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The SCO Secretariat hosted a reception for the departure of Secretary-General Zhang Ming. "I hope that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will benefit more people from all countries and let them experience the sense of gain, belonging and happiness in the SCO family." Zhang Ming, Secretary General of the SCO, said on the 10th. Zhang Ming is about to end his term of office. On January 1, 2022, he became the Secretary-General of the SCO for a term of three years. On the 10th, his departure reception was held in Beijing, attended by guests such as diplomatic envoys of SCO countries and Chinese officials. (Zhongxin. com)Citigroup's chief financial officer said that the spending of American consumers in its branded credit card business between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday increased by a median digit year-on-year.The United States will use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets to lend to Ukraine. In October this year, the leaders of the Group of Seven reached a consensus on the details of providing Ukraine with a loan of 50 billion US dollars with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets as collateral. As part of the G-7 loan, the United States promised to grant Ukraine a loan of $20 billion. The Ukrainian cabinet recently issued a resolution saying that it has finalized the details of the loan with the US and approved the relevant loan agreement. Russian Finance Minister Siluanov said last month that since western countries have decided to use Russian assets and income from assets, Russia will also take corresponding actions to freeze the assets of western investors, financial market participants and companies, and will use the income generated from these assets.

The Baltic dry bulk freight index hit a 15-month low, and the Baltic dry bulk freight index fell by 12 points or 1.03% to 1156 points, the lowest level since September 2023. The freight index of headland ships dropped by 29 points to 1503 points, which was also the lowest level since September 2023. The average daily profit of Cape ships dropped by 238 dollars to 12,464 dollars. Panama's freight index fell 2 points to 1077 points. The average daily profit of Panamax dropped by 22 dollars to 9,691 dollars. The freight index of super handy bulk carriers fell by 4 points to 967 points, the lowest level since August 2023.Spot gold hit $2,690 per ounce, continuing to hit a new high since November 25, rising by 1.12% in the day.The US military temporarily grounded the Osprey again. The US Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force confirmed to the media on December 9 that for security reasons, the US military has temporarily grounded the Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft again on a global scale. In the past five years, there have been frequent accidents of Osprey transport aircraft in various places, and the safety of Osprey has been questioned.

Swedish Finance Minister: Europe should set the deficit target within 3%, and Europe must triple its capital market.Kaitou Macro: Trump's influence on oil and gas may come from foreign policy. Kaitou macro economists said that President-elect Trump may influence the global oil and gas supply through foreign policy rather than domestic production or trade tariffs. "We doubt whether tariffs affecting the oil industry will be effective, and the impact will be limited in the short term," economists said. "At the same time, the decision to increase production will ultimately depend on private producers who have been strictly observing capital discipline since the outbreak." In terms of climate policy, Kaitou Macro said that the biggest threat will be to cancel the tax credit for electric vehicle buyers, which will put the promotion of this car in the United States at risk of further slowdown.Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell to 4%, Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell to 4%, and China ETF fell more than 12% when it tripled its wealth. Fangduoduo fell more than 20%, Tiger Securities fell nearly 12%, Billie Billie fell more than 10%, Netease, Baidu and Pinduoduo fell more than 4%.