The hot topics of the week are all in the "handle".
The most eye-catching news in the past week (September 10-16) was that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China opened in Beijing on October 16.
In addition, the statements of the heads of World Bank and International Monetary Fund on the world economic situation are also worth paying attention to.
. The U.S. Congress Riot Investigation Committee decided to subpoena Trump
On October 13, less than a month after the U.S. Congress midterm election vote, the U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives The Special Committee to investigate the riots in the Capitol on January 6 last year (pictured above) decided to subpoena former Republican President Donald Trump to testify.
Trump may face criminal charges if he refuses to testify. Trump questioned why the committee chose to decide to summon it at this time. AFP said the move showed that the committee's investigation was "hard escalating".
2. World Economic Outlook:
1, IMF lowers global economic growth forecast next year to 2.7%
On October 11, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held a press conference to release the latest " World Economic Outlook Report ", which is expected to grow by 3.2% in 2022, the same as the July forecast; the global economic growth rate in 2023 will further slow to 2.7%, down 0.2 percentage points from the July forecast.
2, World Bank President: The global economy is approaching recession
On October 13, in the capital of the United States, Washington , World Bank President Malpass (right) spoke at a press conference.
Malpass said the agency has lowered its global economic growth forecast for 2023 to 1.9% from about 3% forecast in June, and the global economy is approaching recession dangerously.
3, IMF President said that emerging markets and developing countries face a "triple blow"
On October 13, in Washington, USA, IMF President Georgieva said at a press conference that emerging markets and developing countries are suffering from the "triple blow" of the strengthening of the US dollar, high borrowing costs and capital outflows, and countries with high debt are particularly hit.
. The U.S. Department of Commerce upgraded export controls to China in areas such as semiconductors and other fields
Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce upgraded export control measures to China in areas such as semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing. At the same time, in the process of removing 9 Chinese entities from the "unverified list", another 31 Chinese entities were included.
On October 10, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said that this is a typical practice of technological bullying... China firmly opposes this.
, three economists share the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 10 announced that the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics will be awarded to economists Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip DiBwig in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the field of banking and financial crisis research.
. One quarter of the French gas stations lack oil
French officials said on the 14th that more than one quarter of the gas stations in the country were in a hurry, and panic buying made the "oil shortage" that lasted for several weeks worse.
In recent weeks, oil giants Total Energy and ExxonMobil 's refinery in France have reduced oil refinery production by more than 60% due to workers' strikes, unplanned maintenance, and oil depot transportation has been blocked. This has caused gas stations in many places in France to fall into an "oil shortage" and pushed up oil prices in the European market.
. "Wiki Revelation" founder Assange was infected in prison
"Wiki Revelation" website founder Julian Assange's wife confirmed on October 10 that Assange was infected with the new coronavirus in a prison in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. Some Assange's supporters formed a human wall outside the British Parliament to demand that the United States stop trying to extradite Assange.
7. Iran confirmed the activation of the new centrifuge cascade
Islami, chairman of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, confirmed on the 12th that a new set of centrifuge cascades have been activated at the Natanz nuclear facility located in central Iran for uranium enrichment activities.
8. Musk was exposed to be investigated by the US government for the acquisition of Twitter
In a court document published on the 13th, the US social media Twitter company disclosed that Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is under investigation by the US federal agency for the acquisition of twitter.
It is reported that Twitter has asked Musk's lawyer team for months to hand over some documents they submitted to federal agencies, but Musk did not cooperate. So Twitter asked a judge to order Musk to hand over the documents.
9. The heaviest pumpkin in the United States is more than 1,000 kilograms
On October 10, Travis Jingge, the grower of the huge pumpkin, waved to celebrate at the annual pumpkin championship held in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, California, USA.
The huge pumpkin grown by American teacher Jing Ge exceeded 1,000 kilograms, setting a new record for the heaviest pumpkin in the United States.
