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.Economists predict that the Fed will only cut interest rates three times next year. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect that the Fed will cut interest rates for the third time in a row this month, and lower the expected number of interest rate cuts next year. The market expects Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and his colleagues to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. If the expectation is true, it means that interest rates have been lowered by 1 percentage point since September. Next year's interest rate cut will slow down faster than officials expected three months ago. Most economists predict that interest rates will be cut only three times in 2025 because of the small progress in fighting inflation.US stocks fell, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones all down 0.1%.
Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi was injured in Luxembourg and was taken to the hospital. On December 13th, local time, former US Speaker of the House of Representatives nancy pelosi was injured while attending an official event in Luxembourg and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. It is reported that Pelosi is currently being treated by doctors and medical professionals and continues to work.Banier, former French Prime Minister: After three months of turmoil after the dissolution of the National Assembly, we restored the country's operation. We have worked methodically and conscientiously, covering all fields, relying on energetic ministers and active business people, and always seeking dialogue with Congress. We put forward a difficult budget aimed at reducing our deficit under extremely difficult circumstances, and reached a nearly balanced agreement with most members, especially the Senate. However, this deficit has not disappeared. Obviously, my cabinet has performed well, and all the service teams in the Prime Minister's Office deserve you to be proud of your work.The Russell 2000 index fell by 1% in the day.
Bank of America Securities lowered the target price of Thermo Fisher Scientific Shier Technology from $675.00 to $660.00.The pharmacy chain WBA rose to 4%. It is reported that Sycamore Partners LP is arranging a debt financing plan for the acquisition of WBA. Sycamore has contacted lenders such as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.
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