KOREA, SOUTH NOV 2017 CONSUMER SENTIMENT IND INCREASE TO 112 BALANCE VS PREV 109 BALANCE

BRAZIL OCT 2017 FEDERAL TAX REVENUE INCREASE TO 121 BRL (FCAST 118 BRL) VS PREV 106 BRL

Americas Roundup: U.S. dollar slips on report of Flynn testimony, Gold inches up, Wall St ends modestly lower, Oil settles up but off highs as Flynn news spooks financial markets-December 2nd 2017

S&P-STABLE OUTLOOK ON BULGARIA BALANCES IMPROVING GROWTH PROSPECTS, TRACK RECORD OF CONSERVATIVE FISCAL POLICY AGAINST POTENTIAL RE-EMERGENCE OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY‍​

S&P- RATING UPGRADE REFLECTS BULGARIA'S IMPROVING EXTERNAL METRICS, UNDERPINNED BY A MULTIYEAR EXPANSION OF EXPORTS, AMID A RISE IN DOMESTIC SAVINGS

S&P RAISES BULGARIA’S SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING TO BBB- FROM BB+; LOWERS OUTLOOK TO STABLE FROM POSITIVE

REPUBLICAN SENATOR COLLINS WILL VOTE FOR SENATE TAX BILL –STATEMENT

S&P LOWERS BAHRAIN’S SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING TO B+ FROM BB-; RAISES OUTLOOK TO STABLE FROM NEGATIVE

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA CLOSED AT 72,264.45, UP +0.41%

FOR THE WEEK, THE S&P ROSE 1.5 PCT, THE DOW ADDED 2.9 PCT, THE NASDAQ SHED 0.6 PCT

CANADA'S S&P/TSX COMPOSITE CLOSED AT 16,043.13, DOWN -0.15%

DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 44.18 POINTS, OR 0.18 PERCENT, AT 24,228.17

S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 5.78 POINTS, OR 0.22 PERCENT, AT 2,641.80

NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 27.71 POINTS, OR 0.40 PERCENT, AT 6,846.26

UNITED STATES NOV 2017 TOTAL VEHICLE SALES DECREASE TO 17.48 NO. OF (FCAST 17.5 NO. OF) VS PREV 18.09 NO. OF

UNITED STATES NOV 2017 DOMESTIC CAR SALES DECREASE TO 4.7 NO. OF (FCAST 4.69 NO. OF) VS PREV 4.75 NO. OF

UNITED STATES NOV 2017 DOMESTIC TRUCK SALES DECREASE TO 9.05 NO. OF (FCAST 9.1 NO. OF) VS PREV 9.49 NO. OF

UNITED STATES NOV 2017 ALL CAR SALES DECREASE TO 6.39 NO. OF VS PREV 6.56 NO. OF

UNITED STATES NOV 2017 ALL TRUCK SALES DECREASE TO 11.08 NO. OF VS PREV 11.52 NO. OF

U.S. STOCKS PARE LOSSES IN LATE TRADING, S&P 500 LAST DOWN 0.2 PCT

U.K. industrial production likely to have remained unchanged in October – Lloyds Bank

USD/ZAR likely to trade around 14.40 by end-2018 – Lloyds Bank

CFTC-SPECULATORS INCREASE CBOT US 2-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 19,139 CONTRACTS TO 246,433 IN WEEK ON NOVEMBER 28

CFTC-SPECULATORS RAISE CBOT US 10-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET LONG POSITION BY 12,856 CONTRACTS TO 123,936 IN WEEK ON NOVEMBER 28

CFTC-SPECULATORS TRIM CBOT US 5-YEAR TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 49,515 CONTRACTS TO 261,753 IN WEEK ON NOVEMBER 28

CFTC-SPECULATORS TRIM CBOT US ULTRABOND TREASURY FUTURES NET SHORT POSITION BY 4,727 CONTRACTS TO 96,953 IN WEEK ON NOVEMBER 28

TRUMP SON-IN-LAW KUSHNER IS TRUMP TRANSITION OFFICIAL WHO DIRECTED THEN-ADVISER FLYNN TO CONTACT RUSSIAN OFFICIALS ON OR ABOUT DEC 22 -NBC NEWS CITING TWO UNNAMED SOURCES

BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO AUCTION ON MONDAY AS MANY AS 14 K TRADITIONAL CURRENCY SWAPS

BRAZIL’S CENTRAL BANK SAYS AUCTION TO ROLL OVER EXISTING CONTRACTS

CFTC-SPECULATORS RAISE CBOT US TREASURY BONDS FUTURES NET LONG POSITION BY 4,263 CONTRACTS TO 63,968 IN WEEK ON NOVEMBER 28

BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $63.73/BBL, UP $1.10, 1.76 PCT

TRUMP ON TWITTER SAYS SECRETARY OF STATE TILLERSON IS NOT LEAVING JOB

TRUMP SAYS DISAGREES WITH TILLERSON ON CERTAIN SUBJECTS, BUT THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER

U.S. ISM manufacturing index falls slightly in November, but in line with solid manufacturing growth

U.S. construction spending growth accelerates strongly in October