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US stocks fell, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones all down 0.1%.New york cocoa futures rose more than 4% to $11,296 a tonne.American natural gas futures fell more than 5% and are now reported at $3.277 per million British heat.

Major European stock indexes closed down across the board, and major European stock indexes closed down across the board. The German DAX index fell 0.19% to 20386.88 points, up 0.01% this week. The French CAC40 index fell 0.29% to 7399.07 points, down 0.37% this week; Britain's FTSE 100 index fell 0.14% to 8300.33, down 0.1% this week.Italian Minister of Energy: If the conflict with Russia and Ukraine ends, we will not rule out importing natural gas from Russia in the future.The wind farm with the highest altitude in northwest China is connected to the grid at full capacity. The reporter learned from the National Energy Group today that Wuqia Wind Farm, the highest altitude wind farm in northwest China, is connected to the grid at full capacity in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, marking a new breakthrough in the development of high-altitude mountain wind energy in China. Wuqia wind farm, located in Pamirs, is the westernmost wind farm in China. The installation height of wind turbines is between 2,800 meters and 3,300 meters above sea level. A total of 38 wind turbines have been built, with a total installed capacity of 200,000 kilowatts. (CCTV News)

Laurent Vauquier, French conservative leader: We will wait for Prime Minister Bayrou's policy plan before deciding whether to join the government.Economists predict that the Fed will only cut interest rates three times next year. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect that the Fed will cut interest rates for the third time in a row this month, and lower the expected number of interest rate cuts next year. The market expects Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and his colleagues to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. If the expectation is true, it means that interest rates have been lowered by 1 percentage point since September. Next year's interest rate cut will slow down faster than officials expected three months ago. Most economists predict that interest rates will be cut only three times in 2025 because of the small progress in fighting inflation.British Prime Minister's Spokesman: Stamer told G7 that Assad should be welcomed to step down, but we must be cautious about what happens next. The leaders of the Group of Seven agreed that the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Syria must be respected.