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US lawmakers say it is too early to lift sanctions against Syria, and US Republican and Democratic senators say it is too early to consider lifting sanctions against Syria after President Assad steps down, which shows that Washington is unlikely to change its policy in the short term.Polish Central Bank Governor Glapinski: There is no basis for adjusting interest rates.European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.

Fitch: Adjust the outlook of Uzbekistan to negative.Google will appeal against the decision of the Turkish competition authority, which decided to fine Google 2.61 billion lira ($75 million) for taking advantage of its dominant position in the advertising server service market. Google said on Friday that it intends to appeal this decision. A spokesman for the company said that the decision of the Turkish competition authority did not take into account the fierce competition, and there were many choices for advertising buyers and sellers.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.

Germany, France, Britain and other foreign ministers issued statements in support of Ukraine's accession to NATO, and European foreign ministers and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karl á s issued a joint statement in Berlin, Germany on the 12th, expressing support for increasing military, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine and continuing to support Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union. According to German media reports, the meeting was convened by German Foreign Minister Berber and attended by foreign ministers from France, Britain, Italy, Spain and Poland. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how the United States should respond if it reduces its aid to Ukraine. The German Foreign Ministry said on its official website that many foreign ministers said at the meeting that Europe would mobilize more resources to help Ukraine and commit itself to providing unbreakable security guarantees to Ukraine, including providing reliable and long-term military and financial support.Abbott's share price quickly fell to 1%.American natural gas futures fell more than 5% and are now reported at $3.277 per million British heat.