
Equity performance mostly up or flat on the week. S & P 500 and DAX edged some gains while FTSE and Nikkei relatively unmoved.




US initial claims made headlines with a bigger than anticipated rise in levels to 885k.

10 Year Benchmark yields rally back into recent range.

US New Building Permits rose again in November, continue to cruise past pre-covid levels.

FED balance sheet experiences a resurgence in expansion.



Credit spreads continue to narrow.



In commodities, prices up in general across categories.



