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White sugar futures fell by about 3%, Arabica coffee rose by over 4.5%, and new york cocoa rose by about 6%, which continued to hit a record high. In late new york on Tuesday (December 10th), ICE raw sugar futures fell by 2.00% and ICE white sugar futures fell by 2.97%. ICE Arabica coffee futures rose 4.53% to 347.35 cents/pound; Coffee "C" futures rose 0.26% to 334.05 cents, having risen to 348.35 cents at 19:52 Beijing time. Robusta coffee futures rose 0.35% to 5218, and rose to 5510 at 17:25. New york cocoa futures rose 5.99% to $10,685/ton, continuing to hit a record high. London cocoa futures rose 4.00% to 8420,00: 01, and also rose to 8471 to continue to hit a record high. ICE cotton futures fell 0.66% to 69.49 cents. When the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the monthly inventory report, the refresh date was as low as 69.25 cents at 01:00.US Central Command: The US military repelled the Houthi armed attack. On December 10, local time, the US Central Command said that two destroyers of the US Navy successfully repelled a series of weapons launched by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen when they crossed the Gulf of Aden from September 9 to 10. According to the statement, the destroyer intercepted and shot down several one-way attack drone systems and an anti-ship cruise missile. According to the US Central Command, the US Navy destroyer successfully repelled the Houthi armed attack during the transit from November 30 to December 1. (CCTV)Industry Report: API crude oil inventories in the United States increased by about 500,000 barrels last week. According to american petroleum institute (API) data, API crude oil inventories in the United States increased by+499,000 barrels in the week of December 6, compared with+1.232 million barrels in the previous week. Last week, API Cushing crude oil inventory was-1.517 million barrels, with the previous value of+112,000 barrels. Last week, the inventory of API refined oil gasoline was+2.852 million barrels (previous value+4.623 million barrels) and the inventory of distillate oil was-185,000 barrels (previous value+1.014 million barrels).

According to statistics, since November, a total of 138 A-share listed companies have announced plans to increase their holdings, of which 88 have disclosed specific plans to increase their holdings. Judging from the upper limit of the amount to be increased, if all listed companies increase their holdings, the total increase will exceed 25.3 billion yuan. In terms of industries, the number of listed companies that have recently released plans to increase their holdings is mainly concentrated in three major industries: transportation, machinery and equipment, and electronics, with 10 companies. Statistics show that 48 listed companies intend to increase their holdings by more than 100 million yuan, among which 8 listed companies have announced that their holdings will reach 1 billion yuan or more, including Dongfang Shenghong, China Jushi, Lujiazui and Sailun Tire. Among the listed companies that have issued plans to increase their holdings since November, 29 companies indicated that the sources of funds include special loan funds. (Securities Times)EIA: The net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% in 2025. The us energy information administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it is expected that the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day next year, which will be the lowest level since 1971, suggesting that the output of the United States will increase and the demand of refineries will decrease. EIA said in its Short-term Energy Outlook in December that the US oil production is expected to increase from 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024 to 13.52 million barrels per day in 2025. EIA also said that the crude oil processing capacity of refineries will be 16 million barrels per day in 2025, a decrease of 200,000 barrels per day compared with 2024. EIA now predicts that the average spot price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $73.58 per barrel, which is lower than the previous forecast of $76.06 per barrel. The average spot price of crude oil in the United States is $69.12 per barrel, which is lower than the last forecast of $71.60 per barrel.Hezbollah in Lebanon said that it hoped that Syria would firmly resist Israel. Hezbollah in Lebanon issued a statement on the 10th local time, strongly condemning the continued invasion of Syrian territory by Israeli troops and destroying Syria's military combat capability, calling it a dangerous aggression. The statement pointed out that the UN Security Council, the international community and Arab countries have the responsibility to oppose and stop these Israeli actions and protect the Syrian people at this sensitive and crucial historical moment. Hezbollah in Lebanon also expressed its hope to see Syria stabilize, resolutely resist Israel and prevent foreign interference. (CCTV)

Japanese Reuters's short-term non-manufacturing boom judgment index in December is 30, with the previous value of 19; Reuters's short-term judgment index of manufacturing prosperity in December was -1, with the previous value of 5.CEO of Ferrari: We have seen opportunities in different countries, but we need to grow at the right speed. We still plan to launch (the first) electric vehicles in 2025.CF40 Research: Three Channels to Expand Domestic Demand. An article published by Guan Wei of China Financial Forty Forum (CF40) pointed out that the expansion of total demand, whether it is to expand consumption or investment demand, should be implemented on credit growth. When credit goes up, residents, enterprises and governments have more money in their pockets, so do expenditures and incomes, as well as profits and investments. At present, there are three main ways to expand credit: first, fiscal policy is exerted and the government borrows money; Second, the monetary policy will exert its strength and reduce the policy interest rate; The third is to stabilize the real estate market, and there can be no further sharp decline. In terms of finance, maintain the intensity of fiscal expenditure in a broad sense, and moderately increase the fiscal deficit to 4% in 2025. In terms of monetary policy, we should take reducing the real interest rate as an important goal, continue to implement "strong interest rate reduction", and timely reduce the interest rate of structural monetary policy tools below the policy interest rate level. In terms of the property market, it will ease the current cash flow pressure faced by real estate enterprises and promote the real estate to stop falling and stabilize from both ends of supply and demand.