"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)Zhongjing Technology: Changzhou Jinhong, a shareholder, intends to reduce its shareholding by no more than 3%. Zhongjing Technology announced that Changzhou Jinhong Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership), a shareholder holding more than 5%, intends to reduce its shareholding in the company by means of centralized bidding and block trading, with the reduction amount not exceeding 18,886,100 shares, that is, not exceeding 3% of the company's total share capital. The reduction price will be determined according to the market price when the reduction is implemented. This reduction will be carried out within three months after 15 trading days from the date of disclosure of this announcement.Guoxuan Hi-Tech: China, the strategic shareholder, continued to give up voting rights. Guoxuan Hi-Tech announced that Guoxuan Holdings, Li Zhen and Jerry Lee (collectively referred to as the "founding shareholders") and China, the strategic shareholder of the company, signed a Supplementary Agreement on the Shareholders' Agreement of Guoxuan Hi-Tech Co., Ltd., and Volkswagen China agreed to extend the commitment period of giving up voting rights. That is to say, within 72 months after the relevant shares of the company involved in the non-public offering and share transfer are registered in the name of Volkswagen China or within a longer period determined by Volkswagen China, it will irrevocably give up the voting rights of some of its shares in the company, so that the voting rights of Volkswagen China will be at least 5% lower than that of the founding shareholder. Volkswagen China's extension of the period of giving up its voting rights commitment this time will not lead to the change of the company's control rights and will not affect the normal production and operation of the company. Mr. Li Zhen remains the actual controller of the company.
The news of the US stock market was delivered before the market. ① The three major stock index futures of the US stock market fell, and the market focused on PPI data. ② As of press time, Dow futures fell 0.19%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.18%, and Nasdaq futures fell 0.27%. (3) Germany's DAX index rose by 0.06%, Britain's FTSE 100 index rose by 0.11%, France's CAC40 index fell by 0.04% and Europe's Stoxx 50 index fell by 0.03%. ④WTI crude oil fell 0.06% to 70.25 USD/barrel. Brent crude oil fell 0.07% to $73.47/barrel. ⑤ American finance is under great pressure, with a budget deficit of $366.8 billion in November, up 17% year-on-year. ⑥ ING is bearish on the prospect of commodities next year, and gold is expected to outshine others. ⑦ Macy's department store fell 8.2% before the market, and the company lowered its profit outlook after discovering accounting errors. 8 Broadcom's share price rose by 4.3% before the market closed. In the news, Apple may cooperate with Broadcom to develop AI server chips. 9 ⑨Adobe's U.S. stocks fell by about 9% before the market, and the company's annual performance guidance was worse than expected.Korean media: The director of the South Korean Police Department who was arrested in an emergency for "civil strife" was sent to the hospital due to the deterioration of his health. According to Yonhap News Agency's latest news from the police on the 12th, Zhao Zhihao, the director of the South Korean Police Department who was arrested in an emergency on suspicion of "civil strife" in the early morning of the 11th, has been sent to the hospital for treatment due to the deterioration of his health. (World Wide Web)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.
Russian central bank: Russia's current account surplus in November was $3.2 billion.Deutsche Bank appointed MARCUS CHROMIK as the new CRO.European Central Bank: It is estimated that the GDP growth rate will be 0.7% in 2024, 1.1% in 2025, 1.4% in 2026 and 1.3% in 2027. (It is expected to be 0.8%, 1.3% and 1.5% respectively in September) It is estimated that the core inflation rate will be 2.9% in 2024, 2.3% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026. (It is expected to be 2.8%, 2.3% and 2.0% respectively in September) It is estimated that the core inflation rate will be 1.9% in 2027.