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Mackler M, Governor of the Bank of Canada: (Regarding the potential tariff policy) We can't make policies based on what may happen. If the (US) tariffs are implemented as promised, it will cause serious damage to the Canadian economy.In order to avoid new "civil strife" UN officials: Syria's transitional government must be inclusive. On the 11th local time, Pei Kairu, UN Secretary-General's special envoy for Syria, said that Syria's transitional government must strive to achieve inclusiveness to avoid new "civil strife". He said that at present, the biggest concern is that "new contradictions will be triggered during the transition period, which will lead to new civil strife and even a new civil war". (CCTV)Haitian police regained control of a city and imposed a local curfew. On December 11th, it was learned that the special forces of Haitian National Police, with the support of multinational security support mission, regained control of Artibonite xiaohe town. The local city Council announced that a curfew will be imposed on the city from 8 pm to 6 am the next day until further notice. (CCTV)

When Trump came to power, ESG investors were disheartened. UBS Wealth Management believed that the concerns were exaggerated. UBS Global Wealth Management Department said that Trump's return to the White House was unlikely to weaken the reasons for ESG investment. Strategists including Amantia Muhedini said in customer reports that although traditional ESG stocks such as solar energy and wind energy were suddenly sold off after Trump won the election on November 5, the long-term demand for continuous investment in areas from renewable infrastructure to electrification will remain strong. "Aside from politics and geopolitics, the economic prospects of renewable energy, electrification and infrastructure are still attractive, and long-term demand is visible ... The fear of Trump's re-election may be exaggerated, and we have seen the value of specific market segments."When Trump came to power, ESG investors were disheartened. UBS Wealth Management believed that the concerns were exaggerated. UBS Global Wealth Management Department said that Trump's return to the White House was unlikely to weaken the reasons for ESG investment. Strategists including Amantia Muhedini said in customer reports that although traditional ESG stocks such as solar energy and wind energy were suddenly sold off after Trump won the election on November 5, the long-term demand for continuous investment in areas from renewable infrastructure to electrification will remain strong. "Aside from politics and geopolitics, the economic prospects of renewable energy, electrification and infrastructure are still attractive, and long-term demand is visible ... The fear of Trump's re-election may be exaggerated, and we have seen the value of specific market segments."Societe Generale: The disclosure of regulatory capital requirements will take effect on January 1, 2025.

Apple or cooperated with Broadcom to develop AI server chips using TSMC's advanced process. According to The Information, Apple's cooperation with Broadcom this time is not complete design and production outsourcing in the traditional sense, but some key "chiplet" are provided by Broadcom. Core is a design method that modularizes the functions of the processor. Apple can combine multiple cores into a complete chip. This method not only simplifies the manufacturing process, but also effectively protects Apple's overall design secrets, even if the partners can't fully understand the chip architecture. It is reported that this processor code-named "Baltra" will be produced by TSMC in N3P process. N3P is an advanced manufacturing technology released by TSMC in April 2024, and it is expected to be applied to the processor of iPhone 17 Pro for the first time. This process technology has higher performance and energy efficiency advantages, and will provide strong support for AI servers.The capital market anchors scientific and technological innovation to empower the development of new quality productive forces. The the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 emphasized that scientific and technological innovation should lead the development of new quality productive forces and build a modern industrial system. With the new "National Nine Articles" and the "1+N" policy of the capital market, the capital market has become one of the main positions to support the development of new quality productive forces. In particular, the capital market supports listed companies to use refinancing, mergers and acquisitions, equity incentives and other tools to increase investment in scientific and technological research and development, constantly overcome technical difficulties, and enhance the toughness and competitiveness of the industrial chain. A number of interviewees said that in the future, the capital market will further guide capital to gather in the field of new quality productivity, give full play to the function of resource allocation, support scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and enhance the ability of the capital market to serve scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productivity. (Securities Daily)Marvell (Meiman Technology Group Co., Ltd.) executives said that the company is producing customized CPU based on ARM for super-large customers.