ECB continues easing cycle, cutting key interest rates for fourth time this year

- Base rate expected to fall from 3.4% to 3.15%

- Deposit rate to fall from 3.25% to 3%

- Margin lending rate to fall from 3.65% to 3.4%

Swiss central bank unexpectedly cuts key rate from 1% to 0.5%

Expected 0.75%.

Trump: We will cut corporate taxes to 15%

Now 21%.

US labor market signals weakness

Initial jobless claims rise from 225k to 242k (expected 221k).

U.S. PPI (YoY) growth from 2.6% to 3.0% (expected +2.6%)

Core PPI Core growth from 3.1% to 3.4% (expected 3.2%)

The growth indicates increasing inflationary pressures in the manufacturing sector.

The growth to 3.1% also indicates an increase in core inflation.

US producer prices rose the most in five months in November, but moderate increases in the cost of services such as portfolio management fees and air fares give hope that the disinflationary trend is continuing.