WTI January crude oil futures closed down 0.27 USD, or 0.38% to 70.02 USD/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed up 2.28% at $3.4550 per million british thermal unit.New york street folk "wanted order" aggravates business panic. In addition to the killed CEO, there are also financial executives. new york police are investigating the so-called "wanted order" posted on the streets of Manhattan aimed at business executives. On these "wanted orders", in addition to Brian Thompson, a senior figure of insurance giant UnitedHealth Group Inc, who was shot dead in the street last Wednesday, there are also portraits of senior executives of financial enterprises. Thompson's photo was marked with a red cross. This is the latest in a series of events that caused anxiety among business leaders after Thompson was shot. A spokesman for the new york Police Department said that in addition to these notices, there has been a surge in online threats against corporate executives. Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old man accused of Thompson's murder, was arrested with a declaration condemning the profiteering of the medical industry, saying that "these parasites are purely asking for it". According to a law enforcement agency document, new york police said that they were on high alert for "the risk that extremists of all colors may regard Mangione as a martyr and follow an example". "These arguments may indicate that the threats faced by executives will intensify in the short term," the document said.Dutch Ministry of Defence: All F-16 fighters have been transferred to Romania. On the 12th local time, the Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that the Royal Dutch Air Force has completed the upgrade from F-16 fighters to more advanced F-35 fighters. In order to make full use of the retired F-16 fighters, the Dutch government has signed an intention agreement to transfer these fighters to Romania. This will enable Romania to train a new generation of pilots, including Ukrainian pilots. On November 7, last year, the Netherlands sent the first batch of F-16 fighters to the European F-16 fighter training center in Romania for training Ukrainian pilots. In September this year, Romanian Defense Ministry spokesman Spinu said that the first batch of Ukrainian fighter pilots arrived in Romania at the beginning of this month and began to receive theoretical training for F-16 fighters. Practical training may begin before the end of this year.
Guterres: Syria's credible, orderly and inclusive transitional arrangements must be supported. UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement through a spokesman, expressing deep concern about the recent widespread violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement specifically mentioned hundreds of air strikes by Israel against Syria, and said that there is an urgent need to alleviate violence in all aspects of Syria. Guterres said that the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement is still valid, and he condemned all actions inconsistent with the Agreement and called on the parties to the Agreement to fulfill their obligations, including ending all unauthorized presence in the separation zone. The statement stressed that while maintaining public order, it is necessary to support Syria's credible, orderly and inclusive transitional arrangements.The Canadian dollar fell to 1.4210, the lowest since April 2020.Doing a good job of macro-policy "combination boxing" to promote the sustained economic recovery. After the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Conference released a strong signal that the policy of steady growth will be significantly increased in 2025, the Central Economic Work Conference held on December 11-12 further refined the "task book" for macro-policy implementation. Experts said that the implementation of fiscal and monetary policies will be significantly enhanced in 2025. For example, improve the fiscal deficit ratio, continue to implement the vigorous RRR cut and interest rate cut, and so on. At the same time, under the requirements of "system integration and coordination", policies and reform and opening-up measures in finance, currency, employment and other aspects will pay more attention to coordination, lay a good "combination boxing", give better play to policy effectiveness, and strive to promote sustained economic recovery. (CSI)
Italian Finance Minister: GDP will increase by 0.7% in 2024.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will continue to send experts to Zaporoge nuclear power plant. Grossi, Director General of IAEA, issued a statement on the 12th, saying that the IAEA will continue to send experts to Zaporoge nuclear power plant in order to ensure nuclear safety and avoid nuclear accidents, even though an official IAEA vehicle was attacked by a drone while performing the task of rotating experts to Zaporoge nuclear power plant.Canada is considering imposing export taxes on uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying imposing export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash fertilizer, if Donald Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first.
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide
12-13