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On December 11th, it was reported that the U.S. government was divided over the U.S. steel acquisition, and Biden considered blocking the transaction. It was reported that the U.S. Department of Defense, the Ministry of Finance and the State Council all believed that the Japanese Steel Company's $15 billion acquisition of American steel companies would not bring national security risks, but U.S. President Biden was expected to block the transaction. Earlier, some media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Biden planned to block the acquisition of American steel companies later this month on the grounds of national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has been reviewing the proposed acquisition for most of this year, and the group must submit its decision to Biden before December 22 or 23.The Nikkei 225 index just broke through the 40000.00 mark, and the latest report was 40000.43, up 1.60% in the day.Traders' interest rate expectations for the European Central Bank remain stable: it is expected to cut interest rates by 127 basis points in 2025.

Volkswagen's board of directors tends not to close large German factories, and Volkswagen's board of supervisors tends not to close large German factories to cope with the cost crisis of the automaker, but no final agreement has been reached. It is reported that members of the board of directors discussed stopping the production of the Dresden factory and selling the Osnabrü ck factory.In the direction of pan-consumption, there were more than 50 stocks with daily limit, and the concept of big consumption continued to strengthen. Retail, food, home, ice and snow industries and other branches set off a wave of daily limit, and Zhongbai Group, Youhao Group, Huifa Food, Panda Dairy, Wole Home and Meike Home exceeded 50 stocks with daily limit.It is reported that the price of iPhone 18 Pro's further use of TSMC's 2nm chip will increase by 70%. It is reported that in 2026, the A20 Pro processor of iPhone 18 Pro will be produced by TSMC's 2 nm process for the first time, and the chip price will rise from the current 50 US dollars to 85 US dollars, with an increase of 70%. With the high cost, the price of iPhone 18 Pro may increase. (Taiwan Province Business Times)

Analyst: The interest rate of the European Central Bank will be pushed to the low end of the neutral range. Marchel Alexandrovich, an economist at Saltmarsh Economics, said that the European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points again, which is the fourth time in this easing cycle. The monetary policy statement reiterated that the Committee would not commit to a specific interest rate path in advance. However, the new forecast shows that the core inflation rate is 1.9% in 2026 and 2027, which indicates that interest rates may continue to push to the low end of the neutral range.Traders' interest rate expectations for the European Central Bank remain stable: it is expected to cut interest rates by 127 basis points in 2025.The Nikkei 225 index just broke through the 40000.00 mark, and the latest report was 40000.43, up 1.60% in the day.