African stock market | On Thursday (December 12th), the FTSE /JSE Africa Top 40 tradable index closed down 0.18% to 78,341.48 points. The South African rand is currently down 0.58% against the US dollar, reaching a fresh low of 17.8027 rand.Market News: Texas, USA, announced a draft legislation to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve.The yield of US 10-year Treasury bonds rose to 4.316% after the auction results were announced, the highest level since November 26th.
The yield of US 10-year Treasury bonds rose to 4.316% after the auction results were announced, the highest level since November 26th.LME metal futures closed down, while LME copper futures closed down $100 to $9092/ton. LME aluminum closed down $2 to $2,600/ton. LME zinc futures closed down $50 to $3,075/ton. LME lead closed down $38 to $2006/ton. LME nickel futures closed up $310 to $16,168/ton. LME tin closed down $423 to $329,534/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.ECB sources: Some people think that the ECB overestimates economic growth. In the case of Trump's tariff increase, the economic growth next year may be less than 1%.
Shell Ocean Company: It is estimated that in 2026, two wells of PERDIDO SPAR operated by Shell in the Gulf of Mexico will be put into production for the first time.The Israeli army said that the Hamas stronghold was not attacked by humanitarian vehicles. On the 12th local time, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that the Israeli army had "targeted" the two strongholds of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) militants in the south of the Gaza Strip the night before. The statement accused Hamas militants of moving along the route of transporting humanitarian aid in the south of the Gaza Strip, saying that the purpose of the Israeli army's actions was to make humanitarian aid safely reach the residents in the Gaza Strip. The statement stressed that the Israeli army did not attack the humanitarian aid truck. The official Palestinian news agency "Wafa" said on the 12th that Israeli forces bombed Rafah in the southern Gaza, killing 13 people. The medical staff in Rafah said that these people were protecting the aid trucks that arrived in the city, but they were attacked by Israeli troops.Google: The first device equipped with Android XR is made by Samsung and will be available next year.
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