Reuters survey: 93 out of 103 economists believe that the Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% on December 18th.Government of India: Appoint Ajay Seth, the current Minister of Economic Affairs, as Minister of Finance.CNNC Liaoning Nuclear Power Company increased its capital to 9.26 billion yuan, an increase of about 41%. According to Tianyancha App, on December 9, CNNC Liaoning Nuclear Power Company changed its business, and its registered capital increased from about 6.58 billion yuan to about 9.26 billion yuan, an increase of about 41%. At the same time, many senior executives changed.
South Korea's ruling party is discussing the possibility of letting Yin Xiyue resign in February or March next year. According to many media reports on December 10th, South Korea's ruling National Power Party will announce the road map of South Korean President Yin Xiyue's "orderly withdrawal", and may announce the time and manner of Yin Xiyue's early retirement, including the different possibilities of "resignation in February and general election in April" or "resignation in March and general election in May". Lee Yang-soo, a member of the ruling party in charge of political stability, said that compared with impeachment, the timetables of the above two schemes have advanced faster, and Yin Xiyue's resignation and holding presidential elections will reduce uncertainty and minimize public opinion differences; "Yin Xiyue should step down in a safer and more dignified way than impeachment", and the party needs to make a decision on Yin Xiyue's "orderly withdrawal" this week. Earlier, Li Zaiming, leader of South Korea's largest opposition party, stressed that Yin Xiyue must be successfully impeached on December 14th.Without the government's approval, the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget reduction bill for next year. On the 10th, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary meeting and adopted a cut version of the 2025 budget with a total amount of 673.3 trillion won (about 3.41 trillion yuan). According to Yonhap News Agency, this is the first time that the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget without agreement between the ruling party and the opposition party. In the 300-seat parliament, 278 members voted on the budget, 183 were in favor, 94 were against and 1 abstained. The ruling National Power Party and some opposition party members voted against it. This budget is one of the focal points of the recent struggle between the ruling and opposition parties in South Korea and one of the factors inducing the current political chaos. The original budget proposed by the government was 677.4 trillion won, but the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, demanded a reduction of 4.1 trillion won, mainly involving the government reserve fund, the special activity expenses of the presidential secretary's office and the national security office, the special work expenses and special activity expenses of the procuratorate and the supervision institute. (Xinhua News Agency)Amazon has deployed 750,000 robots in the global logistics network. At the 2024 Amazon Global Cross-border Summit, Amazon executives revealed that more than 750,000 robots have been deployed in its global logistics distribution network. Among them, there are fixed packaging picking robots such as Fanuc, and autonomous mobile robots for warehousing and handling.
Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: Facts have proved that the global economy is flexible.Liu Lihua, Director of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: It will promote the revision of the regulations on the protection of new plant varieties. Liu Lihua, Director of the Seed Industry Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said at the press conference of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on the 10th that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will further intensify its work, accelerate the identification, excavation, improvement and creation of germplasm resources, and promote the sharing and utilization of resources according to the requirements of building a strong agricultural country.Sinosteel Tianyuan: The production and sales of battery-grade manganous oxide increased by 140% in the first 10 months. According to Sinosteel Tianyuan, with the 20,000-ton battery-grade manganous oxide production line officially put into use, the production and sales of battery-grade manganous oxide of Sinosteel Tianyuan increased by 140% from January to October. This also indicates that Sinosteel Tianyuan has made a key breakthrough in the field of new energy battery materials, greatly enhancing the industry's influence and competitiveness.