French President Macron is in favor of an agreement that political parties should not condemn the government.EIA: The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 is expected to be 900,000 barrels per day. EIA's short-term energy outlook report shows that the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 is expected to be 900,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1 million barrels per day. The growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2025 is expected to be 1.3 million barrels per day, compared with the previous forecast of 1.3 million barrels per day.The British government has promised to invest 21.7 billion pounds in carbon capture projects.
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.White House: The United States wants to ensure that the Syrian people can decide their future. We have the ability to communicate with opposition organizations and will continue to do so.White House: We are trying our best to learn about journalist Austin Tess (who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 13th, 2012).
The US Treasury auctioned 42-day cash management bills, and the winning interest rate was 4.320%, which was 4.400% on December 3rd.Microsoft shareholders voted against the bitcoin investment proposal, and the voting results showed that Microsoft's major shareholders opposed the company's bitcoin investment proposal on Tuesday. Earlier, Microsoft's board of directors urged shareholders to reject a suggestion from the National Center for Public Policy Research that the company invest 1% of its total assets in Bitcoin to hedge against inflation. At the annual meeting, Michael Seiler, chairman of MicroStrategy, gave a three-minute speech, trying to persuade Microsoft shareholders to support this proposal. His company has invested billions of dollars in bitcoin. The data shows that the largest shareholder of Microsoft is institutional investors, including Pioneer Pilot and BlackRock.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.