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CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS.N): I believe that the new government's decision on tariffs will be made in a way around growth.French President Macron hopes to appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours. French President Macron called representatives of most political parties at the Elysee Palace on the afternoon of December 10th local time to discuss the establishment of the new government and the choice of prime minister. The meeting lasted for three hours. The far-left party "Unyielding France" and the far-right party National Union are not invited. According to the information disclosed by the participants, Macron hopes that the political parties can reach an agreement that at least will not overthrow the new government, and hopes to appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours.Syria's new rulers have told business leaders that they seek to turn to a free market economy.

African stock market | South Africa's stock index closed down more than 0.4%, led by basic metal mining stocks Glencore, Anglo-American and BHP Billiton. On Tuesday (December 10th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 Tradeable Index closed down 0.44% to 78,703.60 points. Glencore, a constituent stock, closed down 2.56%, Anglo-American Company fell 1.99%, BHP Billiton Group fell 1.74%, ranking third from the bottom, Jintian Company rose 0.75%, ranking sixth, and harmony Gold rose 0.81%, ranking fifth. The South African rand is currently down 0.56% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.8720 rand, which is the highest level since November 11, which was set on Monday.Seven people were killed when the Israeli army attacked the Nuseilet refugee camp in the Gaza. On the 10th local time, the reporter of the General Station learned that the Israeli army attacked the Nuseilet refugee camp in the middle of Gaza, killing seven people and injuring many others.United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.

Since 2024, 27 new funds have been established in the US municipal bond ETF market, setting an annual record high. New members include PGIM and Rockefeller Asset Management. However, in the $142 billion municipal bond ETF market, the asset management scale of many ETFs is less than $50 million.In the first 11 months, the average yield of 3,255 private securities products reached 17.3%. According to the latest data of Shenzhen Qianhai Paipai Net Fund Sales Co., Ltd., in the first 11 months of this year, the average yield of 3,255 private securities products with performance display was 17.31%, of which 2,880 products achieved positive returns, accounting for 88.48%. Bao Xiaohui, chairman of Shanghai Changli Asset Management Co., Ltd. said that the average return rate of multi-asset and stock long strategy in the first 11 months of this year was better. On the one hand, it was the opportunity brought by the bottoming out of the A-share market, especially the logic of bottoming out at the beginning of the year; On the other hand, the fundamentals of all sectors are favorable, the effect of "combination boxing" of superimposed fiscal policy is remarkable, and the market liquidity and confidence are improved. These are the main reasons for the better performance of securities private placement related strategies. (Securities Daily)The Turkish President discussed the situation in Syria by telephone with the Italian Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission. On December 10th, local time, the Information Bureau of the Turkish Presidential Office announced that President Erdogan had telephoned Italian Prime Minister meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the same day to discuss the current situation in Syria. In a telephone conversation with meloni, Erdogan once again stressed the importance of safeguarding Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and social stability, and said that the Israeli aggression against Syria this time will not help Syria's stability. In addition, Erdogan pointed out that terrorists in Syria must be eliminated. In a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Erdogan said that Turkey will continue to provide strong support to the Syrian people in the future to eliminate terrorists in Syria, ensure their unity and protect their territorial integrity.