Ukraine claimed responsibility for the assassination of the head of Russia’s radiological, chemical and biological defense troops in a bomb explosion in Moscow early Tuesday. Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, carried out the killing of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant, according to a person familiar with the operation. The SBU’s press office declined to comment. In economic news, Chinese leaders plan to set an annual growth goal of about 5% for next year and raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product, Reuters reported, citing two people it didn’t identify.
Today’s guests: Clemens Fuest, IFO Institut President; Maurice Levy, Publicis Groupe Chairman Emeritus; Ursula Marchioni, BlackRock; Mike Henry, BHP CEO (Source: Bloomberg)