Iraqi government spokesman: There was no military intervention in Syria. On December 13th, local time, regarding US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to Iraq, Iraqi government spokesman Bassim Avadis said that since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis, the communication between the United States and Iraq has never been interrupted. Avadis also said that the Iraqi government has not intervened militarily in Syria, and has no unilateral plan for Syria, nor has it supported any faction or political organization. Avadis said that Arab, regional and international forces have reached an agreement not to allow any form of extremism to spread the Syrian crisis to other regions.The international gold price plunged, and the COMEX gold main contract fell by 1.3%, approaching the $2,670 mark.Fitch: Supply chain constraints and labor cost inflation will continue to affect global airlines until 2025.
A few ETFs in the U.S. stock market closed up, with semiconductor ETFs rising by more than 2.5%. This week, biotechnology ETFs fell by more than 3.3%, while optional consumer ETFs rose by more than 1.1%. On Friday (December 13th), semiconductor ETFs closed up by 2.51%, global technology stock index ETFs rose by 0.87%, technology ETFs rose by 0.43%, and optional consumer ETFs rose by 0.4%.The Prime Minister of Qatar held talks with the Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs to discuss the regional situation. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Mohammed, held talks with the Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs, jack sullivan, in Doha, the capital. The two sides focused on the Syrian situation, the conflict in Gaza and other regional affairs. The two sides stressed that it is necessary to promote an inclusive political process and achieve a peaceful transfer of power in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, and all parties in Syria should also strengthen efforts to protect civilians and combat terrorism. The two sides also exchanged views on the latest situation in Gaza.Major European stock indexes closed down across the board, with Germany's DAX index down 0.10% to 20405.92, France's CAC40 index down 0.15% to 7409.57, and Britain's FTSE 100 index down 0.14% to 8300.33.
The European stock "Ocean's Eleven" | Novo Nordisk closed down about 3.9%, with a cumulative drop of over 4% this week. On Friday (December 13th), ASML Holdings Amsterdam's share price (ASML.NA) closed up 0.64% to 687.70 euros, up 1.49% this week. NOVOB.DC, the share price of Novo Nordisk Copenhagen, closed down 3.89% to 754.00 (Danish kroner), down 4.01% this week. Sanofi closed down 1.68%, 3.34% tired this week; LVMH Group fell by 1.08% and rose by 1.32% this week; AstraZeneca fell by 0.95% and fell by 1.75% this week; Roche Pharmaceuticals fell 0.9%, down 1.48% this week; Novartis Pharmaceuticals fell 0.36%, down 2.30% this week; GlaxoSmithKline fell 0.34%, down 1.08% this week; L 'Oré al fell by 0.33%, and fell by 0.07% this week; Germany SAP SAP fell by 0.19%, and this week it rose by 0.12%. Nestle rose 0.37% and fell 0.77% this week.Finance Minister of Canada: In the face of potential tariffs imposed by the United States, Canada will not escalate the situation or give in.Post Holdings is working with bankers to explore the merger with Lamb Weston.