Italian Minister of Energy: If the conflict with Russia and Ukraine ends, we will not rule out importing natural gas from Russia in the future.Polish central bank governor: I think there is no reason to change interest rates.Brazilian President Lula posted a video on social media for the first time after undergoing head surgery.
Citigroup raised the target price of Broadcom from $205.00 to $220.00.British Prime Minister's Spokesperson: The leaders of the Group of Seven agreed that the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Syria must be respected.Barclays raised the target price of Hilton Hotels Group from $243.00 to $268.00.
Polish central bank governor: I think there is no reason to change interest rates.Canada's Labor Minister expressed the hope that Canada Post would resume operations early next week.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.