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Diego Guevara, Colombia's new finance minister, said that tax reform may increase the budget by 9.8 trillion pesos in 2025.EIA Short-term Energy Outlook Report: It is estimated that US crude oil production will increase by 310,000 barrels per day in 2024, compared with the previous forecast of 300,000 barrels per day. It is estimated that US crude oil production will increase by 280,000 barrels per day in 2025, compared with 300,000 barrels per day previously expected. It is estimated that the growth rate of US crude oil demand will be 10,000 barrels per day in 2024, compared with 40,000 barrels per day. It is estimated that the growth rate of US crude oil demand in 2025 will be 240,000 barrels per day, compared with 190,000 barrels per day.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.

The United States will disclose the details of lending to Ukraine with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets. In October this year, the leaders of the Group of Seven reached a consensus on the details of providing Ukraine with a loan of 50 billion US dollars with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets as collateral. As part of the G-7 loan, the United States promised to grant Ukraine a loan of $20 billion. The Ukrainian cabinet recently issued a resolution saying that it has finalized the details of the loan with the US and approved the relevant loan agreement. According to the agreement, the Federal Loan Bank of the United States will provide Ukraine with a loan of US$ 20 billion for 40 years by using the proceeds from Russian frozen assets. The annual interest rate of the loan will be calculated according to the current average interest rate of one-year national debt in the United States, and the loan principal and interest will be repaid with the proceeds from frozen assets in Russia. Accord to a resolution issued by that Ukrainian cabinet a few day ago, the loan will be transferred to a fund specially set up for Ukraine by the world bank in October for Ukrainian use.Market information: Ronen Bar, director of Israel National Security Agency, and Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of Israel Defense Forces, visited Cairo today and met with Hassan Rashad, head of Egyptian intelligence department, and senior Egyptian military officials.At most, alumina and Shanghai nickel closed down more than 1.7%, international copper closed up 0.10%, Shanghai copper closed flat, Shanghai aluminum closed down 0.10%, Shanghai zinc closed up 0.17%, Shanghai lead closed down 0.34%, Shanghai nickel closed down 1.47% and Shanghai tin closed up 0.13%. Alumina closed down 1.76% at night. Stainless steel night plate closed down 0.84%.

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.The British government has promised to invest 21.7 billion pounds in carbon capture projects.Boeing restarted the 737 aircraft production line, and the delivery volume reached a four-year low in November. After a 53-day strike, Boeing said that it had resumed production of the best-selling aircraft, and the company's delivery volume in November fell to a four-year low. Boeing's share price once rose by 5.9% in new york market, and up to now, it has risen by 4.7%. Boeing delivered nine 737 Max aircraft in November, as well as two 787 Dreamliners and two 777 aircraft. All these planes were manufactured and delivered to stock before the strike. The aircraft manufacturer said that the 737 aircraft production line at the Renton plant in the south of Seattle, Washington has fully resumed operation. Boeing had to sort out parts and tools in the weeks after the strike, and at the same time, it had to train and recertify the timekeepers who went on strike during the contract dispute.