The US dollar index continued to rise, and non-US currencies generally fell. The US dollar index continued to rise, rising by 0.4% to 106.6 in the day. Non-US currencies generally declined, and GBP/USD of the pound against the US dollar now fell by 0.19% to 1.2726; The euro fell 0.5% against the US dollar EUR/USD to 1.0500 in a day; The USD/JPY broke the 152 mark against the Japanese yen, rising by about 0.4% in the day.Institution: Bitcoin seems difficult to maintain its upward momentum. Bitcoin rose slightly in the day, but the transaction price was lower than the key level of $100,000 recently, because this cryptocurrency seems difficult to maintain its upward momentum. Last Thursday, after President-elect Trump nominated Paul Atkins, who supports cryptocurrencies, as the chairman of the SEC, Bitcoin reached a record high of $103,000. Trade Nation analyst David Morrison said in a report: "Yesterday, Bitcoin briefly broke through the $100,000 mark again, but shortly after the opening of the US stock market, with the selling of the stock market, Bitcoin plummeted."ALPHABET shares rose 5%.
The chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs said that we will return excess capital to shareholders and increase dividends.China and Vietnam announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on cross-border standard-gauge railway cooperation projects. On December 10th, the 16th meeting of the China-Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Steering Committee was held in Beijing. The two sides agreed to give full play to the overall coordinating role of the Steering Committee, actively explore the direction and measures to deepen the building of a community of destiny between China and Vietnam around the implementation of the high-level consensus between the two parties and the two countries, and promote more results. The two sides announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on cross-border standard-gauge railway cooperation projects. The meeting also heard a report on the first meeting of the "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism between China and Vietnam in diplomacy, national defense and public security.Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. From December 2 to 13, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. On December 9, 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. In addition, the Copernican Climate Change Service of the European Union pointed out in a monthly bulletin of global air surface temperature in November released on December 6 that 2024 will be the hottest year on record in the world, and the current ultra-high temperature is expected to last until the first few months of 2025.
Alaska Airlines rose 12.59%, American Airlines rose more than 3.8%, Boeing rose about 3.1%, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines rose at least 1.4%, and Southwest Airlines fell more than 0.8%. The airline association predicts that the overall profit and operating income of the industry will increase slightly in 2025. Bernstein, a brokerage firm, upgraded the AAL rating of American Airlines, saying that the company's share price could rise by about 40%.China and Vietnam announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on cross-border standard-gauge railway cooperation projects. On December 10th, the 16th meeting of the China-Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Steering Committee was held in Beijing. The two sides agreed to give full play to the overall coordinating role of the Steering Committee, actively explore the direction and measures to deepen the building of a community of destiny between China and Vietnam around the implementation of the high-level consensus between the two parties and the two countries, and promote more results. The two sides announced the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on cross-border standard-gauge railway cooperation projects. The meeting also heard a report on the first meeting of the "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism between China and Vietnam in diplomacy, national defense and public security.Swedish Finance Minister: I am sure Trump will take action on tariffs, but it is also a negotiation tool. I hope there won't be too much protectionism.