Shanghai Tin closed up nearly 1%, international copper closed up 0.09%, Shanghai Copper closed down 0.11%, Shanghai Aluminum closed up 0.10%, Shanghai Zinc closed down 0.19%, Shanghai Lead closed down 0.57%, Shanghai Nickel closed up 0.53% and Shanghai Tin closed up 0.99%. Alumina closed up 0.60% at night. Stainless steel night plate closed up 0.54%.The previous crude oil futures 2401 contract closed up 1.28% at 536.70 yuan/barrel. Shanghai Gold closed up 0.64% and Shanghai Bank closed up 0.04%.Apple or cooperated with Broadcom to develop AI server chips using TSMC's advanced process. According to The Information, Apple's cooperation with Broadcom this time is not complete design and production outsourcing in the traditional sense, but some key "chiplet" are provided by Broadcom. Core is a design method that modularizes the functions of the processor. Apple can combine multiple cores into a complete chip. This method not only simplifies the manufacturing process, but also effectively protects Apple's overall design secrets, even if the partners can't fully understand the chip architecture. It is reported that this processor code-named "Baltra" will be produced by TSMC in N3P process. N3P is an advanced manufacturing technology released by TSMC in April 2024, and it is expected to be applied to the processor of iPhone 17 Pro for the first time. This process technology has higher performance and energy efficiency advantages, and will provide strong support for AI servers.
Mackler, Governor of the Bank of Canada: We have seen a considerable rebound in real estate activities, but the price has not risen, which is good news.Financial support has accelerated the purchase and storage of stock houses. In order to help commercial houses to go out of stock and increase the supply of affordable housing, all localities have continued to promote the acquisition of completed stock commercial houses for affordable housing. Recently, all kinds of financial support for the storage and storage of existing commercial housing is accelerating. "By making good use of funds such as housing rental group purchase loans to support the acquirer to carry out purchasing and storage work, it can revitalize the stock and digest the inventory, which has a great impact on the market's stability." The researchers said that at present, the tools that can provide funds for purchasing and storage, such as refinancing of affordable housing, special loans and special bonds, are still in the process of landing, and various localities are also exploring the purchasing and storage and subsequent operation modes of existing commercial housing. (Securities Daily)The President of the United Arab Emirates held talks with the King of Jordan to discuss the situation in Syria. On the 11th, local time, UAE President Mohammed and King Abdullah II of Jordan held talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, focusing on the close relationship between the two countries and the latest regional situation development. During the talks, the two sides reviewed the developments in Syria, reaffirmed their consistent position of supporting Syria's unity, stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and stressed the importance of safeguarding its state institutions. In addition, the two sides also expressed their commitment to support initiatives that meet the aspirations of the Syrian people and stressed the importance of Syria's stability to the region and the Arab world. During the talks, the two sides stressed that it is necessary to intensify efforts to strengthen regional stability and prevent conflicts in the region from escalating. (CCTV)
German Ministry of Economic Affairs: German government abandons expansion plan of natural gas plant.Google launched Gemini 2.0, calling it a brand-new AI model for the Agentic era. On December 11th, local time, Google CEO sundar pichai released a note: Today, I am excited to launch the next model of Google for this new Agentic era: launching Gemini 2.0, our most powerful model. With the new development of multimodal-such as local image and audio output-and the use of local tools, it will enable us to build new artificial intelligence agents and bring us closer to our vision of universal assistants.The "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship carried out three-dimensional medical rescue drills in the South China Sea. Recently, the Navy "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship carried out three-dimensional medical rescue drills in the South China Sea, focusing on joint search and rescue, emergency medical rescue, wartime emergency handling and other subjects for inspection assessment. The assessment team randomly issued hundreds of assessment scenarios to effectively test the emergency response ability of all hospital ship personnel. (CCTV)