● US jobless claims fall to lowest level in 7 weeks | Bloomberg
● US Consumer Comfort Index holds close to a 3-mo high | Bloomberg
● Fed won’t backpedal on interest rates, Janet Yellen says | NY Times
● Yellen: Negative rates not “off the table” | USA Today
● Sweden cuts rates deeper into negative territory | Reuters
● Eurozone GDP rises 0.3% Q3, matching Q4’s pace | MarketWatch
● German economy ends 2015 on solid note | DW