The three major European stock indexes closed down across the board. The German DAX index fell 0.08% to 20329.16 points, the French CAC40 index fell 1.14% to 7394.78 points, and the British FTSE 100 index fell 0.86% to 8280.36 points.The FTSE A50 futures index closed down 0.05% at 13,569.000 points in a row.US Treasury Secretary Yellen: Trump's widely implemented tariff policy may undermine the progress made on inflation and increase costs. He talked with Trump's nominee for finance minister, Besant, and discussed the broad responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance.
Since the beginning of this year, six small and medium-sized banks have "refused to redeem" tier-2 capital bonds. On December 9, Yingkou Bank Co., Ltd. announced that when the 10-year tier-2 capital bonds issued by the bank in 2019 had expired, the bank chose not to redeem the bonds. In fact, a number of commercial banks have announced this year that they will not exercise the right to redeem secondary capital bonds, mainly small and medium-sized banks. The insiders believe that there are two main reasons why banks choose not to redeem secondary capital bonds. First, it is difficult for banks to refinance and issue capital replenishment tools due to factors such as high cost of new bonds and declining profitability. Second, the bank's capital adequacy ratio has been at a low level, and some banks' capital adequacy ratio has been lower than the regulatory requirements before redemption, and the capital level may further decline after exercising the redemption right. (Securities Daily)The FTSE A50 futures index closed down 0.05% at 13,569.000 points in a row.The Houthi armed forces in Yemen claimed to have attacked two American destroyers and three frigates in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthi armed forces in Yemen issued a statement announcing military operations against a series of targets, including attacking "two American destroyers and three frigates" in the Gulf of Aden, and attacking regional targets such as Jaffa in Israel.
The pharmacy chain WBA closed up 18%, the biggest one-day increase since at least 1980, and the company negotiated to sell it to a private equity firm.US Department of Defense: the State Council approved the sale of vehicle maintenance equipment to Kuwait, with an estimated value of $300 million.NVIDIA's decline widened to 3%.