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Two States in the United States sued Glock, a gun manufacturer, for ignoring the design flaw that "pistols can easily become machine guns". On the 12th, the prosecutors in New Jersey and Minnesota respectively sued Glock, an Austrian weapons manufacturer, accusing the pistol manufactured by them of design defects and being easily converted into illegal machine guns. According to the complaint, Glock knew this situation for a long time, and continued to sell this pistol to the United States and profit from it, which promoted the proliferation of gun violence in the United States. (Xinhua News Agency)Zhuhai Guanyu: It was selected as the designated supplier of low-voltage lithium batteries for its 12V cars after being notified by domestic car companies. Zhuhai Guanyu announced that the company was recently notified by a domestic car company and was selected as the designated supplier of low-voltage lithium batteries for its 12V cars. This appointment will help to enhance the company's competitiveness and sustainable development ability in this field, and lay the foundation for future market share enhancement. At present, the company has been recognized by many well-known car companies, such as SAIC, Zhiji, Jaguar Land Rover, Stellantis, GM, etc., and has obtained a number of vehicle project designation letters. However, the fixed-point notice is not the final supply agreement, and the project needs to go through many links from fixed-point to mass production, so it is uncertain whether the order can be obtained in the end.It is reported that the European Central Bank is considering cutting interest rates by 25 basis points in the next two meetings. According to informed sources, as the inflation rate stabilizes at the target of 2% and economic growth is sluggish, ECB officials plan to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points in January, and there may be another one in March. People familiar with the matter said that as long as the economic development meets current expectations, gradually reducing the borrowing cost is the most appropriate path. They believe that cutting interest rates by 50 basis points at a time in an emergency is still an option, but this move may convey an unexpected sense of urgency. According to people familiar with the matter, officials have not yet made any decision, and every meeting will be evaluated based on all available information, even after March. They stressed that once the situation becomes clearer after Trump takes office in January, the policy inclination of the central bank may change.

Bosch has reached a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, and will receive a chip subsidy of 225 million U.S. dollars. On December 13, local time, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it has reached a preliminary agreement with Bosch, a German auto parts supplier, to provide it with a subsidy of up to 225 million U.S. dollars for producing silicon carbide power semiconductors in California. This fund will support Bosch's planned investment of $1.9 billion to transform its manufacturing plant in Roseveare, California to produce silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors. The US Department of Commerce will also provide Bosch with about $350 million in government loans.The yield of 10-year treasury bonds approached 1.8%. On December 12, the bond market continued its strong market, and the yield of 10-year treasury bonds approached the important mark of 1.8%, and the short-term interest rate bonds appeared to make up the market. Analysts believe that the downside of the current policy interest rate is open, and the market interest rate may accelerate to a balanced low. At the same time, the market is gradually overdrawn, and the institution advises investors to pay attention to the allocation value of local government bonds and rationally arrange the trend investment opportunities at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. (SSE)WTI January crude oil futures closed down 0.27 USD, or 0.38% to 70.02 USD/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed up 2.28% at $3.4550 per million british thermal unit.

Israel pressured the Palestinian National Authority to search for militants. The Palestinian National Authority admitted on the 12th that Palestinian security forces killed a 19-year-old civilian man during an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin earlier this week. Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) accused the Palestinian National Authority of searching for "resistance fighters" and said that Palestine should avoid internal conflicts. According to Israeli media reports, the Israeli side pressured the Palestinian National Authority to intensify the search, and threatened that if the Palestinian security forces could not do it, the Israeli army would do it. (Xinhua News Agency)Kering's Butterfly Family appointed Louise Trotter as the new creative director. On December 13th, kering and its brand Bottega Veneta announced that Louise Trotter would be the new creative director of the brand. Trott is the current creative director of Carven, and she will officially join the Butterfly Family at the end of January 2025.The Baltic dry bulk freight index fell 0.38% to 1051 points.