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Canadian Finance Minister: If the United States imposes unreasonable tariffs, Canada will respond strongly.The relative cost of living in new york has dropped to the lowest level since at least 2008. According to the new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis this week, the cost of living in new york metropolitan area in 2023 is 12.5% higher than the national average. This is the lowest level since the bureau began to release relevant data at least in 2008. From 2008 to 2022, the relative cost of living in new york is 13% to 15.5% higher than the average level in the United States.US President-elect Trump: The Republican Party will do its best to cancel daylight saving time.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $135.777 billion from 44 counterparties in the fixed-rate reverse repurchase operation.According to people familiar with the matter, Verkada, a surveillance camera startup, negotiated to raise $200 million at a valuation of $4.5 billion, led by venture capital firm General Catalyst.Brent crude oil futures closed up $1.08, or 1.47%, at $74.49/barrel.

US CFTC：WTI crude oil bullish sentiment hit a six-week low, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of NYMEX WTI crude oil held by speculators decreased by 12,448 contracts to 103,986 contracts, a six-week low. Net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil decreased by 11,013 contracts to 215,325 contracts. The net long position of NYMEX gasoline increased to 73,037 contracts, a record high of about eight weeks. The net short position of NYMEX heating oil increased to 46,823 contracts, the highest since the data was recorded in June 2006. The net long position of seven contracts of NYMEX natural gas Henry Hub in the United States fell to 108,908 contracts, a three-week low.On December 13, the top 20 of US stock turnover: Tesla may no longer report the autopilot accident, and its share price reached a record high. On Friday, Tesla, the first US stock turnover, closed up 4.34%, and its share price reached a record high, with a turnover of 37.02 billion US dollars. According to reports, the Trump transition team has suggested that the incoming government abolish the current general order requiring automakers to report accidents related to autonomous driving systems. This requirement will benefit Tesla. Prior to this, according to this order, Tesla has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of more than 1,500 accidents, ranking first among car dealers. The proposal to abolish this regulation comes from a transition team responsible for formulating a 100-day strategy for automobile policy. According to the document, the team called this order to force "excessive" data collection. Trump's transition team, Tesla and its CEO Musk did not respond to requests for comment. On November 18, the Trump team announced that it was seeking to relax the regulations on self-driving cars in the United States. (Global Market Broadcast)"New Year's Eve+Travel" has caught fire in some places. It is hard to book a table for New Year's Eve. Recently, the reporter visited some old-fashioned restaurants and hotels in Shanghai, and many popular restaurants have been hard to find a table for New Year's Eve. A person in charge of a restaurant said that their New Year's Eve dinner had been sold out as early as May. Some restaurants added a "annual lunch" at noon on New Year's Eve, and reservations were equally hot. Some citizens simply invited the chef to go home and cook a reunion dinner at home. It is understood that the price of a New Year's Eve dinner ranges from 4,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan depending on the dishes and the number of dishes. Reunion is an important part of the Spring Festival culture. This year, in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the new model of "New Year's Eve+Tourism" has lengthened the reunion time and become a new choice for many consumers. As the Spring Festival holiday will be increased to 8 days next year, some travel agencies have expanded the route of New Year's Eve dinner from the regular Yangtze River Delta to the medium and long-term routes, including destinations such as Yunnan and Heilongjiang. In addition to domestic travel, the registration of outbound travel routes is also very popular, especially in some new visa-free countries. (CCTV Finance)