When Trump came to power, ESG investors were disheartened. UBS Wealth Management believed that the concerns were exaggerated. UBS Global Wealth Management Department said that Trump's return to the White House was unlikely to weaken the reasons for ESG investment. Strategists including Amantia Muhedini said in customer reports that although traditional ESG stocks such as solar energy and wind energy were suddenly sold off after Trump won the election on November 5, the long-term demand for continuous investment in areas from renewable infrastructure to electrification will remain strong. "Aside from politics and geopolitics, the economic prospects of renewable energy, electrification and infrastructure are still attractive, and long-term demand is visible ... The fear of Trump's re-election may be exaggerated, and we have seen the value of specific market segments."Standard & Poor's downgraded Intel's rating to BBB, and the outlook is stable.Apple released iOS 18.2: Siri integrated ChatGPT. After more than six weeks of testing, Apple announced that iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 were officially launched. It is reported that iOS 18.2 allows users to create custom Genmoji expressions, built-in application Playground that can generate images, and intelligent voice assistant Siri that integrates ChatGPT. According to public reports, at WWDC2024, Apple announced a cooperation with OpenAI, and Siri will integrate ChatGPT.
South Korea's tourism industry has been hit. The mayor of Seoul promised to ensure the safety of tourists. Recently, South Korea's tourism industry has also been hit by the emergency martial law storm, and many hotels and travel agencies have been unsubscribed. Seoul Mayor SE HUN promised to take measures to ensure the safety of tourists on the 11th. The South Korean media reported that although the emergency martial law issued by South Korean President Yin Xiyue lasted only a few hours, the negative impact of this incident on South Korea's tourism industry has already appeared. For security reasons, many tourists canceled the reservations of hotels and travel agencies. In view of the above situation, SE HUN said that the Seoul municipal government will launch a series of measures to create a "safe Seoul" image to attract foreign tourists, and at the same time increase support for the tourism industry to prevent related enterprises from closing down. (CCTV)Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)Russia's CPI rose by 8.88% year-on-year and 1.43% month-on-month. Russia's CPI rose by 1.43% month-on-month in November and is expected to rise by 1.50%. In November, CPI increased by 8.88% year-on-year, and it is expected to increase by 8.90%. In November, the core CPI rose by 1.10% month-on-month, in line with expectations. In November, the core CPI increased by 8.28% year-on-year, and it is expected to increase by 8.37%. In the week of December 9, the CPI rose by 0.48% month-on-month, and has increased by 8.76% since 2024.
Xinhua News Agency: The policy "combination boxing" has helped China's economy to improve. The article said that since the beginning of this year, China's policy toolbox has been continuously enriched, and the incremental policy and the stock policy have been superimposed, which has solidly promoted the economic structure to improve and the development trend has continued to improve, forming a joint force to promote high-quality development. "Striving for progress in stability, promoting stability through progress, establishing first and then breaking"-The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year set the tone for the economic development in 2024.Spanish Foreign Minister: I understand Israel's concern about Syria. Everyone must show restraint at this moment. Anything Israel does should take into account the possibility of splitting or destabilizing Syria, and Hezbollah must continue its ceasefire.Russia is willing to engage with the United States on the Ukrainian issue. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zacharova said at a regular press conference on the 11th that Russia is willing to engage with the United States on the Ukrainian issue, but has not received any "serious suggestions" from the team of President-elect Trump.