長貝森特：得益於美國無與倫比的創業精神和經濟活力，美國經濟的再工業化和再私有化正積聚強勁勢頭。今天公佈的就業報告顯示，過去三個月，美國企業創造了近40萬個私營部門就業崗位。

ARAMCO cut its December official selling price for Arab Light to Asia by $2/bbl to a $6.50/bbl discount to the Oman/Dubai average, the lowest level since May 2020. It trimmed December prices to northwest Europe and Mediterranean customers by $1/bbl across grades and left US allocations unchanged; spot premiums for Middle East crude have slid back to pre-conflict levels as exporters raise shipments and, despite recurring tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, exports recover while weaker Asian refining margins curb buying. HSBC raised its Saudi production forecasts, upgrading Q4 output to 8.3 mln bpd from 6.3 mln bpd, lifting its 2027 forecast to 9.8 mln bpd from 8.8 mln bpd and expecting roughly 10.0 mln bpd by mid-2027.