Holzmann, a hawkish official of the European Central Bank: It is not the central bank's responsibility to boost the economy. Robert Holzmann, the ECB's governing board, said that it is wrong to think that the ECB's interest rate cut is simply to boost the economy. "It is not the responsibility of the European Central Bank to boost the economy, but the mission of the central bank is to stabilize prices," he said in an interview on Friday night. It runs counter to our position to boost the economy by cutting interest rates. Holzmann is one of the most hawkish central bankers. According to informed officials, the central bank plans to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points in January, and may do so in March.Turkish Foreign Minister: The Turkish Embassy in Damascus will open tomorrow.US CFTC:WTI crude oil bullish sentiment hit a six-week low, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of NYMEX WTI crude oil held by speculators decreased by 12,448 contracts to 103,986 contracts, a six-week low. Net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil decreased by 11,013 contracts to 215,325 contracts. The net long position of NYMEX gasoline increased to 73,037 contracts, a record high of about eight weeks. The net short position of NYMEX heating oil increased to 46,823 contracts, the highest since the data was recorded in June 2006. The net long position of seven contracts of NYMEX natural gas Henry Hub in the United States fell to 108,908 contracts, a three-week low.
Competition in the anode material market intensifies enterprises' multi-pronged response to the challenge. According to the news of WeChat official account, the official WeChat of Dow Technology, on December 13th, Dow Technology recently signed the Project Technology Entrustment Development Contract with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, entrusting the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China with the research and development of ultra-thin metallic lithium anode materials, and accelerating the commercialization of solid-state lithium batteries. As one of the four main materials of lithium battery, the anode material directly affects the energy density and cycle performance of lithium battery. At present, artificial graphite is the main anode material. Affected by the mismatch between supply and demand, the market competition of anode materials is in a white-hot situation. The price of anode materials is low, and it has become a consensus in the industry to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Negative electrode material manufacturers actively develop new products, optimize production technology, improve production efficiency, and take a multi-pronged approach to meet market challenges. (CSI)Turkish Foreign Minister: The Turkish Embassy in Damascus will open tomorrow.Fitch: In 2025, the rating prospects of the freight and logistics industries in the United States and Canada are generally stable.
Coca-Cola invested about US$ 90 million to expand the production scale in Brazil's Amazon region. In a statement, Coca-Cola Brazil said that it invested R $550 million (US$ 90 million) to expand an concentrated beverage factory in Brazilian Amazon. Coca-Cola said that the new factory was inaugurated on Friday, attended by Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and other officials.US stocks closed mixed. Broadcom rose more than 24%, and its market value broke through one trillion dollars. US stocks closed mixed. The Dow fell 0.20%, falling for the seventh consecutive trading day, the Nasdaq rose 0.12%, and the S&P 500 index was flat. This week, the Dow fell 1.82%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.64% and the Nasdaq rose 0.34%. Broadcom rose more than 24%, and its market value exceeded $1 trillion for the first time. Broadcom's AI revenue increased by 220% to US$ 12.2 billion this year. It is estimated that the revenue of AI products will increase by 65% in the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2025. Maiwell Technology rose nearly 11%, and its share price reached a record high, because its big competitor Broadcom released an optimistic revenue forecast. TSMC rose by 5%. According to industry sources, TSMC is committed to integrating CoWoS and SiPh, seeking to launch co-packaged optical devices (CPO) in 2026. In addition, Apple cooperates with Broadcom to develop AI chips, and TSMC's advanced process will welcome big orders again. Tesla rose more than 4%, continuing to hit a record high. The report said that the Trump transition team proposed to abolish the current general order requiring automakers to report accidents related to autonomous driving systems.Trump proposed that the EU send peacekeepers to Ukraine. On the 12th, the US Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that US President-elect Trump had proposed that EU member states send peacekeepers to Ukraine to monitor a possible ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. The article said that on the 7th, during his talks with French President Macron and Ukrainian President Zelensky, Trump said that Europe should play a major role in monitoring the ceasefire, and the United States would not send troops to participate. According to the report, the proposal is still in its early stage, and it is still unclear which countries will participate, how many troops will be sent and what role the United States will play in it. At the same time, it is also unknown whether EU countries can deploy soldiers to participate in the mission and whether they can get domestic political support. However, according to informed sources, Trump is not obsessed with any specific plan to end the conflict, and he has not thought deeply about this issue at present.