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Liquid, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, received a valuation of $2.3 billion in the latest round of financing.Goldman Sachs: Preliminary data from EPFR show that the allocation of global mutual funds to China stocks declined in November. On the asset-weighted basis, active mutual funds still underallocate China stocks by 290 basis points. This week, China stock funds ushered in a strong inflow of $5.6 billion, breaking the previous trend of outflow for seven consecutive weeks.Italian Minister of Energy: If the conflict with Russia and Ukraine ends, we will not rule out importing natural gas from Russia in the future.

Brazilian President Lula posted a video on social media for the first time after undergoing head surgery.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.Italian President Mattarella accepted an exclusive interview with the reception desk in Beijing. Visiting China again after seven years, he said that China's development is changing with each passing day and has made great progress in many aspects. Opposing war and confrontation, he believes that the development of the world needs mutual respect and appreciation from all countries. Talking about the relations between the two countries, he said that Italy attaches great importance to this, and mutual understanding and trust are the cornerstones of Italian-Chinese friendship. (CCTV International News)

Economists predict that the Fed will only cut interest rates three times next year. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect that the Fed will cut interest rates for the third time in a row this month, and lower the expected number of interest rate cuts next year. The market expects Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and his colleagues to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. If the expectation is true, it means that interest rates have been lowered by 1 percentage point since September. Next year's interest rate cut will slow down faster than officials expected three months ago. Most economists predict that interest rates will be cut only three times in 2025 because of the small progress in fighting inflation.Bank of America Securities lowered the target price of Thermo Fisher Scientific Shier Technology from $675.00 to $660.00.Bank of America Securities lowered the target price of Thermo Fisher Scientific Shier Technology from $675.00 to $660.00.