• Asian stocks are set for a weaker open after US shares ended a six day rally as Federal Reserve officials pushed back against bets of aggressive interest rate cuts next year.
• Equity futures in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong point to early losses when trading resumes on Monday. While the Tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index closed at a record high, the benchmark S&P 500 Index ended slightly lower.
• The dollar rose with short-dated US Treasury yields as New York Fed President John Williams said on CNBC that it’s too early for officials to begin thinking about lowering borrowing costs.