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US President Biden: Improving the wealth of the very rich often means depriving workers of the right to organize trade unions and collective bargaining, thus tearing the social safety net. By the way, I totally support the rich.United Nations spokesman: The United Nations opposes any violation of Syrian territorial integrity. At present, it is a turning point in Syria and should not be used by neighboring countries to occupy Syria.The U.S. military statement said that senior U.S. generals in Middle East affairs visited U.S. troops in Syria.

French official: French President Macron is trying to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before 2027.Macron hopes to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before the end of his presidency in 2027. A French official familiar with the matter revealed that President Macron hopes to avoid holding parliamentary elections before the end of his presidency. Last week, Banier's government was dismayed to step down because it failed to pass a vote of no confidence in parliament. Macron plans to appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, the official said. Holding parliamentary elections again is widely regarded as an option for Macron to break the political deadlock. French political parties have been expecting to hold another vote next summer.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.

"Debt Bull" launched a number of treasury bonds futures varieties to a new high. Yesterday, the bond market once again took the bull. On December 10th, 30-year, 10-year, 5-year and 2-year treasury bond futures all hit record highs. Looking at it for a long time, since the beginning of this year, 30-year treasury bond futures have risen by nearly 16%, 10-year treasury bond futures have risen by over 5%, and 5-year treasury bond futures have risen by over 3%. Analysts pointed out that the logic of broad-spectrum interest rate downward has run through the whole year of 2024, and it is expected to continue to form an important support for the bond market in the long run. The recent market strength is not only an emotional effect at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, but also a blocking point to dredge and guide the overall downward trend of interest rates. (Securities Times)Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: I hope Ukraine can move towards peace by virtue of its strength.The Israeli Prime Minister said that he hoped to "establish relations" with the Syrian transitional government. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video speech on the evening of the 10th that Israel hopes to "establish relations" with the Syrian transitional government, but if Syria poses a threat to Israel, Israel will not hesitate to launch an attack.