Kirby, spokesman of the National Security Council of the United States, announced a new plan for weapons assistance to Ukraine.USGS: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred in Izu Islands, Japan.Turkish President Erdogan met with US Secretary of State Blinken in Ankara.
Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd. downgraded Xinao Energy to Hold with a target price of HK$ 56.Macron's visit to Poland to seek a stable ally focused on the Ukrainian issue. On the 12th local time, French President Macron visited Poland and held talks with Polish Prime Minister Tusk. The Ukrainian issue was the focus of discussion between the leaders of the two countries.Chicago corn futures fell by 1%, while wheat, soybean meal and soybean oil fell by 0.8% at most. In late new york on Thursday (December 12), the Bloomberg Grain Sub-index fell by 0.63% to 31.7965 points. CBOT corn futures fell 1.00% to 4.43-3/4 USD/bushel. CBOT wheat futures fell 0.80% to $ 5.58-3/4 a bushel. CBOT soybean futures were roughly flat at $ 10.02-1/2 per bushel, while soybean meal futures fell by 0.70% and soybean oil futures fell by 0.50%.
The dollar index DXY broke through 107 and rose by 0.33% in the day.Boeing will invest $1 billion to upgrade its infrastructure in South Carolina and recruit 500 people.New york Fed: Anna Nordstrom will be the temporary market director.