On December 11th, it was reported that the U.S. government was divided over the U.S. steel acquisition, and Biden considered blocking the transaction. It was reported that the U.S. Department of Defense, the Ministry of Finance and the State Council all believed that the Japanese Steel Company's $15 billion acquisition of American steel companies would not bring national security risks, but U.S. President Biden was expected to block the transaction. Earlier, some media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Biden planned to block the acquisition of American steel companies later this month on the grounds of national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has been reviewing the proposed acquisition for most of this year, and the group must submit its decision to Biden before December 22 or 23.The news of the US stock market was delivered before the market. ① The three major stock index futures of the US stock market fell, and the market focused on PPI data. ② As of press time, Dow futures fell 0.19%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.18%, and Nasdaq futures fell 0.27%. (3) Germany's DAX index rose by 0.06%, Britain's FTSE 100 index rose by 0.11%, France's CAC40 index fell by 0.04% and Europe's Stoxx 50 index fell by 0.03%. ④WTI crude oil fell 0.06% to 70.25 USD/barrel. Brent crude oil fell 0.07% to $73.47/barrel. ⑤ American finance is under great pressure, with a budget deficit of $366.8 billion in November, up 17% year-on-year. ⑥ ING is bearish on the prospect of commodities next year, and gold is expected to outshine others. ⑦ Macy's department store fell 8.2% before the market, and the company lowered its profit outlook after discovering accounting errors. 8 Broadcom's share price rose by 4.3% before the market closed. In the news, Apple may cooperate with Broadcom to develop AI server chips. 9 ⑨Adobe's U.S. stocks fell by about 9% before the market, and the company's annual performance guidance was worse than expected.The Nikkei 225 index just broke through the 40000.00 mark, and the latest report was 40000.43, up 1.60% in the day.
China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at 13: 40 on December 12 in Baqing County, Naqu City, Tibet (32.28 degrees north latitude and 93.83 degrees east longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.Guan Qingyou: I am optimistic about the stock market by cutting interest rates and lowering the RRR. For example, Guan Qingyou, president and chief economist of the Financial Research Institute, said that lowering the RRR and raising interest rates will definitely happen, and from the downward trend of previous interest rates, it should be faster. Regarding the current market conditions, Guan Qingyou said that different subjects have different judgments on the market trend in one or two trading days, but he is still optimistic, and said that the positive impact of the current policy change on the capital market cannot be underestimated. Combining industrial structure and policy orientation, Guan Qingyou said that consumer companies, technology companies, and mergers and acquisitions involving the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries to emerging formats are all his optimistic directions. In addition, for the economic growth target in 2025, Guan Qingyou believes that "the target of 5% can still be contested". He also said that 2025 will be better than 2024. "In 2025, the adjustment of policies will bring more increments to the market and industry." (sohu finance)The survey shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year to provide support for the economy, and the European Central Bank is bound to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year, loosening the troubled euro zone economy with the inflation rate approaching 2%. According to the survey, all the respondents except one analyst predicted that the European Central Bank would cut the deposit interest rate by 25 basis points to 3% again on Thursday. Only JPMorgan Chase is expected to cut interest rates by more than 50 basis points, believing that the recent data show that economic growth and inflation are weakening.
Weilai Li Bin: Fang Hongbo, chairman of Midea, became the chief experience officer of Weilai ET9, and will test drive together. Li Bin, founder, chairman and CEO of Weilai, released Weibo on December 12th, saying that Fang Hongbo, chairman of Midea, became the chief experience officer of Weilai ET9, and will test drive this upcoming administrative flagship together. Li Bin said that he asked Fang Hongbo three questions, and Fang Hongbo's answer about market competition was very good: "Actively participate in involution, compare cost and efficiency, and at the same time bravely jump out of involution, don't roll on the floor, and pierce the ceiling."The main fuel contract rose by 6.00% in the day and is now reported at 3249.00 yuan/ton.In the first ten months, Jiangsu's ship exports exceeded 60%, ranking first in the country. According to Nanjing Customs statistics, from January to October this year, Jiangsu exported 85.84 billion yuan of all kinds of ships, ranking first in the country in terms of export scale, with a year-on-year increase of 63.2%. The exports of three main ship types, namely, tankers, container ships and bulk carriers, increased by 179.5%, 91% and 16.2% respectively.