French President Macron is striving to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before 2027.U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): It is estimated that the ending inventory of corn in the United States is 1.738 billion bushels, and analysts expect 1.90192 billion bushels. USDA had previously expected 1.938 billion bushels.The British government has promised to invest 21.7 billion pounds in carbon capture projects.
UBS Group AG expands its American wealth department.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: 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.
White House: We think there is a chance to reach a hostage release agreement in Gaza, but Hamas continues to be an obstacle.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.Microsoft shareholders voted against the bitcoin investment proposal, and the voting results showed that Microsoft's major shareholders opposed the company's bitcoin investment proposal on Tuesday. Earlier, Microsoft's board of directors urged shareholders to reject a suggestion from the National Center for Public Policy Research that the company invest 1% of its total assets in Bitcoin to hedge against inflation. At the annual meeting, Michael Seiler, chairman of MicroStrategy, gave a three-minute speech, trying to persuade Microsoft shareholders to support this proposal. His company has invested billions of dollars in bitcoin. The data shows that the largest shareholder of Microsoft is institutional investors, including Pioneer Pilot and BlackRock.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14