Trump's NASA candidate called his future SpaceX mission a "question mark". On Wednesday, Jared Isaacman, a billionaire in science and technology, who was selected by President-elect Trump, said that his planned private astronaut mission with Musk's SpaceX company "is still a question mark and may be put on hold for the time being" because he is going to enter the government department to lead NASA.According to South Korean media reports on the 12th, South Korea's National Archives Institute and the President's Archives began to check the emergency martial law related files.The Iraqi Foreign Minister talked with the French Foreign Minister to discuss the situation in Syria and combat extremism. On December 11th, local time, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein talked with French Foreign Minister Barrow. During the call, the two sides agreed that the extremist organization "Islamic State" should be prevented from rebuilding its power. At the same time, the two countries should continue to carry out joint anti-terrorism operations in Syria and Iraq and continue to maintain cooperation in strengthening regional security and stability. The two foreign ministers discussed the security, military and political situation in Syria, and discussed the impact of the Syrian situation on Iraq and the region. The two sides stressed the need to promote the comprehensive political settlement of the Syrian issue led by the United Nations, ensure the full participation of all ethnic groups in Syria and safeguard their rights. The two sides agreed that in addition to communication with relevant countries and Syria's neighbors (including Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and other Arab countries), Iraq and France should also continue bilateral coordination.
The number of registered warehouse receipts for steel futures reached a new high in recent five years. In 2024, the spot price of steel continued to hover near the production cost line, which made the development of steel enterprises face a staged dilemma. In order to stabilize daily operations, more and more iron and steel enterprises began to participate in the futures market, the most direct manifestation of which is the significant increase in the number of registered warehouse receipts for steel futures. In November this year, the registered volume of hot-rolled coil futures warehouse receipts in Shanghai Futures Exchange once reached 523,100 tons, a record high of nearly five years. Previously, the registered volume of rebar futures warehouse receipts reached the highest value of 210,100 tons in the past five years in September this year, and the registered volume of stainless steel futures warehouse receipts reached the highest value of 197,100 tons since listing in July this year. (SSE)Make professional investment easier, explore the application of AI big model in the financial field, and actively embrace big model technology in the financial field. Since the beginning of this year, both financial data terminals and financial technology leaders have actively launched applications based on large models. Related applications are concentrated in high-frequency fields such as man-machine dialogue, intelligent investment and research, and intelligent investment and care, which makes the function of artificial intelligence in assisting investment gradually perfect. Many interviewees said that with the help of artificial intelligence technology, ordinary investors can realize professional-level analysis and decision-making process. This means that the "inclusive" era of professional investment will accelerate. (SSE)Six members of the ruling party of South Korean President Yin Xiyue supported the impeachment of the president.
Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon killed five people. On the 11th, Lebanese health authorities said that Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon that day had caused five deaths. On the same day, the Lebanese military issued a statement saying that a fierce exchange of fire was observed between the Israeli army and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon near the temporary border between Lebanon and Israel. In this regard, the Israeli army and Hezbollah have not responded for the time being.Standard & Poor's: It is expected that the rise of trade protectionism in major economies will damage the GDP growth of most emerging markets, but the impact will depend on specific policies. Central banks in emerging markets are expected to take a more cautious stance, but monetary easing will continue.Brazil raised the benchmark lending rate by 100 basis points to 12.25%. Brazil's central bank expects the next two meetings to raise interest rates by the same amount.