It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.Liao Min held video talks with the heads of sovereign credit rating teams of international credit rating companies. Recently, Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min held video talks with Mary Duron, global head of Moody's Sovereignty and Local Government Risk Department, and Roberto Xifeng-Arevalo, global head of Standard & Poor's Sovereignty Rating Team, respectively, to introduce the latest incremental policies of the China government, and exchanged views with each other on issues such as government debt management, fiscal sustainability, fiscal policy supporting the high-quality development of the real economy, and fiscal and taxation system reform. Both Moody's and Standard & Poor's said that the introduction of the Ministry of Finance was comprehensive and frank, which was very helpful for them to deepen their understanding of the macro policies of the China government, and they looked forward to more exchanges between the two sides. (Ministry of Finance)The organization looks forward to the semiconductor industry in 2025: the AI replacement tide leads the growth, and the semiconductor ETF(512480) may usher in new development opportunities. On December 13, the semiconductor ETF(512480) closed down by 1.38%, with a turnover of 1.671 billion yuan. The constituent stocks are mixed, and Zhaoyi Innovation leads the rise. In terms of decline, SMIC led the decline. CICC said that after the boom in 2024, it is expected that the inventory of the semiconductor industry will stabilize and the relationship between supply and demand will be more balanced in 2025. With the gradual landing of AI cloud and end demand, domestic semiconductor elements will usher in new development opportunities. In addition, the AI-changing tide has a pulling effect on the downstream demand of the semiconductor design sector, which is expected to accelerate the growth of the semiconductor design sector in 2025 and inject new vitality into the industry.
Citigroup: Raise the target price of Autozone from $3,500 to $3,900, and maintain the "buy" rating.Ge Yu, former assistant general manager of China Xinbao Shandong Branch, was examined and investigated. The website of the State Supervision Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported on December 13th that according to the news of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in China Export Credit Insurance Company and the Supervision Committee of Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Ge Yu, former member of the Party Committee and assistant general manager of Shandong Branch of China Export Credit Insurance Company, was suspected of serious violation of discipline and law. At present, he is being examined by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in China Export Credit Insurance Company and supervised by the Supervision Committee of Dandong City, Liaoning Province.Some short-term inter-bank bonds performed brilliantly. The yield of 2-year active bonds "21 interest-bearing bonds 02" went down 5bp to reach 1.1%, which was 11bp upside down from the current 1-year active bonds "24 discount bonds 67" yield of 1.21%.
-40.8℃! Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang refreshed the lowest temperature in the country in winter. With the strong invasion of cold air, the temperature in many places in Xinjiang hit a new low. On December 12th, according to the live ranking of the lowest temperature by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the lowest temperature in Bayinbuluke reached -40.8℃ from 15: 00 on December 11th to 14: 00 on December 12th, making it the top of the national lowest temperature list in this period, 5.4℃ lower than the Tuli River in Inner Mongolia, which ranked second, and becoming the first national weather station in China to fall below -40℃ after winter. (Xinjiang Daily)Shanghai Gold Exchange: the settlement price of NYAuTN12 contract in Shanghai New Zealand was 627.85 yuan/gram. On December 13th, Shanghai Gold Exchange issued a notice saying that NYAuTN12 contract in Shanghai New Zealand was settled on December 13th, 2024. The details of the settlement of the contract are as follows: the settlement price of NYAuTN12 contract in Shanghai New Zealand was 627.85 yuan/gram.Some short-term inter-bank bonds performed brilliantly. The yield of 2-year active bonds "21 interest-bearing bonds 02" went down 5bp to reach 1.1%, which was 11bp upside down from the current 1-year active bonds "24 discount bonds 67" yield of 1.21%.
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