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African stock market | South Africa's stock index closed down more than 0.4%, led by basic metal mining stocks Glencore, Anglo-American and BHP Billiton. On Tuesday (December 10th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 Tradeable Index closed down 0.44% to 78,703.60 points. Glencore, a constituent stock, closed down 2.56%, Anglo-American Company fell 1.99%, BHP Billiton Group fell 1.74%, ranking third from the bottom, Jintian Company rose 0.75%, ranking sixth, and harmony Gold rose 0.81%, ranking fifth. The South African rand is currently down 0.56% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.8720 rand, which is the highest level since November 11, which was set on Monday.Ukrainian President Zelensky: Calling on allies to use frozen Russian assets to provide systematic financing. 10-12 additional Patriot systems will enable Ukraine to fully protect its airspace and make the Russian-Ukrainian conflict meaningless.The USDA raised Ukraine's corn production in 2024/25 from the previous 26.2 million tons to 26.5 million tons.

Israel Defense Forces: Since the collapse of the Assad regime, we have attacked 320 targets in Syria and destroyed more than 70% of the military capabilities of the Syrian army.The yield of two-year German bonds fell by more than 3 basis points, while the yield of 10-year British bonds rose by more than 5 basis points. At the end of the European market on Tuesday (December 10), the yield of German 10-year government bonds was roughly flat at 2.122%, and the intraday trading was in the range of 2.143%-2.099%. The yield of two-year German bonds fell by 3.4 basis points to 1.964%, and the intraday trading was in the range of 2.010%-1.956%, which fluctuated downwards throughout the day. The yield spread of 2/10-year German bonds rose by 3.291 basis points to +15.393 basis points. British 10-year bond yields rose by 5.3 basis points, and two-year British bond yields rose by 3.0 basis points; The yield spread of 2/10-year British bonds rose by 2.3 basis points to +4.408 basis points. French 10-year bond yields rose by 0.7 basis points, Italian 10-year bond yields rose by 1.0 basis points, Spanish 10-year bond yields rose by 0.7 basis points, and Greek 10-year bond yields rose by 0.8 basis points.EIA Short-term Energy Outlook Report: It is estimated that US crude oil production will increase by 310,000 barrels per day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 300,000 barrels per day. It is estimated that US crude oil production will increase by 280,000 barrels per day in 2025, compared with 300,000 barrels per day previously expected. It is estimated that the growth rate of US crude oil demand will be 10,000 barrels per day in 2024, compared with 40,000 barrels per day. It is estimated that the growth rate of US crude oil demand in 2025 will be 240,000 barrels per day, compared with 190,000 barrels per day.

For the second week in a row, the US Treasury cut the auction scale of 4-cycle and 8-cycle Treasury bills, and the US Treasury cut the bidding scale of benchmark Treasury bills with the shortest term on Tuesday. The U.S. Treasury Department said it plans to issue 80 billion U.S. dollars of 4-term Treasury bonds on Thursday, which is 5 billion dollars less than the previous issuance of treasury bonds of the same maturity. The Ministry also announced that it would issue $75 billion of eight-term Treasury bills on Thursday, which was also reduced by $5 billion. The auction scale of 17-period Treasury bonds to be issued on Wednesday remains unchanged at $64 billion.USDA: In December, the US soybean production in 2024/2025 is expected to be 4.461 billion bushels. According to USDA data, the US soybean production in 2024/2025 is expected to be 4.461 billion bushels in December and 4.461 billion bushels in November. In December, the US soybean ending inventory in 2024/2025 is expected to be 470 million bushels, the market is expected to be 469 million bushels, and it is expected to be 470 million bushels in November. In December, the annual soybean yield in the United States in 2024/2025 is expected to be 51.7 bushels/acre, and it is expected to be 51.7 bushels/acre in November.Wang Yi attended the 25th anniversary of Sino-Vietnamese land boundary demarcation and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Three Legal Documents". On the 10th, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Committee member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the 25th anniversary of Sino-Vietnamese land boundary demarcation and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Three Legal Documents" together with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pei Qingshan in Beijing. Wang Yi said that 25 years ago, the two sides signed the Sino-Vietnamese Land Border Treaty, which laid a solid foundation for peace and stability in the border areas between the two countries. We must implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two parties and countries, and focus on the overall goal of "six modernizations" to promote the building of a community of destiny between China and Vietnam. It is necessary to create a clear, stable, prosperous and friendly border for generations. Pei Qingshan said that Vietnam is willing to make joint efforts with China to strengthen infrastructure construction in border areas and deepen pragmatic cooperation in border trade and ports. (Xinhua News Agency)