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American polls show that half of Americans lack confidence in Trump's ability to nominate qualified cabinet members. A recent poll by the Associated Press -NORC Public Affairs Research Center shows that half of Americans lack confidence in President-elect Trump's ability to nominate qualified people for the new cabinet or key administrative positions. According to the survey results, 55% of American respondents have "a little confidence" or "no confidence at all" in Trump's ability to select qualified candidates during his second term, and another 27% have "very confidence". The poll was conducted from December 5 to 9, and the respondents were 1251 American adults, with a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.European natural gas futures fell by more than 11% this week, and the EU carbon tax fell by about 6%. At the end of the European market on Friday (December 13th), ICE UK natural gas futures fell by 3.41% to 102.560p/kcal, with a cumulative decline of 11.49% this week. TTF benchmark Dutch natural gas futures fell 3.57% to 41.030 Euro/MWh, down 11.67% this week. ICE EU carbon emissions trading license (futures price) fell 2.80% to 64.25 euros/ton, down 5.94% this week.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)

Barclays raised the target price of Hilton Hotels Group from $243.00 to $268.00.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.Russia's GDP in the third quarter increased by 3.1% year-on-year, in line with expectations.

President of Georgia: I don't intend to leave the presidential palace after my term expires.According to sources, the US Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation involved Musk's purchase of Twitter shares in 2022 and whether he intended to benefit from it.Banier, former French Prime Minister: After three months of turmoil after the dissolution of the National Assembly, we restored the country's operation. We have worked methodically and conscientiously, covering all fields, relying on energetic ministers and active business people, and always seeking dialogue with Congress. We put forward a difficult budget aimed at reducing our deficit under extremely difficult circumstances, and reached a nearly balanced agreement with most members, especially the Senate. However, this deficit has not disappeared. Obviously, my cabinet has performed well, and all the service teams in the Prime Minister's Office deserve you to be proud of your work.