ceo of boomerang commerce. yellen and the federal bagrve looking at a mixed of data today. ♪ scarlet: good afternoon. welcome back to bloomberg markets. i am scarlet fu. time for bloomberg business flash. brazil's corruption scandal taking another embarrassing turn with the arrest of the ceo of btg pacutal. no word on what andre esteves has been charged with. the scandal has and sneered the biggest builders and the state-run oil company, petrobras. select group of companies are looking to capitalize on the last pages of the junk bond boom. speculative buyers raced about $26 billion of debt, double what was raising october. sales were limited to better quality buyers with credit portfolios on the rise or those willing to pay up. u.s. consumers held onto their money last month. household spending rose less than forecast in october, increasing just 1/10 of 1% for the second montero. consumers pocketed -- second month in a row. consumers pocketed most of the savings from lower gas prices and an increase in wages. g