Hikvision: The controlling shareholder has obtained a commitment letter for a special loan of 120 million yuan to increase its holdings. Hikvision announced that the company recently received a notice from the controlling shareholder, CLP Hikvision, that CLP Hikvision has obtained a commitment letter for a special loan to increase its holdings issued by China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Hangzhou Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will provide a loan fund of no more than 120 million yuan for CLP Hikvision Group to increase its shareholding in Hikvision by centralized bidding, and the loan period will not exceed 3 years.The US House of Representatives passed a bill to add 66 federal judges in the United States. On December 12, local time, the US House of Representatives passed a bill with 236 votes in favor and 173 votes against, and planned to add 66 federal judges nationwide to alleviate the shortage of federal courts. This is the first major expansion of the US federal judicial system since 1990. The bill stipulates that the number of judges will be gradually increased in six stages in the next 11 years, covering 25 federal district courts in 13 States, including California, Florida and Texas.Bitcoin fell below $100,000/piece, down 1.15% in the day.
Israel pressured the Palestinian National Authority to search for militants. The Palestinian National Authority admitted on the 12th that Palestinian security forces killed a 19-year-old civilian man during an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin earlier this week. Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) accused the Palestinian National Authority of searching for "resistance fighters" and said that Palestine should avoid internal conflicts. According to Israeli media reports, the Israeli side pressured the Palestinian National Authority to intensify the search, and threatened that if the Palestinian security forces could not do it, the Israeli army would do it. (Xinhua News Agency)Market information: Turkey appointed a chargé d 'affaires for its embassy in Damascus, which was closed during the Syrian civil war.Ukrainian energy facilities were attacked by large-scale air strikes. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 13th that Ukrainian energy facilities were attacked by Russian missiles and drones again that morning. The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 13th that the Russian army launched a large-scale attack on the energy infrastructure to ensure the operation of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex by using long-range space-based and sea-based high-precision weapons and attack drones, which was a response to Ukraine's attack on the Russian Taganrog military airport on the 11th using the US Army tactical missile system. Zelensky said on social media that 93 missiles were fired by Russian troops and 81 were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense fire. In addition, the Russian army also launched nearly 200 attack drones into Uzbekistan. DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power company, issued a statement on the morning of the 13th, saying that many thermal power plants under the company were seriously damaged by large-scale air strikes, and no casualties have been found. It is reported that this is the 12th round of large-scale air strikes launched by the Russian army against Ukrainian energy facilities this year. (Xinhua News Agency)
The exchange rate of the Canadian dollar against the US dollar fell to the lowest level since April 2020. As the US dollar strengthened for the fifth consecutive day, the Canadian dollar fell below 1.42 Canadian dollars against the US dollar for the first time since April 2020. According to informed officials, Canada is studying that if US President-elect Donald Trump fulfills his threat to impose extensive tariffs, Canada will impose export taxes on its main exports to the United States.The EUR/USD of the euro against the US dollar rose by 0.50% in the day and is now reported at 1.0518.It is reported that the European Central Bank is considering cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in the next two meetings. According to informed sources, as the inflation rate stabilizes at the target of 2% and economic growth is sluggish, ECB officials plan to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points in January, and there may be another one in March. People familiar with the matter said that as long as the economic development meets current expectations, gradually reducing the borrowing cost is the most appropriate path. They believe that cutting interest rates by 50 basis points at a time in an emergency is still an option, but this move may convey an unexpected sense of urgency. According to people familiar with the matter, officials have not yet made any decision, and every meeting will be evaluated based on all available information, even after March. They stressed that once the situation becomes clearer after Trump takes office in January, the policy inclination of the central bank may change.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide
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