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① The three major U.S. stock index futures are mixed. As of the time of writing, Dow futures are up 0.13%, S&P 500 futures are up 0.04%, and Nasdaq futures are down 0.04%.

② The German DAX index is up 0.35%, the UK FTSE 100 index is down 0.29%, the French CAC40 index is up 0.39%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 index is up 0.05%.

③ WTI crude oil is down 0.34%, at $62.34 per barrel. Brent crude oil is down 0.30%, at $66.05 per barrel.

④ Options activity shows that traders are hedging risks for various scenarios that may arise before the end of the year regarding the Federal Reserve. The main question is which will pose a greater challenge when officials decide whether to ease policy again: overheating inflation or a cooling job market.

⑤ With a few weeks to go before major tech companies like Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft report their earnings, derivatives traders are increasing protective positions in case any of these companies underperform expectations.

⑥ As gold prices reach new highs, the New York Fed's representation of the U.S. Treasury holdings by central banks around the world has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade, raising further questions about foreign investors' willingness to hold U.S. sovereign debt and other dollar-denominated assets.

⑦ U.S. rare earth miners are up pre-market, with MP Materials up 4.6%, United States Antimony up 6.6%, USA Rare Earth up 8.1%, NioCorp up 5.9%, Critical Metals up 7.3%, and Trilogy Metals up 8%.

⑧ After copper prices hit a more than 16-month high, copper mining companies listed in the U.S. saw their stock prices rise pre-market. Freeport-McMoRan's stock price rose 3.1%, Southern Copper's stock price rose 2.1%, and Teck Resources' stock price rose 2.4%. BHP's stock price rose 1.4%, and Rio Tinto's stock price rose 0.7%.

⑨ Ferrari's U.S. stock is down over 5% pre-market, as the company expects revenue of about €9 billion by 2030; it anticipates adjusted EBITDA of at least €3.6 billion by 2030