The opening of Yunnan Guanlei Port passed the national acceptance, and on December 10th, the opening of Yunnan Guanlei Port passed the national acceptance. It marks that the location advantage of the Lancang-Mekong River connecting the six countries will be further highlighted, effectively helping the "Belt and Road" construction to achieve new breakthroughs in Southeast Asia. The national inspection team consists of the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Transport, the State Administration of Immigration and the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission. After on-site inspection, listening to reports, reading materials and centralized review, the inspection team thought that the infrastructure and inspection facilities at the port of Guanlei were perfect, in line with national standards, and had all the conditions for formal opening, and unanimously agreed to pass the inspection and sign the national inspection minutes. Located in Mengla County, Guanlei Port is the first port for Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and other ASEAN countries to enter China via Mekong River, with a designed annual cargo capacity of about 150,000 tons and a designed annual passenger transport capacity of about 100,000 passengers.Israeli Defense Minister: Israel is establishing a non-threat defense zone in southern Syria.TSMC ADR fell before the market, but analysts said that the demand for artificial intelligence remained strong. TSMC ADR fell by 0.6% in pre-market trading in the United States, after the world's largest chip foundry announced its sales data for November. Analysts said that the data is a positive signal of TSMC's quarterly revenue. Bernstein analysts said that the company's revenue in October and November totaled 590 billion Taiwan dollars, accounting for 69.6% of TSMC's guidance midpoint in the fourth quarter of 2024, close to the high end of the range of 65-72% in December of the past eight years. If December follows the average seasonal factors of the past eight years, the income in the fourth quarter of 2024 will be 1.7% higher than the midpoint of the guidance interval and 1.2% higher than the market expectation.
Spot gold rose 1% to $2,683.39 per ounce.SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq will set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to North America and South America in January next year at a discount of $1.5 per barrel. Iraq will set the official sales price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Europe in January next year at a discount of $5.5/barrel compared with the spot Brent crude oil price.France's nuclear power generation hit its highest level since January 19th.
Fitch: It is expected that the financial situation of the United States will improve moderately in 2025, due to the cyclical rebound of personal and corporate taxes, higher capital gains and tariffs. In view of the spread, the Canadian dollar will continue to weaken, which may offset some of the impact of the US tariff increase.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: The company's net interest income (excluding the market) will benefit from the increase in trading volume.The Israeli army said that 201 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza. On December 10th, local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Government Territorial Activities Coordination Office under the Israeli Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that on the 9th, 201 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza. According to the statement, 55 trucks entered Gaza directly through Gate 96. (CCTV News)
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