According to TASS news agency, Turkish President Erdogan said that if national security is threatened, Turkey will take action against Syrian terrorists.It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that 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. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.Citigroup: The target price of Illumina is lowered from $190 to $165, and the rating is lowered from "buy" to "neutral".
Saudi institutions are optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology. Ekta Torani, chief investment officer of Saudi KBW Venture Capital Company, recently said in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates that with the increasingly close economic and trade ties between the Gulf region and China, the institution is optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology.Report: By 2035, the demand for hydrogen in the global power industry may increase fourfold. According to analysis, the demand for clean hydrogen in the global power industry will reach 4 million tons by 2035. This is five times the scale of 800,000 tons of clean hydrogen agreements signed by the power industry at present. The power industry is increasingly interested in hydrogen, which is good news for hydrogen producers who are competing to find an off-buyer. However, from the climate point of view, the prospect is not so optimistic, because most global reserve projects plan to burn hydrogen and natural gas together.Vegetable oil fell by 1.90% on the 13th, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract vegetable oil closed at 2,505, up or down by -1.90%, with a turnover of 535,800 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 21,545 lots. The total turnover of vegetable oil futures contracts was 593,700 lots, a decrease of 112,100 lots from the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 232,900 lots, a decrease of 3,819 lots from the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 254,200 lots, an increase of 687 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)
Deputy Director Huang Huabo attended the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group. On December 12, 2024, the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group was held in Beijing. Huang Huabo, chairman of the working group, member of the party group and deputy director of the National Health Insurance Bureau, attended and spoke. The symposium summarized the work results of the National Working Group on Medical Security Standardization in 2024, and discussed the work in 2025, the five-year development plan of medical security standardization, the framework system and relevant medical insurance standards. Huang Huabo pointed out that in 2024, with the guidance of the National Standards Committee and the support of the bureau party group, all the work of the working group was smoothly promoted through the joint efforts of all members and relevant units inside and outside the bureau. In 2025, the high-quality development of medical insurance put forward higher requirements for medical insurance standardization. It is necessary to further strengthen the sense of responsibility, professionalism and cooperation, accelerate the construction of medical insurance standardization team, and play a supporting role for the high-quality development of medical insurance. (National Medical Insurance Bureau)On the 13th, silver fell by 1.91%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract silver was 2,502, up or down by -1.91%, with a turnover of 1,004,900 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were net, and the difference position was 30,444 lots. The total turnover of silver futures contracts was 1,505,900 lots, an increase of 417,500 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 335,600 lots, a decrease of 15,200 lots from the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 251,300 lots, an increase of 17,500 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.
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