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Dec 2, 2022
  • European markets closed higher for the seventh week in a row after inflation pressures eased and the euro advanced.
    • For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite increased 2.1%.
      • The European Union agreed to cap the price for Russia's seaborne oil to $60 a barrel in an effort to punish President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.
      • Dec 1, 2022
        • Euro zone jobless rate eased to a new record low of 6.5% in October from 6.6% in September, Eurostat said Thursday.
          • Natural gas prices continue to soar in the euro zone and traded above
            • Germany's retail sales in October declined 2.8% but still 1.8% ahead from pre-pandemic October 2019, Destatis said Thursday.
              • The PCE price index increased 0.3% in October from September and rose 6.0% from a year ago, the lowest in the year so far, the U.S. BEA report showed.
                • Personal spending in October rose 0.8% following 0.6% in September and personal income increased 0.7%, the most in a year, the U.S. BEA reported Thursday.
                  • The national average gasoline price dropped to $3.47 a gallon, below $3.54 average on February 24, the day Russia invaded Ukraine, said AAA.
                  • Nov 30, 2022
                    • European natural gas prices soared 10% as storage dipped in several countries and temperatures dipped and Norway and the UK face difficulties at gas terminals.