Canadian Finance Minister: Canada will reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio in the medium term.The pace of interest rate cuts may be inconsistent. The pound rose to the highest level against the euro since 2022, and the pound rose to the highest level against the euro in more than two and a half years. British government bonds fell because the market expected that the Bank of England would cut interest rates less than Europe. On Tuesday, the pound rose 0.3% against the euro to 82.50p, the first time since April 2022. British government bonds fell across the board, and the 10-year yield rose to 4.33%, the highest since November 28. Traders expect the Bank of England to stay put at its last policy meeting this year next week and maintain a cautious stance on subsequent interest rate cuts. The country's growth remains strong, while inflation in some areas remains high. At the same time, it is widely believed that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday to support the economy. "The 0.8200 mark is imminent," said Brad Bechtel, global foreign exchange director of Jefferies. "It is clear that the Bank of England will still lag far behind the European Central Bank in the pace and extent of interest rate cuts.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: The credit card default incident did not bring any accidents.
Swedish Finance Minister: I'm a little worried about the stability of American debt.Market News: Siemens Medical AG acquires Advanced Accelerator Applied Molecular Imaging Company.Trump suggested that Canada and Mexico become American states. According to a report by Tass news agency on December 10th, US President-elect Donald Trump suggested that Canada and Mexico become American states. According to reports, Trump said in an interview with NBC: "We provide more than 100 billion US dollars in subsidies to Canada every year. We have provided nearly $300 billion in subsidies to Mexico. Why should we subsidize these countries? If we want to subsidize them, let them (and us) become a country. " According to the report, on November 25, Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imported goods from Canada and Mexico. According to a report on the website of The Wall Street Journal on December 10th, Canadian Prime Minister justin trudeau said on the 10th that if Trump keeps his promise to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada, Ottawa will also take tariff measures to fight back. Trudeau said at an event: "Of course, we will respond to unfair tariffs in many ways as we did eight years ago, and we are still studying the appropriate response." The Canadian leader said that there are signs that Americans are "beginning to realize that imposing tariffs on all goods imported from Canada will greatly push up the cost of living for Americans". (Reference message)
Kunlun Digital Intelligence and Hikvision reached a cooperation to jointly promote the digital transformation of the oil and gas industry. On December 9, Kunlun Digital Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. and Hikvision held a signing ceremony for the cooperation framework agreement in Beijing. According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will give full play to their respective advantages, actively explore and promote the digital and intelligent application of intelligent IOT technology to improve production efficiency and reduce operating costs, and provide a solid guarantee for energy security. The two sides will jointly develop more professional and valuable digital oil and gas solutions to help industry customers achieve efficient and safe operation and management. At the same time, the two sides will also carry out in-depth cooperation in marketing and brand building to enhance each other's market visibility, create greater commercial value and help the industry transform and upgrade.According to the data of the Federal Reserve Bank of new york, the guaranteed overnight financing rate (SOFR) was 4.63% on the last trading day (December 9), compared with 4.60% on the previous day. The effective federal funds rate on the last trading day was 4.58%, compared with 4.58% the day before.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: The company's net interest income (excluding the market) will benefit from the increase in trading volume.