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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.General Motors (GM): The unmanned business Cruise and GM Technical team will be merged, and the plan is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.Brent crude oil futures closed at $72.19 a barrel, up 0.07%.

The United States has approved the sale of arms facilities worth nearly 600 million US dollars to Kuwait and Ukraine. The US Department of Defense said in a statement that the State Council has approved the sale of vehicle maintenance equipment with an estimated value of 300 million US dollars to Kuwait. On the same day, it also approved the sale of F-16 fighter maintenance services and related equipment to the Ukrainian government at a cost of US$ 266.4 million.The offshore RMB (CNH) was quoted at 7.2579 yuan against the US dollar at 05:59 Beijing time, up 96 points from late new york on Monday, and the whole trading in the day was in the range of 7.2710-7.2421 yuan.South Korean President Yin Xiyue prefers to be impeached rather than resigned. (Chosun Ilbo)

The turnover of A-shares has exceeded one trillion yuan for 50 consecutive trading days. On December 10th, the A-share market opened higher and went lower. At the close, the Shanghai Composite Index, Shenzhen Component Index and Growth Enterprise Market Index all rose less than 1%. More than 2,800 stocks in the entire A-share market rose, with more than 110 stocks trading daily, and PEEK materials, dairy industry and humanoid robots broke out. The market turnover was 2.23 trillion yuan, which has exceeded 1 trillion yuan for 50 consecutive trading days, setting a new record for the A-share market. Analysts believe that ample liquidity and optimistic policy expectations are expected to support the stock market in the New Year. The policy expectation of "stabilizing the property market and stock market" will help boost investor confidence and protect the long-term healthy development of the A-share market. (CSI)Iran calls on the United Nations to protect the safety of its diplomats in Syria. According to a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency on the 10th local time, Iravani, Iran's representative to the United Nations, urged the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General to condemn the recent attacks on Iranian diplomats in Syria. Iravani also called on the United Nations and the Security Council to take measures to ensure the safety of diplomats and prevent possible attacks. (CCTV)New york gold futures rose about 1.3% and returned to $2,720. On Tuesday (December 10th) in late new york, spot gold rose 1.27% to $2,694.10 per ounce, which continued to fluctuate upward during the day, with a trading range of $2,658.05-2,695.62. Spot silver rose 0.20% to $31.9055 per ounce. COMEX gold futures rose 1.28% to $2,720.00 per ounce, with an intraday trading range of $2,680.70-$2,721.30. COMEX silver futures rose 0.62% to $32.6450 an ounce. COMEX copper futures rose 0.31% to $4.2710/lb.