On the last trading day of 2020, US stock futures did not fluctuate significantly before the market. The stock market fluctuated sharply this year due to the epidemic, but it still rose sharply throughout the year, among which Nasdaq’s increase has exceeded 43%.
1. U.S. stock futures flattened before the market, despite the epidemic, they still rose throughout the year
The Dow Jones Index futures fluctuated around the flat before the opening on Thursday (31st), temporarily dropping 3 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were generally flat.
The U.S. stock market is heading towards the last trading day of this year. Affected by the epidemic this year, the stock market fell sharply in February and March. However, with the Fed’s unlimited easing support, the stock market rebounded sharply and repeatedly set new high prices before the end of the year.
Until the last trading day, the Nasdaq index, which is dominated by technology stocks, had a cumulative annual increase of 43.44%, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones index rose 15.52% and 6.56% respectively.
In addition to the bullish factors of the Fed’s easing of the US stock market, the recent smooth development of vaccines has also contributed to risk sentiment.
2. The U.S.-Europe trade war has revived!The United States increases taxes on German and French wines
The dispute over aircraft subsidies between the United States and Europe has revived. U.S. trade officials announced on Wednesday (30th) that they will increase tariffs on products from certain European countries, including French and German aircraft parts and wine.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative stated that it is revising some tariff measures because the time span used by the EU has seriously affected “a much larger range of products” and the EU “needs to take some measures to compensate for this unfairness.”
At the same time, the media reported that French officials stated that they have resumed the collection of digital service taxes, and that digital taxes in other European countries such as Italy and the United Kingdom will also be launched in the coming months.
In November of this year, after the European Union was approved by the World Trade Organization (WTO),USDTariffs are levied on products.A year ago, the United States was also approved by the WTO, and hasUSDImport tariffs will be imposed.
3. China approves the first new crown vaccine to be launched for the public
China’s drug regulatory agency approved the listing of China National Pharmaceutical Group (01099-HK)’s new crown inactivated vaccine, demonstrating confidence in China’s plans to launch this experimental vaccine at home and abroad.
Chinese officials said on Thursday that the vaccine achieves the unity of safety, effectiveness, accessibility, and affordability, and meets the requirements of the relevant standards of the World Health Organization and the National Food and Drug Administration. The durability and protective effect of subsequent immunizations need to be continuously observed. .
This and several other leading vaccines have been approved for emergency use in China in the middle of this year, and will be able to go on the market after this approval, which means that the public can be vaccinated.
4. See also variant virus strain officials said that existing vaccines can be prevented
In recent weeks, people have become more concerned about a new deadly virus strain, which was first detected in the UK and confirmed cases in Colorado and California. British officials say this strain is more contagious than earlier versions of the virus.
However, experts and health policy leaders said that existing vaccines should be effective against new strains. Some people also said that if necessary, the company should be able to adjust the vaccine to resist the new strain.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of confirmed deaths from Covid-19 worldwide has risen to nearly 1.81 million, and the number of confirmed cases worldwide has risen to 82.8 million. The death toll in the United States reached 342,395, the highest in the world.
5. Exxon Mobil said it lost for the fourth consecutive quarter
Exxon Mobil (XOM-US) Pointed out in a regulatory document that its upstream assets were written down as high as 20 billionUSDAfter that, the company is likely to lose money for the fourth consecutive quarter.
Compared with the third quarter, despite the increase in oil and gas prices, the company expects to lose 200 million yuan due to the write-down.USDTo 1 billionUSDGrowth between.Due to the increase in profitability, the profit of the chemical business unit increased by as much as 400 millionUSD。
Exxon Mobil fell more than 40% this year, and fell 0.05% pre-market to 41.58 USD。
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