The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it would allocate 20 billion U.S. dollars in loans to Ukraine. On December 10, local time, the U.S. Treasury Department said that it had allocated 20 billion U.S. dollars out of the total 50 billion U.S. dollars in loans provided to Ukraine by the Group of Seven to an intermediary fund of the World Bank to provide economic and financial assistance to Ukraine. It is reported that this grant will be completed before the US President-elect Trump takes office in January to protect this fund from being recovered by the Trump administration. The $50 billion loan will be repaid with the interest income of about $300 billion of frozen sovereign assets in Russia, and the loan period is 30 years. (CCTV)WTI January crude oil futures closed up 0.22 USD, or 0.32%, at 68.59 USD/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed down about 0.60% to $3.1630 per million british thermal unit. Nymex January gasoline futures closed at $1.9568 per gallon, and Nymex January heating oil futures closed at $2.1861 per gallon.Market information: The murder suspect of CEO of United Health Insurance Business opposes extradition to new york to face charges.
The Postal Savings Bank, together with China Foreign Exchange Trading Center, launched the first green bond fund with the theme of common catalogue in China. The reporter learned from the Postal Savings Bank that the Bank, China Foreign Exchange Trading Center and Morgan Fund recently launched the first green innovation fund with the theme of common catalogue in China-"Morgan Common Catalogue Green Bond Fund" was formally established, raising an initial limit of 6 billion yuan.The fire in Malibu, a coastal city in California, spread rapidly and tens of thousands of residents were evacuated. In the early morning of Tuesday, local time, the fire in Malibu, California, USA doubled in an hour, and the fire quickly destroyed houses. The local government issued an evacuation order and schools were closed. The California Forest and Fire Department said that the Franklin mountain fire in Los Angeles County began to get out of control on Monday night, with an area of 2,200 acres. All schools in Malibu are closed until further notice. Pepperdine University is closed. As of Tuesday morning, about 18,000 residents had received evacuation orders or warnings. The section of the Pacific Coast Expressway extending from Pacific Palisades to central Malibu was closed, and only evacuated people could use it. Malibu City Hall has been evacuated, and officials are working in the nearby city of Calabaca. Anthony Marrone, director of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, said at a news conference on Tuesday that the fire was still out of control and about 700 firefighters were on the scene. Marrone said that only a small number of houses were destroyed and fire investigators were investigating the cause of the fire. So far, no casualties have been reported.Hezbollah in Lebanon said that it hoped that Syria would firmly resist Israel. Hezbollah in Lebanon issued a statement on the 10th local time, strongly condemning the continued invasion of Syrian territory by Israeli troops and destroying Syria's military combat capability, calling it a dangerous aggression. The statement pointed out that the UN Security Council, the international community and Arab countries have the responsibility to oppose and stop these Israeli actions and protect the Syrian people at this sensitive and crucial historical moment. Hezbollah in Lebanon also expressed its hope to see Syria stabilize, resolutely resist Israel and prevent foreign interference. (CCTV)
On the eve of the release of CPI data in November, a newly released report said that the leadership of the Bureau of Labor Statistics should be responsible for a series of mistakes this year. These mistakes brought the institution under scrutiny. However, the report issued by an expert team composed of government and private sector members said that none of these incidents had anything to do with the quality or accuracy of the agency's core data work. The report added that no potential motives for dishonesty or malice were found. Previously, the CPI of the United States was leaked in advance in April, and in August, the preliminary annual benchmark revised data of the non-farm payrolls report was released more than 30 minutes after the original release time of 10: 00 a.m. The survey found that the modernization of technology and software of this institution was hindered by insufficient funds, which made it impossible to ensure that its processes and systems kept pace with technological progress. The investigation team proposed to re-plan the enterprise training for front-line staff and revise the emergency plan to reduce the risk of untimely release. It is reported that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics has removed contractors from key positions and limited these functions to federal staff.Uzbekistan: Timur Ishmetov was approved as the governor of the central bank.Five departments: Promote the listed specialized and innovative SMEs to upgrade their technology through mergers and acquisitions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other five departments recently jointly issued the Notice on Launching the "One Chain in January" SME Financing to Promote National Bank Activities, which promoted the construction of SME financing, promoted a good ecology and helped the high-quality development of SMEs. According to the notice, the relevant departments will promote the listed specialized and innovative SMEs to upgrade their technology through mergers and acquisitions and further develop and grow.