The Bank of Japan's short-term survey may show that business confidence has hardly changed. It is reported that the short-term survey released by the Bank of Japan on Friday may show that the mood of large manufacturers has remained almost unchanged in the last quarter under the influence of complex signals such as the recovery of the automobile industry and concerns about the global economic slowdown. Economists surveyed by data provider Quick predict that the prosperity judgment index of large-scale manufacturing industry will be +12, compared with +13 in the last survey. The survey is closely watched for clues about the decision of the Bank of Japan at its meeting next week. If it shows strong capital expenditure plan, high inflation expectation and tight employment situation, it may support the idea of raising interest rates early.The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points, warning that economic growth will slow down. The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3%, and warned that economic growth will be weaker than its previous forecast. This is the fourth time that the European Central Bank has cut interest rates since June, bringing the benchmark interest rate to its lowest level since March 2023. At the same time, the European Central Bank warned that the euro zone economy will only grow by 1.1% in 2025, lower than its forecast of 1.3% in September. It was widely expected that the European Central Bank would cut interest rates. Investors expect that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates more than the Federal Reserve next year, because it is widely expected that the economic growth of the euro zone will lag behind that of the United States. The euro zone's export-dependent economy is also vulnerable to Trump's threat to impose tariffs of up to 20% on all American imports.Bank of America Securities lowered the Adobe target price from $640.00 to $605.00.
China encourages qualified medical and nursing institutions to be integrated into the unified management of the compact medical association. It was learned from the National Health and Health Commission that the five departments jointly issued a document proposing that the medical and health administrative departments at all levels should integrate the medical and health services of the old-age care institutions into the quality and safety management system, and encourage qualified medical and nursing institutions to be integrated into the unified management of the compact medical association. The Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development of the Combination of Medical Care and Health Care, jointly issued by the National Health and Wellness Commission, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the State Medical Insurance Bureau and other departments, is deployed from four aspects: quality management, service quality and efficiency, team building and service safety. It is necessary to continuously enhance the sense of healthy old-age care for the elderly. The data shows that by the end of 2023, the number of elderly people aged 60 and over in China reached 297 million, accounting for 21.1% of the total population. Promoting the combination of medical care and nursing care is an important measure to optimize the health of the elderly and the supply of old-age services. (Xinhua News Agency)Double 12 is in full swing, Pinduoduo's 10 billion subsidy is overweight "super double supplement", and Pinduoduo's 10 billion subsidy "super double supplement" is in full swing. Active goods are superimposed with double discounts on the daily price of 10 billion subsidies, and the highest discount can be further reduced by 50%. The price of Dyson hair dryer is only 1999 yuan; The price of Cobos T50 PRO sweeping robot is only 2599 yuan; The price of Li Ning Red Rabbit 7 running shoes is only 129 yuan, and the price has dropped by nearly 70%. In the last round of double replenishment activities, brands such as Li Ning, Lego, Fila and Fuji Camera all achieved excessive growth, and the average daily sales of Yili dairy products increased by 54 times from the previous month. "Super Double Supplement" is becoming a new engine for the growth of brands in the promotion of e-commerce.The Israeli army launched several rounds of air strikes on many places in Gaza, resulting in 37 deaths. On December 12, local time, the reporter of the General Station was informed that the Israeli army launched several rounds of air strikes on Gaza City in the north, Nuseilet refugee camp in the middle and Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza since the early morning of that day, which has caused 37 deaths. At present, the Israeli side has not issued a statement on related events. (CCTV News)
Vassilis, a foreign exchange strategist, quickly commented on the ECB's resolution: the euro fell to a new low because the ECB gave up the "restrictive policy" part of the statement, but this does not mean that the policy language is downright dovish. Bonds in the euro zone are in a moderate trend.Russia's central bank's gold and foreign exchange reserves reached US$ 614.4 billion in the week of December 6, with the previous value of US$ 614.1 billion.Blinken arrived in Jordan to attend an emergency meeting on Syria. It is reported that US Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Jordan on Thursday to attend an emergency meeting on Syria. Blinken will meet with Jordanian Foreign Minister Assafadi and King Abdullah.