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Dec 16, 2022
  • European markets declined 1% and extended weekly loss to over 3% and dropped to one-month on the worries of economic slowdown.
  • Dec 15, 2022
    • The Swiss National Bank lifted its policy rate by 50 basis points to 1.0% and held its 2023 inflation outlook at 2.4%.
      • The Bank of England raised its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 3.5% and held out for additional rate increases citing persistent inflationary pressures.
        • The European Central Bank lifted its deposit policy rate by 50 basis points to 2.0%, the refinancing rate to 2.5% and the marginal lending rate to 2.75%.
          • Market selloff on Wall Street accelerated and indexes dropped 2% after retail sales declined in November and weekly jobless claims rose to a 2-month high.
            • Retail and food services sales fell 0.6% in November from the previous month and the sales decline was the largest in the year so far, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday.
              • Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold 22 million shares for $3.6 billion this week between Monday and Wednesday and accelerated 2022 stock sale to $23 billion, according to regulatory filings.
                • Lennar Corp said revenues in the fiscal Q4 rose 21% to $10.2 billion and net income increased to $1.3 billion or $4.55 a share from $1.2 billion or $3.91 a share in the quarter a year ago.
                • Dec 14, 2022
                  • Eurozone industrial output declined for the first time in three months after rising for two months in a row. Output fell 2.0% in October from September, Eurostat said Wednesday.
                    • Italy's seasonally adjusted jobless rate eased slightly to 7.9% in the third quarter from 8.1% in the second quarter, the statistical office Istat said Wednesday.