British Prime Minister's Spokesman: Stamer told G7 that Assad should be welcomed to step down, but we must be cautious about what happens next.German regulators investigate potential abuse of electricity price increases.Citigroup raised the target price of Broadcom from $205.00 to $220.00.
Iraqi Prime Minister: No party is allowed to invade Syrian territory. When meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Blinken in Baghdad on the 13th, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani said that no party is allowed to invade Syrian territory.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.Citigroup raised the target price of Broadcom from $205.00 to $220.00.
Germany, France, Britain and other foreign ministers issued statements in support of Ukraine's accession to NATO, and European foreign ministers and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karl á s issued a joint statement in Berlin, Germany on the 12th, expressing support for increasing military, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine and continuing to support Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union. According to German media reports, the meeting was convened by German Foreign Minister Berber and attended by foreign ministers from France, Britain, Italy, Spain and Poland. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how the United States should respond if it reduces its aid to Ukraine. The German Foreign Ministry said on its official website that many foreign ministers said at the meeting that Europe would mobilize more resources to help Ukraine and commit itself to providing unbreakable security guarantees to Ukraine, including providing reliable and long-term military and financial support.Two weeks after the ceasefire in Lebanon, Britain and Japan lowered their travel warnings to Israel. Two weeks after the ceasefire in Lebanon, Britain and Japan announced that they would lower their travel warnings to Israel respectively. Japan lowered its travel warning from level 3 to level 2. Britain followed suit and cancelled all travel warnings to Israel and the West Bank.Twenty-three domestic enterprises in the field of solid-state battery manufacturing have received 73 rounds of financing. According to incomplete statistics, up to now, 23 domestic enterprises in the field of solid-state battery manufacturing (including solid-state batteries, solid-state electrolytes, cathode materials, etc.) have received 73 rounds of financing. It is estimated that the number and amount of financing projects in the solid-state battery industry chain in 2024 are expected to exceed 2023 and reach a new high. Specifically, Qingtao Energy received 10 rounds of financing, Beijing Weilan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. received 8 rounds of financing, Xinjie Energy Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Tailan New Energy and Shenzhen Suolide New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. received 7 rounds of financing, ranking high.