Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Tuesday

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2025.12.16 13:59

In November, the United States added 64,000 non-farm jobs, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 4.6%, with a decrease of 105,000 jobs in October.
U.S. retail sales in October remained flat, showing resilience at the start of the holiday shopping season.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: Inflation is expected to decline significantly in the first six months of 2026, and the candidate for Federal Reserve Chair may be announced in early January.
Japan has finalized a supplementary budget of 18.3 trillion yen, planning to issue an additional 11.7 trillion yen in bonds.
The Eurozone's manufacturing PMI accelerated its contraction in December, with Germany recording its worst performance in 10 months, while France unexpectedly returned to the expansion zone.
Brent crude oil fell below $60: Expectations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are rising, and the issue of excess inventory is surfacing.
The onshore and offshore RMB to USD exchange rates once refreshed a new high in over a year.
The European Union may abandon the "comprehensive ban" on fuel vehicles by 2035, reducing the emission reduction target to 90% and allowing the sale of plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Pfizer expects revenue of $59.5 billion to $62.5 billion in 2026, with market expectations at $61.63 billion.
XPeng has obtained a Level 3 autonomous driving road test license.
Goldman Sachs raised its copper price forecast for 2026, citing "the delay of U.S. copper tariffs, leading to a larger non-U.S. gap."
Morgan Stanley: It is expected that there will be a supply gap of 260,000 tons in the copper market in 2025, which will expand to 600,000 tons in 2026.
The Nikkei 225 closed down 1.6%, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.11%; the Hang Seng Index closed down 1.54%