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title: "Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Thursday"
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description: "Global news includes: The U.S. non-farm payrolls decreased by 9,000 in November, and the number of first-time unemployment claims hit the lowest level since 2022. Trump may withdraw from the USMCA. The yen strengthened against the dollar, and the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in December. The Russian stock market rose, and Putin rejected part of the peace plan. Cambricon stated that market rumors are untrue. The EU launched an antitrust investigation against Meta. Stock markets in Europe, the U.S., and Japan all rose, with strong expectations for central bank interest rate hikes"
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# Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Thursday

According to the Ministry of Commerce website, the head of the Treaty and Law Department of the Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions regarding the EU's termination of the WTO dispute case against China. Revelio Labs: The U.S. non-farm payrolls decreased by 9,000 in November. The number of first-time unemployment claims in the U.S. last week was 191,000, the lowest level since 2022. U.S. Challenger companies laid off 71,000 workers in November, with the year-on-year growth rate slowing to 24%, but still the highest level for the same period since 2022. According to Politico, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office stated that Trump may withdraw from the USMCA next year. The yen rose against the dollar in the short term, with reports suggesting that the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in December, and the government may tolerate this move. The Russian stock market rose slightly, as Putin refused to accept parts of the peace plan. Cambricon: Today's media and online dissemination of information regarding the company's products, clients, supply, and capacity forecasts are all misleading and false information. PGIM warns: Even if Hassert leads the Federal Reserve, he will not be able to "quickly cut interest rates" as Trump wishes. Facing TPU and Trainium? NVIDIA once again published a statement "self-certifying": the GB200 NVL72 can enhance the performance of open-source AI models by up to 10 times. Concerned that WhatsApp's AI tools may harm competition, the EU has launched an antitrust investigation against Meta. Stock markets in Europe, the U.S., and Japan all rose, with central bank interest rate hikes becoming a foregone conclusion. Japanese long-term bond yields hit a new high, spot silver fell by 3%, and gold and copper retreated from high levels. The Nikkei 225 index closed up 2.3%, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 0.06%, and the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.68%

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