[5 libros esta mañana]Carefully selected news to read at the beginning of the job – Bloomberg

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Last Slow of the Dice (the last movement of the dice). One of the people involved in the trade negotiations between the UK and the European Union (EU) said talks scheduled for this week would determine his fate. Even if the difficult negotiations are completed, it will be necessary for both parliaments to ratify the negotiations. The December 31 deadline is finally less than four weeks, and development continues to be grim. Here are five news items to watch out for as you start your day.

Do any of the obstacles work?

United Kingdom and European Union (EU)Trade negotiations resumed in Brussels on the 6th. Both sides are aiming for a final agreement by the evening of the 7th. Political compromises are emerging over the long-standing obstacle to fishing rights in British waters, said two people familiar with the negotiations. . The issue of a fair competitive environment remains a major open obstacle. British Prime Minister Johnson and European Commission President Fonde Araien will speak by phone on the afternoon of the 7th. An agreement is unlikely to be reached within the next 24 hours, EU diplomatic officials said.

Claim

The president of the United States, Trump, repeats unfounded accusations of fraud about the result of the presidential elections in Georgia, while the current Republican Party will vote in the Senate elections on January 5 of next year. I called on supporters to vote for lawmakers. Nor Trump, who spoke at a rally in Georgia, took action against Republican Governor Kemp and Secretary of State Luffence Purger to overturn the election results that former Democratic Vice President Byden had won. in the state. HowGuilt.

The strongest suggestion ever

Urs from Creddy Swiss GroupRohner said the merger with UBS Group would be beneficial, not “irrational,” and strongly suggested the possibility of considering integration with larger competitors. Rohner, who will retire at the end of his term in 2021, said the bank and UBS are smaller and have lower market valuations than their competitors in the United States, and that a single organization would be more influential. He spoke in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Schweitz am Wochenende.

New electric oven installed in Japan

Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Vice President of Nippon Steel Co., Ltd., has revealed that there is a possibility to build a new electric furnace in Japan that produces high-quality steel, such as automotive steel sheets. In the United States, the company is considering building a new electric furnace in collaboration with European steel giant Alcerol Mittal, and hopes to help diversify raw materials and reduce investment costs. In an interview on the 3rd, Vice President Miyamoto pointed out that there are problems such as the high production costs of electric furnaces due to high electricity rates in Japan. It is “possible enough” to produce high-quality steel, such as High Strength Steel Plate (HITEN), that is worth the cost in Japan.

Show Saudi confidence

Saudi Arabia has raised oil sales prices to its main market, Asia. The background is that the price of crude oil reached the highest level since March of last week due to optimism about the new corona vaccine.The increase in the sale price of crude oil is the largest in five months. There is enough demand for energy to absorb the relaxation of the “OPEC Plus” production cuts starting next month, and the supply and demand of the oil market will continue to narrow despite closure measures (city blockade) in some parts of Europe and the United States. It is a move to show that Saudi Arabia is convinced.

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