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Jon Gray, President of Blackstone Group: The US market and economy are in a "sweet spot" state.On the African stock market, on Wednesday (December 11th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Top 40 tradable index closed down 0.29% to 78,478.82 points. The constituent stock Angra Ashanti Gold rose by 3.06%, ranking second. The South African rand rose 0.57% against the US dollar, reaching a new high of 17.6846 rand.After the emergency martial law storm, South Korea's financial industry suffered successively. After the emergency martial law storm in South Korea, South Korea's financial industry suffered successively, and the stock market fluctuated obviously. This week, it began to rebound slightly. South Korean media pointed out that the uncertainty of South Korea's political situation may put its international reputation under downward pressure. South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance, Choe Sang-mu, held an "emergency macroeconomic and financial symposium" on the 10th to discuss the dynamics of the financial and foreign exchange markets and the countermeasures. According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo reported on the 9th, after the emergency martial law storm, the total market value of South Korea's stock market evaporated by 58 trillion won within three days, and more than 400 billion US dollars of foreign exchange reserves were also threatened. As the political struggle of "impeaching the president" continues, not only finance, but also retail, alcohol, real estate, semiconductor export and other aspects of the Korean economy have also felt the chill. South Korean media believe that if financial instability and the stagnation of the real economy, the economy may fall into crisis sharply. According to the "Foreign Securities Investment Trends in November" released by the Korea Financial Supervisory Authority on the 10th, foreign investors sold 4.154 trillion won in the Korean securities market last month and sold Korean shares for four consecutive months. South Korea's "Asia Daily" said on the 10th that as South Korea re-entered the presidential impeachment time, the uncertainty intensified, and it is expected that the net selling behavior of foreign investors will continue. Although South Korea's stock market rebounded on the 10th, the uncertainty of the political situation put its international reputation under downward pressure. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo published a commentary on the 10th, saying that Fitch and Moody's, among the world's three major credit rating agencies, have successively warned that if the storm after martial law is prolonged, South Korea's national credit rating may be negatively affected. (CCTV)

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Keping County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang. China Seismological Network officially determined that a 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Keping County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang (40.10 degrees north latitude and 78.11 degrees east longitude) at 23: 53 on December 11, with a focal depth of 16 kilometers.Lead closed down more than 1%, nickel and tin closed up, and LME copper closed down $24 to $9,192/ton. LME aluminum closed down $8 to $2,601/ton. LME zinc futures closed down $10 to $3,126/ton. LME lead closed down $22 to $2,043/ton. LME nickel futures closed up $143 to $15,858/ton. LME tin closed up $181 to $29,957/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.The US dollar just broke through the 7.2800 yuan mark against the offshore RMB, and the latest price was 7.2801 yuan, up 0.32% in the day. The US dollar against the onshore RMB was recently reported at 7.2612 yuan, up 0.17% in the day.

South Korea's tourism industry has been hit. The mayor of Seoul promised to ensure the safety of tourists. Recently, South Korea's tourism industry has also been hit by the emergency martial law storm, and many hotels and travel agencies have been unsubscribed. Seoul Mayor SE HUN promised to take measures to ensure the safety of tourists on the 11th. The South Korean media reported that although the emergency martial law issued by South Korean President Yin Xiyue lasted only a few hours, the negative impact of this incident on South Korea's tourism industry has already appeared. For security reasons, many tourists canceled the reservations of hotels and travel agencies. In view of the above situation, SE HUN said that the Seoul municipal government will launch a series of measures to create a "safe Seoul" image to attract foreign tourists, and at the same time increase support for the tourism industry to prevent related enterprises from closing down. (CCTV)Xinhua News Agency: The policy "combination boxing" has helped China's economy to improve. The article said that since the beginning of this year, China's policy toolbox has been continuously enriched, and the incremental policy and the stock policy have been superimposed, which has solidly promoted the economic structure to improve and the development trend has continued to improve, forming a joint force to promote high-quality development. "Striving for progress in stability, promoting stability through progress, establishing first and then breaking"-The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year set the tone for the economic development in 2024.Spanish Foreign Minister: The debate on sanctions is on the table. Let's engage quickly and clearly on the Syrian issue. We must discuss the removal of Sharm el-Liberation from the list of terrorists.