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Abbott (ABT.N): Its Ultisynq lead wires have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EU CE marking certification.

ECB Executive Board member Cipolo Nee: If negotiations drag on, the digital euro will face delays.

The European Central Bank said its foreign exchange reserves remained unchanged at €349.7 billion.

A New York Times reporter wrote that when inflation first began to rise this spring, economists held a relatively optimistic view, believing that the price increases were mainly driven by energy prices and that there were no clear signs that price pressures were spreading to other sectors of the economy. However, this situation has changed significantly in recent months. Over the past three months, U.S. consumer prices, excluding energy prices, have risen at an annualized rate of 3.6%.

According to French sources, the G7 unanimously agreed that it is necessary to avoid a "security vacuum" in Lebanon after the expiration of the mandate of the UN Force in Lebanon.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: We are involved in peace talks between Lebanon and Israel and hope that Israel will continue its withdrawal from southern Lebanon.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: We serve the United States. We do not serve the global order, nor do we serve any other country. We serve the United States.

The U.S. Redbook retail sales annual rate for the week ending November 7 was 10.1%, compared to 10.4% previously.

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: ExxonMobil's preliminary agreement to return to Venezuela fully demonstrates President Trump's leadership. A country considered "lacking investment value" earlier this year has now attracted significant investment commitments from one of the world's largest energy companies. Significant progress has been made in a short period.

According to US financial media Semafor, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's gas business (ADNOC Gas) has raised its profit forecast by at least 14%.

US Secretary of State Rubio: Iran is currently unable to sell oil on the global market.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Why should we negotiate with Iran on the Lebanon issue?

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: The Iranian people deserve a better life than being reduced to a third-world country, and the Iranian leadership is leading the country to that point. It is tragic.

US Secretary of State Rubio: Iran is demanding compensation, but that will not happen.

According to the New York Times, a confidential report by global financial services firm KPMG reveals that the U.S. government received over $12 billion in revenue from Venezuela's natural resource exports in the first nine months of this year, and has already allocated it to relevant departments.

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Our troops are ready, but we do not believe it is necessary at this time.

US Secretary of State Rubio: We will not agree to a bad Iran deal.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Iran is very keen to reach an agreement, but the conditions they are currently proposing are absurd, and the two sides are still far from reaching an agreement.

US Secretary of State Rubio: The situation in Iran is not at a stalemate.

Allianz Chief Economist El-Erian: US October inflation data, both overall CPI and core CPI, showed month-on-month increases exceeding expectations. Especially after Fed Governor Waller's latest speech, the debate over whether the Fed will raise interest rates by 25 basis points next month or pause rate hikes can be set aside. The focus of the discussion will now be on whether to raise rates by 25 or 50 basis points. Personally, I tend to believe that the Fed will ultimately choose to raise rates by 25 basis points.