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Trump's nominated chairman of the SEC once blamed the US government for FTX's downfall, and Trump's nominated chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission once blamed the FTX cryptocurrency exchange's collapse on an unusual suspect, that is, the US government itself. Atkins, 66, witnessed the disaster of FTX with his own eyes, and the collapse of the encryption empire still reverberates in the digital asset world. Patomak Global Partners, his consulting firm in Washington, DC, was listed as a creditor of FTX bankruptcy case, and the date of signing the consulting agreement of its board of directors was January 2022, about 10 months before the bankruptcy of Bankman-Fried. According to court documents, the company also served as a lobbyist for FTX. Atkins pointed out in a podcast last year that "the collapse of FTX was an international disaster, and I think it was because the United States did not formulate rules to adapt to this new technology". He also admitted that the fraud of Bankman-Fried was the core reason for the collapse of the exchange.Institution: AUD/NZD may rebound in the coming months. Jane Foley, foreign exchange strategist of ABN amro, said in a report that AUD/NZD may rebound in the coming months, because the growth momentum of New Zealand's economy is far less than that of Australia. "The weakness of the New Zealand economy and the risk of further sharp interest rate cuts by the New Zealand Federal Reserve indicate that the fundamentals do not support the further performance of the New Zealand dollar against the Australian dollar." The New Zealand Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points in November and hinted that it would cut interest rates further in 2025. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged on Tuesday. The Dutch cooperative bank predicts that the Australian dollar will rise from the current 1.0991 to 1.12 against the New Zealand dollar within three months.Citigroup's chief financial officer said that the spending of American consumers in its branded credit card business between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday increased by a median digit year-on-year.

Top fund managers say that Trump's tariff plan is influenced or less than expected by the negotiation strategy. Some of the most influential and powerful fund managers in the world believe that the potential extensive tariffs of US President-elect Donald Trump are only negotiation strategies. This was the key message delivered by Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, and Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, when they spoke at the event "Women, Money and Power" held by Bloomberg in London on Tuesday. "I think tariffs are still more of a negotiation strategy than the inevitable situation we will see," Walsh said. "I think it will be more targeted." Johnson expressed a similar view, adding that such measures are often "inflationary".Xingyuan Environment plans to sell some land use rights and factories for 86 million yuan. On the evening of December 10, Xingyuan Environment announced that in order to improve asset operation efficiency and revitalize existing assets, the company and Zhejiang Forest Light Technology Co., Ltd. signed the Land (Factory Building) Purchase and Sale Agreement to transfer industrial land and above-ground buildings located at No.2062 Moganshan Road, Liangzhu Street, Yuhang District, Hangzhou.Oracle Bone Inscriptions fell by 10%, the biggest drop since December 2023.

Top fund managers say that Trump's tariff plan is influenced or less than expected by the negotiation strategy. Some of the most influential and powerful fund managers in the world believe that the potential extensive tariffs of US President-elect Donald Trump are only negotiation strategies. This was the key message delivered by Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, and Anne Walsh, Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, when they spoke at the event "Women, Money and Power" held by Bloomberg in London on Tuesday. "I think tariffs are still more of a negotiation strategy than the inevitable situation we will see," Walsh said. "I think it will be more targeted." Johnson expressed a similar view, adding that such measures are often "inflationary".Goldman Sachs CFO Coleman: The regulatory burden should be reduced during the term of President-elect Trump.The chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs said that it is expected that strategic M&A activities will accelerate in 2025.