Spanish Foreign Minister: The debate on sanctions is on the table. Let's engage quickly and clearly on the Syrian issue. We must discuss the removal of Sharm el-Liberation from the list of terrorists.Spot platinum just broke through the $940.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $940.55/oz, up 0.23% in the day; The main force of Nymex platinum futures recently reported $952.9 per ounce, up 0.40% in the day.Russia lowered the tax rate of fertilizer export until the end of 2024.
Us treasury secretary yellen: there may be no currency that can compete with the us dollar. us treasury secretary yellen: a wide range of tariffs will hurt the competitiveness of the United States. The use of the dollar is supported by the strong American economy, and there may be no currency that can compete with the dollar.Mackler, Governor of the Bank of Canada: Canada has not experienced the typical widespread unemployment phenomenon during the recession for the time being. Most of the depreciation of the Canadian dollar is actually driven by the appreciation of the US dollar; The Canadian dollar has not changed much compared with other major currencies.The European STOXX 600 index initially closed up 0.27% at 519.90 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed up 0.16% at 4959.60 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed up 0.26% at 2064.37 points.
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.On the African stock market, on Wednesday (December 11th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Top 40 tradable index closed down 0.29% to 78,478.82 points. The constituent stock Angra Ashanti Gold rose by 3.06%, ranking second. The South African rand rose 0.57% against the US dollar, reaching a new high of 17.6846 rand.Six people were killed in mine explosions in many places in Syria. According to the news released by Syrian Human Rights Watch on the evening of 11th local time, six people were killed in mine explosions in Deir ez-Zor, Mambiji and Aleppo in Syria that day. (CCTV)