*U.S. STOCK FUTURES DECLINE AS CHINA COVID CASES RISE; DISNEY JUMPS ON CEO CHANGE -
) Group were down about 5% and 2%, respectively, with the latest wave of COVID-19 cases testing China's resolve to stick to adjustments it has made to its zero-COVID policy.
Attention turns to Wednesday's release of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's November meeting after some officials reiterated the central bank's pledge to continue monetary policy tightening until inflation was in check, in part pushing the three main indexes lower on Friday. Traders are placing a 19% bet on the Fed hiking its key benchmark rate by 75 basis points in the December policy meeting, with a peak for rates expected in June.
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