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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.French President Macron told party leaders that he did not want to dissolve the National Assembly within the remaining 30 months of his term.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it has destroyed more than 70% of Syria's military forces. The IDF issued a statement saying that up to now, the Israeli military has attacked 320 strategic targets in Syria and destroyed weapons that may fall into the hands of hostile forces. According to Israeli military estimates, more than 70% of Syria's military forces have been destroyed. The statement said that the Israeli army will continue to deploy troops in the military buffer zone on the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights. The IDF stressed that, depending on the development of the situation, the army may eventually be stationed for a long time.

EIA Short-term Energy Outlook Report: It is estimated that the price of natural gas will be 2.2 USD/thousand cubic feet in 2024, compared with 2.20 USD/thousand cubic feet previously. It is estimated that the price of natural gas will be 3.0 USD/thousand cubic feet in 2025, compared with 2.90 USD/thousand cubic feet previously. It is estimated that the natural gas (dry gas) production in the United States will be 103.17 billion cubic feet per day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 103.35 billion cubic feet per day. It is estimated that the natural gas (dry gas) production in the United States will be 103.70 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, compared with the previous forecast of 104.46 billion cubic feet per day. It is estimated that the natural gas consumption in the United States will be 90.52 billion cubic feet/day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 90.01 billion cubic feet/day. It is estimated that the natural gas consumption in the United States will be 90.18 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, compared with 89.65 billion cubic feet per day.EIA: The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 is expected to be 900,000 barrels per day. EIA's short-term energy outlook report shows that the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 is expected to be 900,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1 million barrels per day. The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2025 is expected to be 1.3 million barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1.3 million barrels per day.Padilla, Secretary of the Institutional Relations Secretariat of the Brazilian Presidential Palace: We are cooperating with the Congress, and I want to strengthen our commitment to complete the voting on the financial plan this year.

Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.The EUR/USD of the euro against the US dollar fell by 1.05, with an intraday decrease of 0.50%. USD/JPY rose more than 0.50% in the day and is now reported at 152.15.