Peter Orsag, CEO of Lazard Financial Consultant: Geopolitical concerns are bringing more downside risks.Inflation data released the Fed's interest rate cut in December, but it lit up a yellow light for next year. The latest inflation data may make the Fed more cautious about the pace of interest rate cut, but not now. The latest report shows that inflation in the United States in November was in line with expectations, so investors still generally expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. However, stubborn price pressure also confirms the concern that the progress towards the Fed's 2% target may stagnate. This concern may prompt officials to be more restrained in predicting the number of interest rate cuts in 2025, while waiting for more evidence that inflation will steadily reach the target. Fed policymakers will release new forecasts and interest rate outlook at the end of the policy meeting in Washington on December 17-18. "I think they can safely cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December. The market is ready for this, "said Loretta Mester, former president of Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. "However, they must reconsider next year, because now it seems that the progress of inflation has really stagnated."The attack on the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan has killed four people. On the 11th local time, officials of the Ministry of Interior of the Afghan Interim Government said that the suicide attack at the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation that day had killed four people and seriously injured four people. Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, was killed in the attack. Khalil is one of the leading figures of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also the uncle of sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Interior of the Afghan Interim Government. According to Afghan media reports, Khalil is the first senior official killed since the Taliban in Afghanistan regained power in 2021. Afghan interim government security personnel have blocked the road leading to the explosion site and implemented control in the surrounding area. At present, no organization or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Brazil's Vale said it had reached an agreement with the US Department of Energy to provide financing of $282.9 million for the Louisiana plant until 2031.Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America: For encrypting digital currency assets, anything new needs to pass the "battlefield test". The United States needs to finalize the revised draft of Basel III, and the US plan needs rationality.Russian Foreign Ministry: The transfer of US$ 20 billion to Ukraine by the United States on the grounds of freezing Russian assets is "simply robbery".
FBI Director: He will resign before Trump takes office. FBI Director Christopher Babers announced at a town hall meeting with FBI employees on the 11th that he will resign before Trump takes office. It is reported that Trump appointed Christopher Babers as the director of the FBI in 2017 for a term of 10 years, but since then, Rein's FBI's handling of Trump's investigation has been criticized by Trump and his congressional allies. Trump said that he intends to remove the mine and nominate Cash Patel as the director of the FBI.Securities Daily: Vigorously boosting consumption is the focus of macro-policy at present. The the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 pointed out that it is necessary to vigorously boost consumption, improve investment efficiency and expand domestic demand in all directions. At present, China is in the stage of rapid growth of service consumption. In the future, all parties should continuously optimize and expand service supply, better stimulate the endogenous kinetic energy of service consumption, and provide strong support for expanding domestic demand and stimulating the economy. Promoting consumption is the main starting point for expanding domestic demand, and boosting consumption is the focus of macroeconomic policy. We firmly believe that with the continuous efforts of various policy initiatives, consumer confidence will continue to increase and consumption potential will continue to be released.Brazil's Vale said it had reached an agreement with the US Department of Energy to provide financing of $282.9 million for the Louisiana plant until 2031.