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.German two-year bonds recovered their decline and the yield was flat at 1.95%.The largest automobile ro-ro terminal on the Yangtze River trunk line was officially put into operation in Suzhou. On December 12th, Haitong Taicang Automobile Terminal, the largest automobile ro-ro terminal on the Yangtze River trunk line, was officially opened for production and operation. On the same day, three ro-ro ships docked at Haitong Wharf, and more than 3,300 cars were loaded on board and sent to Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Guatemala and other countries. The coastline of Haitong Taicang Automobile Terminal is 708 meters long, and it can berth two foreign trade ro-ro ships of 70,000 tons and one domestic trade ro-ro ship of 3000 tons at the same time. The land area of the yard is 860,000 square meters, the number of parking spaces is 32,000, and the designed annual automobile throughput is 1.3 million.
The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1.21% at 39,849.14.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.Wal-Mart Financial Technology Company is valued at $2.5 billion, and retailers inject a lot of cash.
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)The European Central Bank opened the door for further interest rate cuts. On Thursday, the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year and opened the door for further interest rate cuts in the future, because inflation is close to its target and the economy is still weak. The European Central Bank lowered the deposit interest rate from 3.25% to 3.0%, and cancelled the statement that the interest rate remained "sufficiently restrictive", suggesting that it was possible to cut interest rates further. The European Central Bank said: "The financial environment is easing, because the recent interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank have gradually reduced the new borrowing costs of enterprises and households." "But the financial environment is still very tight, because monetary policy is still restrictive, and past interest rate hikes are still being transmitted to outstanding stock credit."The legal representative of Sanzhiyang Culture Media Co., Ltd. changed. Tianyancha App showed that on December 10, Hefei Sanzhiyang Culture Media Co., Ltd. changed its business. Ba Shuai stepped down as the legal representative, executive director and general manager, and Zhang Yong was the legal representative, director and manager. The company was established in May 2022 with a registered capital of RMB 1 million. Its business scope includes radio and television program production and operation, performance brokerage, advertising, organization of cultural and artistic exchange activities, conference and exhibition services, etc. It is wholly owned by Hefei Sanzhiyang Network Technology Co., Ltd.