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Federal Reserve's Goolsby: One of the main concerns for businesses and consumers about the economy right now is prices.

Germany's unadjusted current account balance for October was €14.798 billion, compared to €18.6 billion in the previous month.

Federal Reserve's Goolsby: Not "hawkish" on interest rates next year, optimistic about a rate cut this year, but uneasy about a premature and significant easing of policy.

Federal Reserve's Goolsby: I am one of the most optimistic people in the dot plot.

Federal Reserve's Goolsby: Changes in data such as monthly payrolls make tasks like assessing break-even job creation rates more difficult.

Federal Reserve's Goolsby: The uncertainty surrounding low hiring and low layoffs outweighs the economic slowdown.

Federal Reserve's Goolsby: Labor market indicators have remained fairly stable.

Federal Reserve's Goolsby: We cannot assume that the current inflation will be temporary.

Canadian wholesale inventories rose 0.5% month-on-month in October, compared with a previous reading of -0.2%.

Canada's capacity utilization rate in the third quarter was 78.5%, below the expected 79.5% and the previous value of 79.30%.

Canada's building permits rose 14.9% month-on-month in October, compared with an expected decline of 0.9% and a previous reading of 4.50%.

Federal Reserve's Schmid: Nothing much has changed since the Fed meeting in October.

Federal Reserve's Schmid: Inflation remains too high, but the economy is showing signs of growth.

On December 12th, New York hedge fund manager Bill Harnisch warned earlier this year that market valuations were too high and that Trump's tariff agenda could disrupt global trade. While his peers were diversifying their bets in large-cap tech stocks and macro trading in 2025, he concentrated over 90% of his Peconic Partners fund's long positions in three infrastructure builder stocks—Quanta Services, Dycom Industries, and MasTec—that are laying the power lines and fiber optic networks for the AI, high-speed internet, and clean energy boom. This strategy has helped his $3.1 billion fund achieve a 79% return this year, more than four times that of the S&P 500. Looking ahead to 2026, Harnisch maintains a cautious stance, predicting the S&P 500 will be "flat or even down," contrary to mainstream Wall Street opinion.

Federal Reserve's Paulson: No signs of tariffs translating into widespread price increases.

Citigroup (CN) rose 1.6% in pre-market trading after JPMorgan Chase upgraded its rating from neutral to overweight.

Federal Reserve's Paulson: If the situation changes significantly, we expect to hear about it from our contacts.

Federal Reserve's Paulson: Economic data is outdated.