Market information: Ronen Bar, director of Israel National Security Agency, and Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of Israel Defense Forces, visited Cairo today and met with Hassan Rashad, head of Egyptian intelligence department, and senior Egyptian military officials.The EU plans to issue 90 billion euros of bonds in the first half of 2025.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.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: I still believe that countries will finalize the international convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response before May 2025.After the publication of USDA monthly report, CBOT soybean increased by 0.25%, CBOT corn increased by 0.91%, CBOT soybean meal increased by 0.45%, CBOT soybean oil decreased by 0.44%, and CBOT wheat increased by 0.22%.CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): The government pays more attention to growth, which will benefit our business. The Trump administration may implement an agenda to support growth.
UBS Group AG expands its American wealth department.U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): It is estimated that the ending inventory of corn in the United States is 1.738 billion bushels, and analysts expect 1.90192 billion bushels. USDA had previously expected 1.938 billion bushels.Boeing 737 resumed production and its delivery hit a four-year low. Boeing said that it delivered 13 commercial aircraft in November, a four-year low, and all the delivered aircraft came from inventory. After a 53-day strike, Boeing's 737 aircraft production line in Renton, south of Seattle, Washington, USA, fully resumed production.