Market News: Belarusian President Lukashenko approved the budget of Belarus in 2025.London cocoa futures rose more than 4% to 8516 pounds a ton. New york cocoa futures rose more than 4% to $11,296 a ton.Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized for injuries in Europe. Pelosi's office said in a statement on Friday that former US House Speaker nancy pelosi was injured during his trip to Luxemburg and has been taken to hospital for evaluation. It is reported that Pelosi has received good treatment and will continue to work.
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.GBP/USD fell more than 0.50% in the day, and now it is reported at 1.2611.Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives: A great deal of evidence has been found that "the financial industry implements conspiracy and antitrust behavior in order to impose extreme ESG targets on American companies".
WTI crude oil rose 1.5% in the day to 70.71 USD/barrel.The Brazilian real fell by 1% against the US dollar, the worst among emerging market currencies.Turkey said it would crack down on Kurdish armed forces in Syria. Turkish President Erdogan held talks with visiting US Secretary of State Blinken in Ankara on December 12. The two sides discussed the latest situation in Syria and bilateral relations. Erdogan said that Turkey would crack down on all "terrorist organizations" such as the PKK.