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.Germany's current account surplus in October was 12.497 billion euros.Caretaker Prime Minister of the Syrian Transitional Government: Primary and secondary schools and universities will resume classes next week. On December 12, local time, the reporter of the General Station was informed that the caretaker Prime Minister of the Syrian Transitional Government, Mohamed Al-Bashir, said that he would announce the appointment of the interim government in the next few days, and primary and secondary schools and universities would resume classes next week.
After the US PPI and initial application data were released, the price of gold dropped further. After the US PPI and initial application data exceeded expectations, the price of gold continued to decline. Paul Ashworth, a macro analyst at Kaitou, said: "The components of PCE favored by the Federal Reserve are generally weak, and the CPI data released yesterday indicate that the monthly rate of core PCE will only increase slightly by 0.03%. Now it seems that the Fed is more likely to continue to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. " At the same time, the number of initial jobless claims increased by 17,000 last week, the highest level since mid-October last year, while economists expected a decrease of 4,000 to 220,000.European Central Bank President Lagarde: Economic growth is losing momentum.European Central Bank President Lagarde: The economy will strengthen over time.
Trump reiterates tax cuts.The European Central Bank expects inflation to cool down faster. It is reported that the European Central Bank now expects inflation to cool down slightly faster than the forecast in September. It currently predicts that the average inflation rate in 2024 and 2025 will be 2.4% and 2.1% respectively, compared with the previous forecast of 2.5% and 2.2% respectively. In the statement, the European Central Bank also said: "The anti-inflation process is on the right track."European Central Bank President Lagarde: National elections have also led to their own uncertainties.
Strategy guide 12-13
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