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British Minister of Justice: New prisons are not enough to solve the problem of prison overcrowding.The news before the US stock market was delivered by express delivery. ① The three major stock index futures of the US stock market were mixed, and the market held its breath for CPI tonight. ② As of press time, Dow futures fell by 0.13%, S&P 500 futures rose by 0.11%, and Nasdaq futures rose by 0.22%. (3) Germany's DAX index rose 0.08%, Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.08%, France's CAC40 index rose 0.07%, and Europe's Stoxx 50 index fell 0.07%. ④WTI crude oil rose 1.04% to $69.30/barrel. Brent crude oil rose 0.97% to $72.89/barrel. 90% economists predict that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. 6 Goldman Sachs is firmly bullish on gold: the price of gold can also rise to $3,000 under a strong dollar. ⑦ Many houses fell by about 6.5% before the market opened, and the company announced that it would raise $7 million by selling shares. ⑧ Yihang's smart market rose by more than 1%. In the news, Shenzhen has built the world's leading low-altitude economic industry ecology. 9 Macy's fell 12% before the market, and the company lowered its profit forecast for the fiscal year.Wall Street consultants expect the deal-making business to heat up in the Trump era. Wall Street M&A consultants said that the expected regulatory relaxation will promote M&A activities and initial public offerings in the coming year, and companies are regaining the transaction manual. Christina Minnis, head of global credit financing and global acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, said that given Donald Trump's policy commitments during the presidential campaign, "I think the outside world may think that M&A activities in the United States may be slightly strengthened."

The Israeli military claimed to have attacked Syria's strategic weapons stockpiles. According to the statement of the Israel Defense Forces, in the past 48 hours, the Israel Defense Forces attacked most of Syria's strategic weapons arsenals to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists. Navy ships attacked two naval facilities in Syria and dozens of sea-to-sea missiles were destroyed. Air defense batteries, airports and dozens of weapons production bases in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Baal Milla were attacked. Many strategic weapons were destroyed, including Scud missiles, cruise missiles and other missiles, drones, fighter planes, attack helicopters, radars, tanks and hangars.Argentina's MERVAL index closed down 1.34% to 2.199 million points.The price of air tickets on popular routes has increased by 60%, and the anti-season tour and island tour during the Spring Festival are hot. There are still 49 days before the Spring Festival in 2025, and the popularity of the holiday tourism market has increased significantly. On December 11th, the reporter was informed that air ticket booking for some platforms in Spring Festival travel rush has been quietly opened, and air tickets for some popular routes such as Sanya in Hainan and Xiamen in Fujian have increased significantly. (beijing business today)

The United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th that the United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time. The statement said that in the test conducted that day, the United States launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile using the Aegis anti-missile system equipped with a new AN/TPY-6 radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency called this an "important step" to enhance Guam's defense, and its data will help to build a future defense system for Guam. (Xinhua News Agency)Shanghai Digital Exchange participated in drafting the Declaration of ITU CxO Conference to promote the facilitation of global data cross-border flow. On December 11th, the reporter learned from Shanghai Data Exchange that the Institute was recently invited to attend the CxO Roundtable held by ITU-T in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to discuss the formulation of international standards in the field of information and communication with more than 20 corporate executives from more than 10 countries around the world. The ITU CxO Declaration, which was jointly drafted by Shanghai Data Exchange, was adopted at the meeting. The meeting also considered the briefing on the key achievements of the World Telecommunication Standardization Plenary Session (WTSA-24) held in New Delhi, India in October 2024. (SSE)After the publication of the OPEC monthly report, the short-term fluctuations of the US and Burundi oil were not significant, and they were reported at US$ 69.08/barrel and US$ 72.78/barrel respectively.