Spot gold rose by 1.00% in the day to $2,720.84 per ounce; COMEX gold futures main force recently reported $2,758.10 per ounce, up 1.46% in the day.Apple or cooperated with Broadcom to develop AI server chips using TSMC's advanced process. According to The Information, Apple's cooperation with Broadcom this time is not complete design and production outsourcing in the traditional sense, but some key "chiplet" are provided by Broadcom. Core is a design method that modularizes the functions of the processor. Apple can combine multiple cores into a complete chip. This method not only simplifies the manufacturing process, but also effectively protects Apple's overall design secrets, even if the partners can't fully understand the chip architecture. It is reported that this processor code-named "Baltra" will be produced by TSMC in N3P process. N3P is an advanced manufacturing technology released by TSMC in April 2024, and it is expected to be applied to the processor of iPhone 17 Pro for the first time. This process technology has higher performance and energy efficiency advantages, and will provide strong support for AI servers.WTI crude oil rose by 2.0% in the day, above the psychological mark of $70/barrel.
Jon Gray, President of Blackstone Group: The US market and economy are in a "sweet spot" state.Grifols SA, a Spanish pharmaceutical company, raised 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) through a private placement of bonds, hoping to appease investors.Spanish Foreign Minister: Assad is no longer in Syria, and the dictatorship has ended, which is a good thing.
On Wednesday (December 11th), the overnight reverse repurchase agreements (RRP) of the Federal Reserve was 180.120 billion US dollars, compared with 174.842 billion US dollars in the last trading daily.More than 40 illegal immigrants have disappeared off the coast of Italy. No missing persons have been found yet. An Italian rescue organization said on the 11th local time that an 11-year-old girl was rescued in the waters near Lampedusa in the early morning. She said that her illegal immigrant boat had capsized and more than 40 people on board fell into the water. The Italian Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue operation, but no wreckage or missing persons have been found yet. (CCTV)Neil Chapman, senior vice president of ExxonMobil, told analysts that the company's oil production increase will not lead to a decline in oil prices.