CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS.N): I believe that the new government's decision on tariffs will be made in a way around growth.Since 2024, 27 new funds have been established in the US municipal bond ETF market, setting an annual record high. New members include PGIM and Rockefeller Asset Management. However, in the $142 billion municipal bond ETF market, the asset management scale of many ETFs is less than $50 million.The first 10,000-meter tunnel of Xikang High-speed Railway was completed. The Huajiashan Tunnel of Xikang High-speed Railway, which was built by Shaanxi Company of Xicheng Passenger Dedicated Railway, designed by Tieyi Hospital and built by China Railway 19th Bureau, was successfully completed on the 11th. This is the first 10,000-meter tunnel of Xikang High-speed Railway, marking the phased progress of the entire control project of Xikang High-speed Railway. Up to now, 10 Xikang high-speed railway tunnels have been run through, and the tunnel project has completed 95% of the total design, laying a solid foundation for the next step of ballastless ballast bed construction. (Zhongxin. com)
The S&P 500 index fell, and the Nasdaq 100 index was at an intraday low.The European STOXX 600 index initially closed down 0.48% at 518.73 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed down 0.67% to 4951.85 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed down 0.50% at 2059.80.Brent crude oil rose by 1.00% in the day and is now reported at $72.48/barrel.
The Turkish President discussed the situation in Syria by telephone with the Italian Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission. On December 10th, local time, the Information Bureau of the Turkish Presidential Office announced that President Erdogan had telephoned Italian Prime Minister meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the same day to discuss the current situation in Syria. In a telephone conversation with meloni, Erdogan once again stressed the importance of safeguarding Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and social stability, and said that the Israeli aggression against Syria this time will not help Syria's stability. In addition, Erdogan pointed out that terrorists in Syria must be eliminated. In a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Erdogan said that Turkey will continue to provide strong support to the Syrian people in the future to eliminate terrorists in Syria, ensure their unity and protect their territorial integrity.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: If Syria transfers weapons to Hezbollah, Syria will pay the price.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.