US Secretary of State Blinken visited Baghdad to discuss the Syrian issue with Iraqi Prime Minister. On December 13th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani on the Syrian issue. The State Council has not announced the itinerary of Blinken's visit before.The Russell 2000 index fell by 1% in the day.Alumina broke away from last week's record high, and panic buying related to Guinea subsided. LME copper futures closed down 39 US dollars to 9052 US dollars/ton. LME aluminum closed up $6 to $2,605/ton. LME zinc futures closed up $20 to $3,096/ton. LME lead closed up $4 to $2010/ton. LME nickel futures closed down $306 to $15,862/ton. LME tin closed down $437 to $29,097/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.
Two weeks after the ceasefire in Lebanon, Britain and Japan lowered their travel warnings to Israel. Two weeks after the ceasefire in Lebanon, Britain and Japan announced that they would lower their travel warnings to Israel respectively. Japan lowered its travel warning from level 3 to level 2. Britain followed suit and cancelled all travel warnings to Israel and the West Bank.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.Liquid, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, received a valuation of $2.3 billion in the latest round of financing.
London cocoa futures rose more than 4% to 8516 pounds a ton. New york cocoa futures rose more than 4% to $11,296 a ton.Twenty-three domestic enterprises in the field of solid-state battery manufacturing have received 73 rounds of financing. According to incomplete statistics, up to now, 23 domestic enterprises in the field of solid-state battery manufacturing (including solid-state batteries, solid-state electrolytes, cathode materials, etc.) have received 73 rounds of financing. It is estimated that the number and amount of financing projects in the solid-state battery industry chain in 2024 are expected to exceed 2023 and reach a new high. Specifically, Qingtao Energy received 10 rounds of financing, Beijing Weilan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. received 8 rounds of financing, Xinjie Energy Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Tailan New Energy and Shenzhen Suolide New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. received 7 rounds of financing, ranking high.Germany, France, Britain and other foreign ministers issued statements in support of Ukraine's accession to NATO, and European foreign ministers and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karl á s issued a joint statement in Berlin, Germany on the 12th, expressing support for increasing military, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine and continuing to support Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union. According to German media reports, the meeting was convened by German Foreign Minister Berber and attended by foreign ministers from France, Britain, Italy, Spain and Poland. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how the United States should respond if it reduces its aid to Ukraine. The German Foreign Ministry said on its official website that many foreign ministers said at the meeting that Europe would mobilize more resources to help Ukraine and commit itself to providing unbreakable security guarantees to Ukraine, including providing reliable and long-term military and financial support.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide
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Strategy guide
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Strategy guide
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Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14