European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.German regulators investigate potential abuse of electricity price increases.American natural gas futures fell more than 5% and are now reported at $3.277 per million British heat.
Francois bayrou, the new French Prime Minister: (Debt reduction) This is a very serious problem. This is why in the face of such a serious situation, my approach will be not to hide anything, not to neglect any problems, and not to abandon any aspects. First of all, of course, it is the budget issue, then the political issue, and then the problem of our society. I know all about it. I think we must try hard. Maybe we can find a new way.New york cocoa futures rose more than 4% to $11,296 a tonne.The pharmacy chain WBA rose to 4%. It is reported that Sycamore Partners LP is arranging a debt financing plan for the acquisition of WBA. Sycamore has contacted lenders such as Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.
Former US Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi was injured in Luxembourg and was taken to the hospital. On December 13th, local time, former US Speaker of the House of Representatives nancy pelosi was injured while attending an official event in Luxembourg and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. It is reported that Pelosi is currently being treated by doctors and medical professionals and continues to work.Polish Central Bank Governor Glapinski: There is no basis for adjusting interest rates.Google will appeal against the decision of the Turkish competition authority, which decided to fine Google 2.61 billion lira ($75 million) for taking advantage of its dominant position in the advertising server service market. Google said on Friday that it intends to appeal this decision. A spokesman for the company said that the decision of the Turkish competition authority did not take into account the fierce competition, and there were many choices for advertising buyers and sellers.