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U.S. stocks continued to fall, with the Dow Jones index dropping 104.99 points, or 0.24%. The Nasdaq Composite Index recently fell 59.41 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 index recently fell 13.86 points, or 0.23%.NVIDIA position stock SoundHound AI soared nearly 16% in intraday trading, and has risen over 650% year-to-date, far exceeding NVIDIA's growth rate.The Brazilian real fell by 1% against the US dollar, the worst among emerging market currencies.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman: Kiev tried to use the resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency on nuclear power plants to divert the world's attention from the attack on the employees of the agency.Market News: Russian Internet regulators have blocked Viber's domestic instant messaging service.Japanese yen moves towards the longest losing streak since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will stay put and the yen will move towards the longest losing streak against the US dollar since June. Traders bet that the Bank of Japan will not raise interest rates next week. The yen continued to fall on Friday, falling 0.7% against the US dollar to 153.72 yen, the lowest level since November 26th. The yen has fallen for the fifth day in a row, and is heading for the worst weekly performance in more than two months. Earlier this week, it was reported that the Bank of Japan thought that it would not pay a huge price to wait until January or later, because there were signs that there was little risk that inflation might exceed the target. It is reported that officials are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends.

The U.S. military said that drones were found over the U.S. military base in Germany. A spokesman for the U.S. Air Force said that drones were found flying over the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany, in early December, and the residents, facilities or assets of the base were not affected. A source said that the German authorities did not find the operator of the drone, but ruled out the possibility that the drone was operated by amateurs.US Secretary of State Blinken visited Baghdad to discuss the Syrian issue with Iraqi Prime Minister. On December 13th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad and held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani on the Syrian issue. The State Council has not announced the itinerary of Blinken's visit before.According to the media, air strikes against Syria provide an opportunity to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. On December 12, The Israel Times quoted Israeli military officials as saying that the Israeli military believed that Israeli warplanes and drones gained huge air superiority after air strikes destroyed almost all Syria's air defense equipment, which enabled Israeli warplanes to pass through Syrian airspace more safely and launch attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities.