Fitch Ratings: US state and local governments are expected to return to normal in 2025.Brazil's Vale: An agreement was reached with the US Department of Energy to provide $282.9 million in financing for the Louisiana plant until 2031.Inflation data released the Fed's interest rate cut in December, but it lit up a yellow light for next year. The latest inflation data may make the Fed more cautious about the pace of interest rate cut, but not now. The latest report shows that inflation in the United States in November was in line with expectations, so investors still generally expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. However, stubborn price pressure also confirms the concern that the progress towards the Fed's 2% target may stagnate. This concern may prompt officials to be more restrained in predicting the number of interest rate cuts in 2025, while waiting for more evidence that inflation will steadily reach the target. Fed policymakers will release new forecasts and interest rate outlook at the end of the policy meeting in Washington on December 17-18. "I think they can safely cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December. The market is ready for this, "said Loretta Mester, former president of Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. "However, they must reconsider next year, because now it seems that the progress of inflation has really stagnated."
Onshore RMB against the US dollar (CNY) closed at 7.2615 yuan at 03:00 Beijing time, down 124 points from Tuesday night's close. The turnover was $57.609 billion.Bank of America promoted 387 new managing directors, an increase of 16% compared with last year. According to informed sources, Bank of America promoted 387 employees to managing directors, an increase of 16% compared with last year's total. People familiar with the matter said that more than half of those promoted to managing director were women or ethnic minorities.US Department of Defense: The military did not shoot down drones over New Jersey because they did not pose a threat to its facilities.
Inflation data released the Fed's interest rate cut in December, but it lit up a yellow light for next year. The latest inflation data may make the Fed more cautious about the pace of interest rate cut, but not now. The latest report shows that inflation in the United States in November was in line with expectations, so investors still generally expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. However, stubborn price pressure also confirms the concern that the progress towards the Fed's 2% target may stagnate. This concern may prompt officials to be more restrained in predicting the number of interest rate cuts in 2025, while waiting for more evidence that inflation will steadily reach the target. Fed policymakers will release new forecasts and interest rate outlook at the end of the policy meeting in Washington on December 17-18. "I think they can safely cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December. The market is ready for this, "said Loretta Mester, former president of Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank. "However, they must reconsider next year, because now it seems that the progress of inflation has really stagnated."According to informed sources, Stada Arzneimittel AG, a pharmaceutical company focusing on consumer health care, sounded out investors' interest before the German IPO. The company may raise about 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) through an IPO.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will receive a new medical treatment on Thursday to prevent further brain bleeding, the Sao Paulo newspaper reported.