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It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.Villeroi, Governing Committee of the European Central Bank: Interest rates will be cut several times next year. Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the Board of Governors of the European Central Bank, said that the European Central Bank will further reduce borrowing costs in 2025, and there is still a way to go before monetary policy is no longer restrictive. "There will be more interest rate cuts next year, and many times," he said on BFM Business TV on Friday He added that the central bank did not promise the specific interest rate trajectory in advance, but was "quite satisfied with the financial market forecast". The current expectation of the swap market is to cut interest rates by about 120 basis points by the end of next year.Zhouming Technology: cooperated with Byte Volcano and Bean Bag to access TTS and big model question-and-answer ability. Zhouming Technology said on the interactive platform that Zhouming Technology cooperated with Microsoft, Tencent, Baidu, Iflytek, Byte Volcano and Bean Bag on the self-developed UniAvatar digital human system. Among them, in May 2024, Zhouming Digital Man was able to access Volcano Engine's TTS capability and bean bag's big model question-and-answer capability, which was suitable for digital man dialogue system and other application scenarios.

Deutsche Bank: There is little hope that the British economy will rebound at the end of the year. Sanjay Raja, an economist at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a research report that the British economy will face more twists and turns in the future. Data released on Friday showed that Britain's GDP contracted again in October from the previous month, which surprised the market. Raja said that business surveys predict that economic activity will further weaken in the last few months of this year. In his research report, he reminded investors that the uncertainty in taxation and expenditure, coupled with the reduction in retail and service consumption caused by bad weather, added more resistance to Britain's fragile economic recovery.The real estate sector fluctuated and fell, and many shares such as gemdale fell by more than 5%. Qixia Construction once approached the daily limit, and many shares such as gemdale, Everbright Jiabao, Urban Construction Development, Shoukai Shares and Greenland Holdings fell by more than 5%.On the 13th, SSE 50 index futures fell by 2.58%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, SSE 50 index futures closed at 2,412, up or down by -2.58%, with a turnover of 53,000 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 7,398 lots. The total number of contracts of SSE 50 index futures was 91,500 lots, an increase of 25,700 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 88,200 lots, an increase of 2,257 lots over the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 113,700 lots, an increase of 1,701 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)

20% of the wildfires in California, which have burned more than 1,600 hectares, have been initially controlled. On December 12, local time, it was learned that 20% of the wildfires in Malibu, a coastal city in Los Angeles County, southern California, have been initially controlled, and local officials lifted some mandatory evacuation orders on the same day and allowed a certain number of people to return home. The wildfire has burned about 1,664 hectares of land, causing about 6,300 people to evacuate and about 22,000 people to be affected by the fire. Local officials said that wildfires also destroyed four houses, and another six houses were damaged. The California Fire Department said that nearly 2,000 firefighters are protecting buildings in the fire area and strengthening fire boundary control. (CCTV News)Hengrui Pharma: SHR-2173 injection was approved for clinical trial. Hengrui Pharma announced that its subsidiary, Guangdong Hengrui Pharma Co., Ltd., received the Notice of Approval for Clinical Trial of SHR-2173 injection approved and issued by National Medical Products Administration, and agreed to carry out clinical trial. The indication is lupus nephritis. SHR-2173 injection is a therapeutic biological product independently developed by the company, and the research and development expenses have been invested about 45.03 million yuan. The period from research and development to listing of drugs is long, there are many links, and there are uncertain factors. The company will actively promote research and development projects and fulfill its information disclosure obligations.Report: By 2035, the demand for hydrogen in the global power industry may increase fourfold. According to analysis, the demand for clean hydrogen in the global power industry will reach 4 million tons by 2035. This is five times the scale of 800,000 tons of clean hydrogen agreements signed by the power industry at present. The power industry is increasingly interested in hydrogen, which is good news for hydrogen producers who are competing to find an off-buyer. However, from the climate point of view, the prospect is not so optimistic, because most global reserve projects plan to burn hydrogen and natural gas together.