HSBC: optimistic about the EU power network and integrated utilities; It is considered that renewable energy has risks.Finance Minister of Canada: The debt-to-GDP ratio will reach the government target of 42.1% in fiscal year 23-24.In the United States, the annual retail sales rate of red books in the week to December 7 was 4.2%, and the previous value was 7.4%.
Israeli Defense Minister: Israel is establishing a non-threat defense zone in southern Syria.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)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.
The US Department of Commerce has finalized a chip subsidy of more than $6.1 billion to Micron Technology. The White House said in a statement on Tuesday that the US Department of Commerce has finalized a plan to provide more than $6.1 billion in subsidies to Micron Technology, a memory chip manufacturer.SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq will set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to North America and South America in January next year at a discount of $1.5 per barrel. Iraq will set the official sales price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Europe in January next year at a discount of $5.5/barrel compared with the spot Brent crude oil price.Spot gold hit $2,680 per ounce for the first time since November 25th, rising by 0.74% in the day.