Market news: After the state of Maine in the United States made a ruling to disqualify Trump from the presidential election primary, Trump filed a legal challenge to the state court.

Former US President Trump has been disqualified from the Maine Republican primary due to his involvement in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, election officials in Maine said.

Crypto lender Celsius: The company is expected to emerge from bankruptcy in early 2024.

[Spot Price] News on December 29, 2023, an overview of the rise and fall of ternary pig prices across the country today

[Spot Price] News on December 29, 2023, today’s overview of the rise and fall of ternary pig prices across the country

According to Syrian state media: Syrian air defense systems intercepted Israeli air strikes on areas around Damascus.

South Korean Finance Minister candidate Choi Sang-mok: If necessary, South Korea will take preventive measures to respond to market conditions, and the Bank of Korea will also provide liquidity through the open market.

[The Quebec provincial government of Canada and the public service sector unions reached a temporary salary agreement] On December 28, local time, the Quebec provincial public service unions of Canada and the Quebec provincial government reached a temporary agreement on raising wages, and the general strike lasted for more than a month. It will hopefully end. Within the next three weeks, the union will vote on the tentative agreement before it can take effect. The day before, the Quebec Teachers Union, representing 66,000 employees, had also reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government on wages and working conditions. Again, this agreement will need to be approved by a union vote.

Bank of Korea: We will respond to excessive herding in the foreign exchange market.

The Bank of Korea reiterated that it will take measures to stabilize the market if necessary.

Bank of Korea: South Korea’s inflation rate may reach the target level in the fourth quarter of 2024 or later.

Bank of Korea: The central bank will maintain tightening policy until it is confident that CPI will touch the 2% range.

According to Nikkei: Japan’s Ministry of Transport will verify the safety of Toyota’s Daihatsu industrial vehicles in January.

In the week ending December 23, foreign central banks held US$14.652 billion in US Treasury bonds, compared with the previous value of -US$12.98 billion.

Market news: Mexico announced a nearly 80% tariff on some steel imports.

Investment Company Institute (ICI): Money market fund assets increased to $5.89 trillion in the week ended December 27. The rebound comes after two weeks of outflows.

According to the Syrian state news agency: An explosion was heard near Damascus, Syria, and the investigation is still ongoing.

Fund analysis company Lipper: U.S. investment-grade funds saw inflows of $135.8 million in the latest week.

Fund analysis company Lipper: Municipal bond funds had outflows of $464 million in the latest week, and high-yield funds had inflows of $2.86 million.