The Dow Jones Industrial Average just broke through the 44,600.00 mark, and the latest report was 44,599.84, down 0.10% in the day.Federal Reserve Bank of new york: Respondents expect the interest rate of savings accounts to rise next year. In November, their views on the current household financial situation remained stable, and respondents significantly lowered their expectations for the future level of government lending. Respondents believe that the risk of not being able to repay debts is declining, and respondents expect that the financial situation will improve in the coming year, which is the highest level since February 2020.Reeves, British Chancellor of the Exchequer: Negotiations on resetting relations with the EU will be launched in 2025.
WTO: The global trade in goods grew moderately in the fourth quarter of 2024. On December 9, local time, the latest issue of "Barometer of Trade in Goods" released by WTO showed that the prosperity index of global trade in goods was 102.7, which was higher than the benchmark of 100. According to the analysis of WTO, global trade in goods continued to grow moderately in the fourth quarter of 2024, but the trade prospect in 2025 is still uncertain and may be affected by potential trade policy changes. (CCTV)The political turmoil in South Korea continued. Yin Xiyue was restricted from leaving the country. The opposition party pushed the impeachment case and the special inspection law. Due to the emergency martial law issued by South Korean President Yin Xiyue on the 3 rd of this month, the political situation in South Korea has recently fallen into continuous turmoil. South Korea's largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, submitted the "12.3 Yin Xiyue Civil Disturbance Special Inspection Law" to the National Assembly on the 9 th to investigate whether there were unconstitutional and illegal acts during President Yin Xiyue's declaration of emergency martial law. In addition, South Korea's Ministry of Justice also took measures to ban Yin Xiyue from leaving the country today, which is the first time that South Korea has taken measures to ban the current president from leaving the country. According to Yonhap News Agency, the Common Democratic Party, the largest opposition party in South Korea, submitted the "12.3 Yin Xiyue's Civil Disturbance Special Inspection Law" to the National Assembly on the 9th to investigate whether President Yin Xiyue violated the constitution or not during the process of declaring emergency martial law. At the same time, the Common Democratic Party also requested to deal with the "Jin Jianxit Inspection Law". Previously, the "Jin Jianxit Inspection Law" was passed at the plenary session of the National Assembly three times, and was rejected by Yin Xiyue's veto power. On the afternoon of the 7th, South Korea's National Assembly voted again on the "Jin Jianxit Inspection Law", but more than two-thirds of the votes required were not passed. The Common Democratic Party plans to push for a vote on the "Jinjianheit Inspection Law" and the "Civil Disturbance Special Inspection Law" at the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 12th and 14th, respectively. (CCTV)Yizi is said to explore the acquisition of Hershey, an American chocolate manufacturer, which is expected to create a new food giant. According to informed sources, Yizi International, a snack and candy company, is exploring the acquisition of Hershey, a well-known American chocolate manufacturer. This potential transaction is expected to create a food giant with a total sales of nearly 50 billion US dollars. By the end of last week, the market value of Yizi was about $84 billion, compared with $35 billion at Hershey.
State Grid Xintong: Signed a letter of intent for equity acquisition with the controlling shareholder. State Grid Xintong announced that the company reviewed and approved the Proposal on Signing a Letter of Intent for Equity Acquisition between the Company and the Controlling Shareholder on December 9, 2024, and signed a Letter of Intent for Equity Acquisition with the controlling shareholder Xinshuang Group. It is planned to acquire 100% equity of Yili Technology, a subsidiary of Xinshuang Group, by cash agreement. Including 59.3% equity of Fujian Yirong Information Technology Co., Ltd. and 100% equity of Fujian Yili Power Technology Co., Ltd., excluding 56% equity of Fujian Netenergy Technology Development Co., Ltd. and 57% equity of Jiangxi Siji Zhiyun Digital Technology Co., Ltd. What is signed this time is only an intentional agreement, and the specific implementation will be determined by all parties through further consultation after due diligence, auditing, asset evaluation and filing by the state-owned assets supervision and administration department. This transaction constitutes a connected transaction, but it does not constitute a major asset restructuring.Market information: SAP will cut about 3,500 jobs in Germany through early retirement and layoffs.The European STOXX 600 index initially closed up 0.11% at 521.02 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed up 0.08% at 4981.43 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed up 0.10% at 2068.71 points.