Reuters survey: Most economists believe that the tariff proposed by US President-elect Trump has little impact on the British economy; It is estimated that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by 100 basis points in 2025, and may cut interest rates by 25 basis points every quarter; A survey of 71 interviewed economists shows that the Bank of England's interest rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75% on December 19th.Indian government sources: negotiations on a free trade agreement between India and Britain will begin at the end of January next year.The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points, warning that economic growth will slow down. The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3%, and warned that economic growth will be weaker than its previous forecast. This is the fourth time that the European Central Bank has cut interest rates since June, bringing the benchmark interest rate to its lowest level since March 2023. At the same time, the European Central Bank warned that the euro zone economy will only grow by 1.1% in 2025, lower than its forecast of 1.3% in September. It was widely expected that the European Central Bank would cut interest rates. Investors expect that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates more than the Federal Reserve next year, because it is widely expected that the economic growth of the euro zone will lag behind that of the United States. The euro zone's export-dependent economy is also vulnerable to Trump's threat to impose tariffs of up to 20% on all American imports.
The United States ITC issued a 337-part final ruling on the wireless front-end module and its downstream equipment. According to the China Trade Relief Information Network, on December 10, 2024, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a notice saying that it made a 337-part final ruling on a specific wireless front-end module and its downstream equipment: the preliminary ruling (No.13) made by the administrative judge in this case on November 8, 2024 will not be reviewed, that is, based on the withdrawal of the applicant, Kangxi Communication Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Ruijie Network Co., Ltd. are listed as defendants."39 people were pardoned and nearly 1,500 people were commuted", White House: Biden announced "the largest single-day commutation action in modern history", CBS, NBC and other media reported that the White House issued a statement on the 12th local time, saying that US President Biden announced that he would pardon 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes and commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released at home during the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the White House statement, this move represents "the largest single-day commutation action in modern history" in the United States. According to the statement, Biden said that he will take more relevant measures in the next few weeks and will continue to review petitions for pardon and commutation. (World Wide Web)COMEX silver fell 1% in the day, Comex silver fell 1% in the day, and it is now reported at $32.63 per ounce.
The Nikkei 225 index just broke through the 40000.00 mark, and the latest report was 40000.43, up 1.60% in the day.It is reported that the price of iPhone 18 Pro's further use of TSMC's 2nm chip will increase by 70%. It is reported that in 2026, the A20 Pro processor of iPhone 18 Pro will be produced by TSMC's 2 nm process for the first time, and the chip price will rise from the current 50 US dollars to 85 US dollars, with an increase of 70%. With the high cost, the price of iPhone 18 Pro may increase. (Taiwan Province Business Times)The turnover of Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exceeded 1.5 trillion yuan, 52.2 billion yuan more than the previous day. Up to now, the turnover of Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exceeded 1.5 trillion yuan, 52.2 billion yuan more than the previous day. Among them, the turnover of Shanghai Stock Exchange was 584.4 billion yuan, that of Shenzhen Stock Exchange was 899.8 billion yuan, and that of Beizheng 50 was 15.8 billion yuan.
