Institutional analysis of the European Central Bank's interest rate resolution: the European Central Bank cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, aiming to stabilize the economy that was hit by French debt concerns and trade tariffs that were highly exposed to the threat of US President-elect Trump.Market News: Japan and the United States are looking for technologies to counter the threats of biology and misinformation.After the US initial jobless claims and PPI data were released, the decline in US Treasury bonds narrowed.
Trump was elected as Time Magazine's Person of the Year.The number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time in the week of December 7 in the United States was 242,000, with an expected number of 220,000 and a previous value of 224,000. In the United States, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the week ending November 30 was 1.886 million, with an expected 1.875 million and a previous value of 1.871 million.The weighted share price index of Taiwan Stock Exchange rose 1.2% to 23,170.25 points.
The annual PPI of the United States in November was 3%, and it was expected to be 2.6%. The previous value was revised from 2.40% to 2.6%. The monthly PPI rate of the United States in November was 0.4%, and it was expected to be 0.2%. The previous value was revised from 0.20% to 0.3%. The monthly rate of core PPI in the United States in November was 0.2%, which was expected to be 0.2%, and the previous value was revised from 0.00% to 0.30%. The annual core PPI of the United States in November was 3.4%, expected to be 3.2%, and the previous value was 3.10%.European Central Bank President Lagarde: Economic growth is losing momentum.Iraqi security forces destroyed eight extremist strongholds in northern Iraq. On December 12, local time, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command issued a statement saying that Iraqi security forces are continuing to track and crack down on members of the extremist organization "Islamic State" in the country. Recently, in the hamlin Mountains in Kirkuk province, Iraqi security forces destroyed eight extremist strongholds, including personnel hiding places and weapons storage facilities. (CCTV News)