UNITED STATES
- Futures indicate a positive opening this morning
- Larry Kudlow, Trump's economic advisor, eased some tensions after stating that the president is open to a trade deal with China
- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey revealed consumer confidence elevated to multi-year highs
- Retailers are likely to be the beneficiaries
- Another good sign for consumers is a minimal risk from rising interest rates
- just 10% of household budgets are exposed to variable interest rates
- Trump threatened to cut electric-vehicle and other subsidies that have benefited GM
- The United States failed to crack a list of the top ten nations for financial literacy
- The Senate could decide as soon as today whether to end American support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
OTHER
- European ministers proposed fresh sanctions against Russia as punishment for seizing three Ukrainian vessels
- New Zealand authorities blocked Spark, the country’s biggest telecoms provider, from buying Huawei equipment for its 5G network
- Japan's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index indicates further slowdowns to come
- Mexico's unemployment rate fell to multi-year lows
- Canada is likely to experience the most
CHINA
- Industrial profit growth is slowing
- Large cities are reducing the number of car licenses allowed in an effort to limit pollution
- Air travel capacity continues to grow
Submitted November 28, 2018 at 07:35AM by ogordained https://ift.tt/2FLAZ9Q
