The European Central Bank opened the door for further interest rate cuts. On Thursday, the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year and opened the door for further interest rate cuts in the future, because inflation is close to its target and the economy is still weak. The European Central Bank lowered the deposit interest rate from 3.25% to 3.0%, and cancelled the statement that the interest rate remained "sufficiently restrictive", suggesting that it was possible to cut interest rates further. The European Central Bank said: "The financial environment is easing, because the recent interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank have gradually reduced the new borrowing costs of enterprises and households." "But the financial environment is still very tight, because monetary policy is still restrictive, and past interest rate hikes are still being transmitted to outstanding stock credit."Enterprise IT Expenditure Survey: Google Cloud is expected to be the first choice for 50% of the respondents. Tae Kim, a science and technology columnist, wrote that according to a recent survey, Google Cloud has risen rapidly in the enterprise AI expenditure competition and may become the winner. According to the 2025 CIO survey released by Piper Sandler, 81 CIOs were asked about their budget priorities in different suppliers and technical fields. According to the survey, 87% of CIOs surveyed expect to increase the IT budget in 2025, which is the highest proportion of the survey since 2020. In this survey, the status of Google Cloud has risen significantly, surpassing Microsoft and OpenAI to become the "most strategic" AI supplier, with a support rate of 27%, a significant increase from 15% six months ago. Relatively speaking, Microsoft's support rate dropped from 33% to 24%. When asked which cloud company they plan to use to test or implement AI projects next year, 50% of the respondents chose Google Cloud, making it the top AI infrastructure provider. In addition, Harsh Kumar, a Piper semiconductor analyst, pointed out that these results are also beneficial to Invista, because all cloud companies are the main buyers of AI chips in NVIDIA. Kumar estimates that the entire AI chip market will have more than $500 billion in business opportunities by 2028.Trade union representative: STELLANTIS told us that the output of Italy in 2025 will be similar to this year, about 500,000 vehicles.
Volkswagen's board of directors tends not to close large German factories, and Volkswagen's board of supervisors tends not to close large German factories to cope with the cost crisis of the automaker, but no final agreement has been reached. It is reported that members of the board of directors discussed stopping the production of the Dresden factory and selling the Osnabrü ck factory."39 people were pardoned and nearly 1,500 people were commuted", White House: Biden announced "the largest single-day commutation action in modern history", CBS, NBC and other media reported that the White House issued a statement on the 12th local time, saying that US President Biden announced that he would pardon 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes and commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released at home during the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the White House statement, this move represents "the largest single-day commutation action in modern history" in the United States. According to the statement, Biden said that he will take more relevant measures in the next few weeks and will continue to review petitions for pardon and commutation. (World Wide Web)Reuters survey: Most economists believe that the tariff proposed by US President-elect Trump has little impact on the British economy; It is estimated that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by 100 basis points in 2025, and may cut interest rates by 25 basis points every quarter; A survey of 71 interviewed economists shows that the Bank of England's interest rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75% on December 19th.
Traders' interest rate expectations for the European Central Bank remain stable: it is expected to cut interest rates by 127 basis points in 2025.The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1.21% at 39,849.14.Black futures fell rapidly in the short term, with the main contracts of hot coil and coking coal falling by more than 1%, and the main contracts of coke, thread and iron ore falling by nearly 1%.
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide
Strategy guide 12-13