African stock market | South Africa's stock index closed down more than 0.4%, led by basic metal mining stocks Glencore, Anglo-American and BHP Billiton. On Tuesday (December 10th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 Tradeable Index closed down 0.44% to 78,703.60 points. Glencore, a constituent stock, closed down 2.56%, Anglo-American Company fell 1.99%, BHP Billiton Group fell 1.74%, ranking third from the bottom, Jintian Company rose 0.75%, ranking sixth, and harmony Gold rose 0.81%, ranking fifth. The South African rand is currently down 0.56% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.8720 rand, which is the highest level since November 11, which was set on Monday.US National Security Council spokesman Kirby: US national security adviser Sally Wenming will leave for Israel tomorrow.Hedge funds are targeting mini-millionaires. Hedge funds are looking for the next batch of money bags in the low-end market, and their eyes are locked on "mini-millionaires". With the traditional customers of hedge funds such as large institutions and super-rich people becoming more and more silent, doctors, lawyers, business owners or anyone with seven or eight-figure assets have become new targets of hedge funds, and this trend has been accelerating.
Marianne Lake, JPMorgan Chase: The US economy continues to show "good resilience", and we see a slight increase in consumer holiday spending.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: It is estimated that about 10,000 people have been displaced in Syria since the Syrian opposition began to attack. We have delivered trauma and surgical supplies to Damascus Hospital and made efforts to provide more material support.Ukrainian President Zelensky: Calling on allies to use frozen Russian assets to provide systematic financing. 10-12 additional Patriot systems will enable Ukraine to fully protect its airspace and make the Russian-Ukrainian conflict meaningless.
United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.WTI crude oil rose more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at 68.64 USD/barrel.White House: US National Security Adviser Sullivan will meet with the families of the hostages on Tuesday.