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Spot gold hit $2,680 per ounce for the first time since November 25th, rising by 0.74% in the day.The Israeli army said that 201 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza. On December 10th, local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Government Territorial Activities Coordination Office under the Israeli Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that on the 9th, 201 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza. According to the statement, 55 trucks entered Gaza directly through Gate 96. (CCTV News)Bitcoin hit $98,000, regaining all the decline in the day, and once fell 4.5% this morning.

Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: The credit card default incident did not bring any accidents.The central bank will buy more than 4 tons of gold after half a year. Will the price of gold rise? According to the latest data from the Bank of China, the official gold reserve of China at the end of November 2024 was 72.96 million ounces, an increase of 160,000 ounces (about 4.54 tons) compared with the end of October, which means that the People's Bank of China increased its holdings of gold for the first time in half a year. Why did the central bank buy gold again after half a year? What is the trend of the subsequent gold price? Guo Zhongwei, chief analyst of non-ferrous industry in Zhongtai Securities, said in an interview that the uncertainty of the global situation has increased recently, especially Trump is about to officially take office as president of the United States, or the anti-globalization trend has been intensified, thus increasing the instability of the external environment. In this context, increasing gold holdings will help to enhance the security of China's reserve assets. . The market generally believes that the resumption of gold purchase by the Bank of China resonates with the global interest rate cut cycle, and the increase in holdings is significantly higher than the level of the last gold purchase before the suspension, which not only strongly supports the gold price, but also greatly boosts the market's confidence in the market outlook. (The country is a through train)Zhou Xiaobo served as the deputy general manager of Haifutong Fund. On the evening of December 10th, Haifutong Fund Management Co., Ltd. announced the change of senior management: from December 9th, 2024, Zhou Xiaobo served as the deputy general manager of the company. The resume of the announcement shows that Zhou Xiaobo has served as the chief analyst of the chemical industry and director of the investment research department of Shanghai Shen Yin Wanguo Securities Research Institute Co., Ltd., the investment manager, assistant general manager (presiding) and deputy general manager (presiding) of the equity investment department of Taiping Asset Management Co., Ltd., and the deputy general manager of Shen Wanlingxin Fund Management Co., Ltd. In November 2024, he joined Haifutong Fund Management Co., Ltd.

The opening of Yunnan Guanlei Port passed the national acceptance, and on December 10th, the opening of Yunnan Guanlei Port passed the national acceptance. It marks that the location advantage of the Lancang-Mekong River connecting the six countries will be further highlighted, effectively helping the "Belt and Road" construction to achieve new breakthroughs in Southeast Asia. The national inspection team consists of the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Transport, the State Administration of Immigration and the Joint Staff of the Central Military Commission. After on-site inspection, listening to reports, reading materials and centralized review, the inspection team thought that the infrastructure and inspection facilities at the port of Guanlei were perfect, in line with national standards, and had all the conditions for formal opening, and unanimously agreed to pass the inspection and sign the national inspection minutes. Located in Mengla County, Guanlei Port is the first port for Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and other ASEAN countries to enter China via Mekong River, with a designed annual cargo capacity of about 150,000 tons and a designed annual passenger transport capacity of about 100,000 passengers.Reuters survey: 56 out of 97 economists said that the Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate to 3.50%-3.75% or lower by the end of 2025 (70 out of 99 economists in November).A fire-related department near a university in southern California issued a mandatory evacuation order. On December 10, local time, the reporter of the General Desk was informed that a large bush fire broke out near the center of Malibu in southern California in the early morning of the 10 th, which now threatens buildings including the landmark Malibu pier in the city. Relevant departments issued a mandatory evacuation order. The nearby Pepperdine University cancelled classes on the 10th, and students took refuge in the campus. The California Fire Department said that the fire has grown to more than 1,600 acres (about 6.5 square kilometers), and the area has almost tripled in one hour. The local fire department did not know whether the bush fire was caused by human factors. (CCTV News)