The yield of 10-year US Treasury bonds rose by more than 24 basis points this week. At the end of new york on Friday (December 13th), the yield of 10-year US benchmark treasury bonds rose by about 7.00 basis points, reaching a fresh high of 4.4046%. This week, the cumulative increase was 24.38 basis points, and the overall upward trend was sustained and smooth. The yield of two-year US bonds rose by more than 5.00 basis points, reaching a new high of 4.2448%. This week, it rose by 14.08 basis points, and the overall volatility went up. There was a small but prominent V-shaped fluctuation around 21:30 Beijing time on December 11th.A sustained attack on a refugee camp in western Sudan has killed 57 people. On December 13th, local time, Ibrahim Khater, Minister of Health of Northern Darfur in western Sudan, said that since December 1st, Zazam refugee camp south of El Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, has been continuously shelled, which has so far killed 57 civilians and injured 376 others.Britain, Italy and Japan will set up a joint venture to develop the next generation fighter. On the 13th, British Bayi Systems announced that it had reached an agreement with Italian and Japanese companies to set up a new joint venture to develop the next generation fighter. According to the announcement, Bayi Systems has reached an agreement with Italian leonardo Company and Japan Aircraft Industry Promotion Company to set up a joint venture company after obtaining the approval of the regulatory authorities. The company is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the next generation of combat aircraft, and plans to put it into use in 2035. The announcement said that the headquarters of this joint venture company will be located in Britain, bringing together the comprehensive strength and professional knowledge of the three companies. The three companies will each hold 33.3% of the shares of the new joint venture company.
Argentina's MERVAL index closed up 3.06% to 2.375 million points, a record closing high, with a cumulative increase of 7.82% this week.Fitch: It is estimated that the global air passenger traffic will drop from a healthy level to a medium level in 2024, but it will still maintain strong growth.Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of ICE Brent crude oil held by speculators increased by 5,349 contracts to 162,273 contracts, a record high of more than two months. The net long position in sugar will reach a three-month low, and the net long position in Robusta Coffee will hit a four-week low, increasing the net long position in London Cocoa.
International precious metal futures generally closed down, COMEX gold futures fell 1.61% to US$ 2,665.9 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 1.96% to US$ 31 per ounce.Canada encourages the pension fund industry to invest in the local market. Canada has announced a plan to encourage the pension fund industry to invest in the local market. It will lift the 30% restriction on pension funds investing in Canadian local entities, and will add a venture capital plan of 1 billion Canadian dollars, hoping to attract pension funds. It will also invest up to 1 billion Canadian dollars in companies with medium growth rate.Fitch: In 2025, the rating prospects of the freight and logistics industries in the United States and Canada are generally stable.