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The U.S. trade deficit widened in December, recording one of the largest deficits since 1960 for the entire yearFederal Reserve official Kashkari criticizes Hasset's criticism of the New York Fed's tariff analysis, which may undermine its independenceConcerns about technology stocks have eased, and the stock markets in Japan and South Korea opened higher and continued to rise, with Samsung Electronics up 5%. The yen weakened to 154, and rising geopolitical tensions pushed up gold and oil pricesIs Trump "overconfident" or "putting on a show" regarding Iran and oil prices?Samsung Electronics' stock price soars to a historic high! Report: The company plans to significantly raise the price of its HBM4 chips by 30%Foreign capital sweeps Japanese stocks, with net purchases in a single week reaching the highest level since 2014!Global fiscal stimulus "loud thunder but little rain"? UBS expects it to contribute only 8 basis points to GDP growth in 2026Hawkish expectations rise! Most economists predict that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates ahead of scheduleJensen Huang predicts "unprecedented" new chip products, the next-generation Feynman architecture may become the focusSamsung and SK Hynix "adjust strategy": New storage factory production plan advanced