Brazil raised the benchmark lending rate by 100 basis points to 12.25%. Brazil's central bank expects the next two meetings to raise interest rates by the same amount.Adobe's performance guidance fell less than expected by more than 9% after hours. Adobe gave disappointing performance guidance for fiscal year 2025, highlighting concerns that this creative software giant may be subverted by emerging startups based on artificial intelligence. The company said in a statement on Wednesday that it expects revenue of about $23.4 billion in the fiscal year ending November 2025. Earnings per share excluding some items are expected to be $20.2-$20.5. Analysts expect an average revenue of $23.8 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $20.52. Adobe, known for its software for creative professionals, is adding generative AI functions to its applications, such as embedding its proprietary model Firefly into products such as Photoshop. Adobe released an AI tool for making videos at the annual user conference in October, which has been embedded in the editing application Premiere and is gradually being promoted to the public. Adobe shares fell more than 9% in after-hours trading.US$ 895 billion The US House of Representatives passed the national defense policy bill for fiscal year 2025. On December 11, local time, the US House of Representatives passed the national defense policy bill of US$ 895 billion with 281 votes in favor and 140 votes against, authorizing the Ministry of National Defense to provide funds for fiscal year 2025. It is reported that the bill has now been sent to the Senate.
Morgan Stanley upgraded the rating of Shandong Gold H shares to over-allocation, with a target price of HK$ 22.20.Australia announced the establishment of bass strait (the strait between the Australian mainland and Tasmania) offshore wind power area in Tasmania, southeast of Australia.Fund researchers bluntly said: the era of monetary fund lying and winning is over. Shanghai thought that unnamed fund researchers bluntly said that the era of monetary fund lying and winning is over. A person from a fund company in South China said that the continuous decline in the yield of money funds means that the impact of rates is becoming more and more important. Since the beginning of this year, many money funds have announced fee reductions. Wang Menghan, an analyst at Zheshang Securities, said that compared with similar products, the advantages of money funds are tax exemption, liquidity and stable net value. Among them, for institutional customers, there are still tax exemption and liquidity demands, so there is little demand for reducing the holdings of money funds. However, for non-institutional investors, because the stability of the net value of the money fund will be obviously weakened, there is a demand to reduce the holdings of the money fund. (SSE)
Meta's Instagram said that its service has returned to normal after the interruption. According to Downdetector.com, a network status tracking website, after thousands of users encountered technical problems when accessing the Instagram platform on Wednesday, Instagram said that its service was back online. During the peak period of failure, which started around 12:50 pm EST, Facebook reported more than 100,000 failures and Instagram reported nearly 70,000 failures. As of 6: 00 pm EST, the number of reports from these two applications has dropped to more than 1,000. Downdetector data is based on reports submitted by users. The actual number of users affected may vary.The position ETF--iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, decreased by 179.98 tons compared with the previous day, and the current position is 14,414.25 tons.The position ETF--iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, decreased by 179.98 tons compared with the previous day, and the current position is 14,414.25 tons.