Michael Del Pozzo, president of Hershey's American candy business, will leave his post and return to his old club Pepsi. On December 10th, local time, American chocolate manufacturer Hershey (NYSE: HSY) announced that Michael Del Pozzo, president of American candy business, will leave his post on December 12th, 2024. Michele Buck, President and CEO of Hershey, will take the leading position in the candy business in the United States, and the company will look for successors from internal and external candidates. Del Pozzo will return to PepsiCo and take up a new leadership position.Reuters survey: 56 out of 97 economists said that the Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate to 3.50%-3.75% or lower by the end of 2025 (70 out of 99 economists in November).Spot gold hit $2,680 per ounce for the first time since November 25th, rising by 0.74% in the day.
Fitch: It is expected that the Tax Reduction and Employment Act will be extended in 2017, which may increase tariffs on Canada, restrict immigration and re-promote deregulation. It is expected that the economic growth in the United States and Canada will slow down slightly, inflation will fall, and policy interest rates will continue to be lowered.The pace of interest rate cuts may be inconsistent. The pound rose to the highest level against the euro since 2022, and the pound rose to the highest level against the euro in more than two and a half years. British government bonds fell because the market expected that the Bank of England would cut interest rates less than Europe. On Tuesday, the pound rose 0.3% against the euro to 82.50p, the first time since April 2022. British government bonds fell across the board, and the 10-year yield rose to 4.33%, the highest since November 28. Traders expect the Bank of England to stay put at its last policy meeting this year next week and maintain a cautious stance on subsequent interest rate cuts. The country's growth remains strong, while inflation in some areas remains high. At the same time, it is widely believed that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday to support the economy. "The 0.8200 mark is imminent," said Brad Bechtel, global foreign exchange director of Jefferies. "It is clear that the Bank of England will still lag far behind the European Central Bank in the pace and extent of interest rate cuts.Israeli Defense Minister: Israel is establishing a non-threat defense zone in southern Syria.
Trump suggested that Canada and Mexico become American states. According to a report by Tass news agency on December 10th, US President-elect Donald Trump suggested that Canada and Mexico become American states. According to reports, Trump said in an interview with NBC: "We provide more than 100 billion US dollars in subsidies to Canada every year. We have provided nearly $300 billion in subsidies to Mexico. Why should we subsidize these countries? If we want to subsidize them, let them (and us) become a country. " According to the report, on November 25, Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imported goods from Canada and Mexico. According to a report on the website of The Wall Street Journal on December 10th, Canadian Prime Minister justin trudeau said on the 10th that if Trump keeps his promise to impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada, Ottawa will also take tariff measures to fight back. Trudeau said at an event: "Of course, we will respond to unfair tariffs in many ways as we did eight years ago, and we are still studying the appropriate response." The Canadian leader said that there are signs that Americans are "beginning to realize that imposing tariffs on all goods imported from Canada will greatly push up the cost of living for Americans". (Reference message)Guangzhou Automobile Group's second-generation intelligent robot was publicly unveiled. On December 8-9, the 2024 Pearl Bay International Climate Investment and Financing Conference with the theme of "Global Cooperation for a Green Future" was held in Nansha, Guangzhou. The appearance of the second-generation intelligent robot independently developed by Guangzhou Automobile Group at the conference attracted widespread attention. "Embodied intelligence" refers to an agent that has a body and supports interaction with the physical world, and is one of the frontier development directions of artificial intelligence technology. At present, the research and development of Guangzhou Automobile Robot has entered the third generation, and the new humanoid robot will be officially released at the end of this year, which is expected to become one of the important directions for the high-quality development of automobile industry and artificial intelligence industry. (Guangzhou Daily)The United States may cancel the identification of the terrorist organization of the Syrian Sharm el-Liberation Organization. On December 8, local time, an anonymous senior official of the US government told the media that the US government did not rule out the removal of the Syrian Sharm el-Liberation Organization from the list of terrorist organizations recognized by the United States in order to establish closer ties with it. (World Wide Web)