Schneider, former CEO of Nestle, was nominated to join the supervisory board of Siemens.Barclays: M&A and cooperation between banks and financial technology companies will grow.Bank of Canada Governor Mackler M: Monetary policy no longer needs to remain tight. The job market is still weakening. Officials will adopt a more "gradual" interest rate policy.
Bank of Canada: Wage growth shows signs of slowing down, but wage growth related to productivity is still at a high level.Bank of Canada: Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter seems weaker than expected. Bank of Canada: Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter seems weaker than expected. The United States may impose new tariffs on Canadian products exported to the United States, increasing uncertainty and casting a shadow over the economic prospects. Consumer spending and household activities both picked up in the third quarter, indicating that lower interest rates began to boost household spending. The growth in the fourth quarter may be weaker than the 2% annualized level expected by the central bank, and the average inflation rate is expected to be close to 2% in the next few years.The Nasdaq 100 index rose to 1.2%, and the S&P 500 index rose 0.6%.
COMEX silver futures rose 1.0% in the day to $33.09 per ounce.Goldman Sachs raised the target price of several hotel chain stocks. Goldman Sachs raised the target price of Hilton Hotel from $247 to $277, Hyatt Hotels Group from $151 to $167, and Marriott from $280 to $314.The power company said that Nigeria suffered a nationwide power outage due to power grid failure.