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The Nikkei 225 index closed up 1.21% at 39,849.14.Russia's central bank's gold and foreign exchange reserves reached US$ 614.4 billion in the week of December 6, with the previous value of US$ 614.1 billion.Tianyu Bio staged the "Heaven and Earth" market in the afternoon, with a turnover of over 900 million yuan.

Reuters survey: Most economists believe that the tariff proposed by US President-elect Trump has little impact on the British economy; It is estimated that the Bank of England will cut interest rates by 100 basis points in 2025, and may cut interest rates by 25 basis points every quarter; A survey of 71 interviewed economists shows that the Bank of England's interest rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75% on December 19th.China encourages qualified medical and nursing institutions to be integrated into the unified management of the compact medical association. It was learned from the National Health and Health Commission that the five departments jointly issued a document proposing that the medical and health administrative departments at all levels should integrate the medical and health services of the old-age care institutions into the quality and safety management system, and encourage qualified medical and nursing institutions to be integrated into the unified management of the compact medical association. The Guiding Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development of the Combination of Medical Care and Health Care, jointly issued by the National Health and Wellness Commission, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the State Medical Insurance Bureau and other departments, is deployed from four aspects: quality management, service quality and efficiency, team building and service safety. It is necessary to continuously enhance the sense of healthy old-age care for the elderly. The data shows that by the end of 2023, the number of elderly people aged 60 and over in China reached 297 million, accounting for 21.1% of the total population. Promoting the combination of medical care and nursing care is an important measure to optimize the health of the elderly and the supply of old-age services. (Xinhua News Agency)ECB: Domestic inflation has dropped slightly, but it is still at a high level. ECB: Staff now expect the economic recovery to be slower than predicted in September. As time goes on, the influence of restrictive monetary policy gradually fades, which should support the recovery of domestic demand. Domestic inflation has declined slightly, but it is still at a high level, mainly because wages and prices in some industries are still being adjusted to adapt to the past inflation surge.

On December 11th, it was reported that the U.S. government was divided over the U.S. steel acquisition, and Biden considered blocking the transaction. It was reported that the U.S. Department of Defense, the Ministry of Finance and the State Council all believed that the Japanese Steel Company's $15 billion acquisition of American steel companies would not bring national security risks, but U.S. President Biden was expected to block the transaction. Earlier, some media quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Biden planned to block the acquisition of American steel companies later this month on the grounds of national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has been reviewing the proposed acquisition for most of this year, and the group must submit its decision to Biden before December 22 or 23."39 people were pardoned and nearly 1,500 people were commuted", White House: Biden announced "the largest single-day commutation action in modern history", CBS, NBC and other media reported that the White House issued a statement on the 12th local time, saying that US President Biden announced that he would pardon 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes and commute the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were released at home during the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the White House statement, this move represents "the largest single-day commutation action in modern history" in the United States. According to the statement, Biden said that he will take more relevant measures in the next few weeks and will continue to review petitions for pardon and commutation. (World Wide Web)The Israeli army launched several rounds of air strikes on many places in Gaza, resulting in 37 deaths. On December 12, local time, the reporter of the General Station was informed that the Israeli army launched several rounds of air strikes on Gaza City in the north, Nuseilet refugee camp in the middle and Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza since the early morning of that day, which has caused 37 deaths. At present, the Israeli side has not issued a statement on related events. (CCTV News)