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Trump's Treasury pick, COP backlash and Australia’s teen social media ban

2024/11/25
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市场对特朗普任命斯科特·贝森特为财政部长的决定反应积极，投资者认为贝森特将稳定市场，尽管他之前的投资业绩参差不齐，但他对特朗普胜选的押注获得了高额回报。 阿联酋逮捕了三名涉嫌杀害以色列拉比兹维·科根的嫌疑人，事件引发了对阿联酋安全环境的担忧，以及对反犹太主义的谴责。调查仍在进行中，嫌疑人的身份和作案动机尚未公开。 COP29峰会达成了每年3000亿美元的气候融资目标，但一些发展中国家批评该目标不足，并对谈判过程中的协商和沟通表示不满。 澳大利亚计划禁止16岁以下青少年使用某些社交媒体，该措施旨在保护儿童免受网络欺凌和性侵犯，但也引发了对隐私和儿童互联网获取权的担忧，马斯克等人士对此表示批评。

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Investors react positively to Donald Trump's selection of Scott Besant as Treasury Secretary, anticipating market stability despite Trump's inflationary policies. Besant's successful bet on Trump's election win further adds to the positive market sentiment.
  • Scott Besant selected as Treasury Secretary
  • Positive market reaction
  • Besant's successful bet on Trump's win
  • Concerns about Trump's inflationary policies

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Markets have reacted positively to President-elect Donald Trump selecting Scott Bessent as his pick for U.S. Treasury secretary. Three people have been arrested in the UAE in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen. Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change but the deal has been described as “woefully insufficient” by its intended recipients. Australia’s push to ban social media for teenagers is facing a critical week as it looks to introduce some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.

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