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WTI crude oil increased to 2% in the day and is now reported at 69.55 USD/barrel; Brent crude oil is now up 1.67%.The auction of 10-year treasury bonds in the United States from December 11: the bid multiple is 2.7, and the previous value is 2.58; The winning interest rate is 4.235%, and the previous value is 4.35%.The US media said that the Biden administration is considering imposing new sanctions on Russian oil trade. Informed sources: The details have yet to be finalized. The Bloomberg website reported on the 10th local time that the Biden administration is considering imposing new sanctions on Russian oil trade before Trump returns to the White House, and the specific details have yet to be finalized. The article said that the Biden administration is weighing new and stricter sanctions against Russia's lucrative oil trade, trying to increase pressure on the Kremlin before Trump returns to the White House. According to an insider who asked not to be named, the details of possible new measures are still being worked out, but Biden's team is considering imposing restrictions on some Russian oil exports. Up to now, the Russian side has not responded. (CCTV)

The Israeli army said that it was still carrying out operations in the buffer zone and Syria to seize weapons and equipment. On the 11th local time, the Israel Defense Forces announced that in recent days, during the operations in the buffer zone in southern Syria, the Israeli army had seized several Syrian tanks, which had not been put into use recently. In addition, the troops also found and seized a number of weapons, including mines, explosives, anti-tank missiles and other military equipment, in a post of a former Syrian government army. The Israeli army said that its four brigade-level combat teams continue to carry out activities in Syria and in the buffer zone between the two countries. In addition, paratroopers and commandos also "carry out defensive actions and eliminate threats" in the buffer zone. (CCTV)Jon Gray, President of Blackstone Group: The US market and economy are in a "sweet spot" state.Google launched Gemini 2.0, calling it a brand-new AI model for the Agentic era. On December 11th, local time, Google CEO sundar pichai released a note: Today, I am excited to launch the next model of Google for this new Agentic era: launching Gemini 2.0, our most powerful model. With the new development of multimodal-such as local image and audio output-and the use of local tools, it will enable us to build new artificial intelligence agents and bring us closer to our vision of universal assistants.

Mackler M, Governor of the Bank of Canada: (Regarding the potential tariff policy) We can't make policies based on what may happen. If the (US) tariffs are implemented as promised, it will cause serious damage to the Canadian economy.US Treasury Secretary Yellen: I hope that the next government will pay for extending the tax reduction policy.Russia's CPI rose by 8.88% year-on-year and 1.43% month-on-month. Russia's CPI rose by 1.43% month-on-month in November and is expected to rise by 1.50%. In November, CPI increased by 8.88% year-on-year, and it is expected to increase by 8.90%. In November, the core CPI rose by 1.10% month-on-month, in line with expectations. In November, the core CPI increased by 8.28% year-on-year, and it is expected to increase by 8.37%. In the week of December 9, the CPI rose by 0.48% month-on-month, and has increased by 8.76% since 2024.