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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 US dollar index continued to rise, and non-US currencies generally fell. The US dollar index continued to rise, rising by 0.4% to 106.6 in the day. Non-US currencies generally declined, and GBP/USD of the pound against the US dollar now fell by 0.19% to 1.2726; The euro fell 0.5% against the US dollar EUR/USD to 1.0500 in a day; The USD/JPY broke the 152 mark against the Japanese yen, rising by about 0.4% in the day.In case the commander warned the Syrian opposition that any entity that poses a threat to Israel will be hit, Israeli Defense Minister Katz and senior IDF officers inspected Haifa Naval Base. During the inspection, Katz warned the Syrian opposition that any entity that poses a threat to Israel will be ruthlessly attacked. The day before, Israeli navy missile boats attacked the Gulf of Minato Beida and the port of Latakia on the Syrian coast, destroying several Syrian navy ships equipped with sea-to-sea missiles. When Katz visited Haifa naval base, senior Israeli military officers briefed him on the implementation of the operation.

Institution: AUD/NZD may rebound in the coming months. Jane Foley, foreign exchange strategist of ABN amro, said in a report that AUD/NZD may rebound in the coming months, because the growth momentum of New Zealand's economy is far less than that of Australia. "The weakness of the New Zealand economy and the risk of further sharp interest rate cuts by the New Zealand Federal Reserve indicate that the fundamentals do not support the further performance of the New Zealand dollar against the Australian dollar." The New Zealand Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points in November and hinted that it would cut interest rates further in 2025. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged on Tuesday. The Dutch cooperative bank predicts that the Australian dollar will rise from the current 1.0991 to 1.12 against the New Zealand dollar within three months.French President Macron told party leaders that he wanted to appoint a prime minister "within 48 hours".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.

Lebanese media claimed that the Israeli army approached the Syrian capital, which was denied by the Israeli military. According to Lebanese media reports on December 10, after controlling the Israeli-Syrian military buffer zone in the Golan Heights, the Israeli army has crossed the buffer zone and entered the rural province of Damascus, Syria, only 20 kilometers away from the Syrian capital Damascus. In this regard, a military spokesman denied it.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)Spot gold hit $2,690 per ounce, continuing to hit a new high since November 25, rising by 1.12% in the day.