London cocoa futures rose more than 4% to 8516 pounds a ton.US Secretary of State Blinken visited Baghdad to discuss the Syrian issue with Iraqi Prime Minister. On December 13th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani on the Syrian issue. The State Council has not announced the itinerary of Blinken's visit before.Greek officials said that they would buy artillery systems from Israel, and two Greek officials said that Greece was in deep negotiations to buy 36 sets of PULS rocket launcher systems from Israel to promote the modernization of its armed forces, with a value of 600 million to 700 million euros.
Greece negotiated in advance to buy 36 sets of PULS rocket launcher systems from Israel, worth 600 million to 700 million euros.British Prime Minister's Spokesman: Stamer told G7 that Assad should be welcomed to step down, but we must be cautious about what happens next. The leaders of the Group of Seven agreed that the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Syria must be respected.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.
Brazilian President Lula: He will return to work soon after a good recovery from surgery. Brazilian President Lula posted a video on social media for the first time after undergoing head surgery. Lula said that he has been able to walk around the hospital, and this week's surgery has recovered very well. Lula said that he would be "ready to go home soon and continue to work".Google spokesperson: Google intends to appeal the decision of the Turkish Competition Authority. Earlier, the Turkish antitrust agency fined Google $75 million for advertising technology investigation.The Trump team intends to abolish the automatic driving accident notification. Tesla's share price once rose by more than 3%, hitting an intraday high. The Trump transition team has suggested that the incoming government abolish the current general order requiring automakers to notify accidents related to autonomous driving systems. Cancelling this requirement will benefit Tesla; According to this order, Tesla has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of more than 1,500 accidents, ranking first. The proposal to abolish this regulation comes from a transition team responsible for formulating a 100-day strategy for automobile policy. The team called the order a forced "excessive" collection of data. After the news was announced, Tesla's share price once rose by 3.23% to $431.6, hitting an intraday high.