Spot platinum just broke through the $940.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $940.90/oz, up 0.58% in the day; The main force of Nymex platinum futures recently reported $951.9 per ounce, up 0.12% in the day.MediaTek will enter the supply chain of Apple's main hardware products for the first time. It is reported that Apple intends to significantly upgrade the functions of Apple Watch next year, and ask MediaTek for help. MediaTek will provide some new data computer chips of Apple Watch to share the orders originally supplied by Intel. This is the first time that MediaTek has entered Apple's main hardware product supply chain. In this regard, MediaTek said that he would not comment on the relevant order information. (Taiwan Province Economic Daily)Survey: Most Japanese companies expect Trump 2.0 to damage the business environment. According to a survey in Reuters, nearly three-quarters of Japanese companies expect Trump's second US presidency to have a negative impact on the business environment of Japanese companies. The reasons for concern include the planned tariff increase and trade tensions. The manager of a machinery manufacturer wrote in the survey: "It is difficult to predict his policies, which makes it difficult for our client company to make investment decisions"; Although 73% of the respondents said that Trump's second entry into the White House will not have a favorable impact on their business environment, the rest of the respondents expect a positive impact, including the expectation that domestic demand in the United States will expand through tax cuts, and energy and environmental policies may also be revised; When asked what measures they would take if Trump raised tariffs, two-thirds of the respondents said their business strategy was unlikely to change, 22% said they would cut costs, and 8% said they would work hard to expand their cultivation in markets outside the United States.
South Korean President Yin Xiyue: The large opposition party has become a monster that undermines order; The opposition is threatening national security and social security.Yin Xiyue denied that emergency martial law was a civil strife. South Korean President Yin Xiyue made a speech today (December 12), denying that "emergency martial law" was a "civil strife". He once again criticized the opposition party for enslaving Congress and abusing the power to impeach public officials. Yin Xiyue said that both impeachment and investigation will face it head-on.Australian Government: Australia will provide Papua New Guinea with $600 million in 10 years to help rugby league teams enter Australia's top leagues.
Market News: South Korean President Yin Xiyue may release a recorded public speech.Hong Kong suspended the import of poultry meat and poultry products from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. On December 11th, the Center for Food Safety of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of Hong Kong announced that in response to the notification from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan that highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza broke out in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, the Center immediately instructed the industry to suspend the import of poultry meat and poultry products (including eggs) from this area to protect public health in Hong Kong. A spokesman for the Centre said that according to the information of the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 2,000 metric tons of frozen poultry meat and 227.42 million eggs from Japan in the first nine months of this year. The spokesman said: "The Center has contacted the Japanese authorities on the incident and will continue to pay close attention to the news of the outbreak of avian influenza issued by the World Organization for Animal Health and relevant authorities, and take appropriate actions in response to the development of the local epidemic."Japan's semiconductor sector rose collectively, with ADVANTEST up nearly 5%, DISCO up over 2% and Renesas Electronics up over 1%.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide