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ANZ: The market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and demand for safe haven to boost the price of gold. Before the release of US consumer price index data, gold futures rose by 0.3% to $2,725.60 per ounce. ANZ research analysts said that the market is ready for the US consumer price index data released on Wednesday, which is expected to show the path of the Fed's interest rate cut in December. Although the market expects the possibility of interest rate cuts to be about 90%, any sign in the data that shakes the path of interest rate cuts may adversely affect interest-free gold assets. Analysts added that in the case of geopolitical tensions, the demand for safe haven also boosted the price of precious metals.CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): It is important to find a suitable way to finalize the rules of Basel III next year.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.

The STOXX 600 index in Europe fell by 0.5% to 518.58 points.Billionaire Club, the total net assets of some members of Trump's "new team" exceed 382.2 billion US dollars, and the second administration of President-elect Trump of the United States will soon become the richest government in American history. According to media statistics, at least 11 of the cabinets and officials nominated by Trump are either billionaires themselves or have billionaire spouses. So far, Trump's nominated billionaires include Tesla CEO Musk, technology entrepreneur Ramaswami, former professional wrestling tycoon Linda McMahon, and Wall Street executive Tonuk. North Dakota Governor Boulcourt, Money manager Doug Burgum, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, real estate tycoon Steven Witkoff and investment banker Warren Stephens. According to Forbes statistics, as of December 10th, the total net assets of billionaire officials nominated by Trump reached at least $382.2 billion, equivalent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 172 countries and regions. (CBN)The STOXX 600 index in Europe fell by 0.5% to 518.58 points.

HKEx: On December 10th, Standard Chartered Bank repurchased 546,284 shares for 5.4 million pounds in other transactions.The security department of the South Korean Presidential Palace confronted the investigation team for more than five hours. The special investigation team of emergency martial law of the National Investigation Headquarters of the South Korean police tried to detain and search the South Korean Presidential Palace today (December 11), but due to the failure to reach an agreement with the security department of the Presidential Palace on the search method, as of 17: 00 local time, the investigators still did not enter the Presidential Palace. In response to this situation, a spokesman for the Common Democratic Party, the largest opposition party in South Korea, said that "the behavior of the security guard that hinders the seizure and search of the presidential palace belongs to the behavior of protecting the leaders of civil strife, which is equivalent to participating in civil strife." (CCTV International News)Bitcoin fell below $95,000/piece, down 2.50% in the day.