WTI crude oil futures closed down 0.38%, while WTI January crude oil futures closed down 0.27 US dollars, down 0.38% to 70.02 US dollars/barrel. Brent February crude oil futures closed down 0.11 US dollars, down 0.15% to 73.41 US dollars/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed up 2.28% at $3.4550/million British heat.The earnings per share of the opening customers in the first fiscal quarter exceeded the forecast. The earnings per share of the opening customers in the first fiscal quarter were $4.04, compared with $3.58 in the same period of last year, and the forecast was $3.81. Same-store sales in the United States increased by 5.2%, and it is estimated to increase by 5.03%. The total revenue was $62.15 billion, up 7.5% year-on-year, and it was estimated to be $61.98 billion. The net sales amounted to US$ 60.99 billion, up 7.5% year-on-year, and it is estimated to be US$ 60.85 billion.Broadcom's share price rose more than 10% after the US market closed.
From the United States to the week of December 5, foreign central banks held US Treasury bonds of-203 million US dollars, with the previous value of-6.157 billion US dollars.Turkish Presidential Palace: Erdogan told US Secretary of State Blinken that Turkey will take preventive measures against terrorist organizations including the People's Protection Force (YPG) and the Islamic State in Syria.Goldman Sachs: We estimate that if the price of Brent crude oil falls to the range of more than $50/barrel by the end of 2025, the growth rate of shale oil supply in the United States will fall below 100,000 barrels per day in 2025, which in turn will push the price of Brent crude oil up by $8 per barrel in 2025.
Goldman Sachs: Given that the moderate oversupply of 400,000 barrels per day and the current normalization of low valuation almost offset each other, the basic expectation is that the average price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $76 per barrel.China calls for supporting Afghanistan to rebuild its financial system and eradicate the breeding ground for terrorism. On December 12, local time, the UN Security Council reviewed the situation in Afghanistan, paying attention to the serious restrictions on women's rights and interests in the country and the still insufficient humanitarian funds. The Chinese representative pointed out that Afghanistan is currently at a critical stage of peaceful reconstruction, and the international community should play a better role in solving the outstanding problems facing Afghanistan. Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, pointed out that humanitarian relief concerns the vital interests of all Afghan people and must not be used as a bargaining chip for political pressure. China calls on traditional donors to increase capital investment, especially on the United States to unconditionally unfreeze and fully return overseas assets belonging to the Afghan people. Affected by unilateral sanctions, Afghanistan's banking system has been isolated from the international financial system for a long time. Relevant countries should immediately and unconditionally lift illegal unilateral sanctions and support Afghanistan in rebuilding its financial system.Hong Kong's IPO is expected to return to the top three in the world next year, and signs of recovery of Hong Kong's IPO are beginning to appear this year: Hong Kong's capital market has ushered in a strong wave of "listing in Hong Kong", from upstarts such as Horizon to giants such as Midea, SF Express, Hengrui, Haitian and Mao Geping, and many mainland enterprises have turned their attention to Hong Kong. Some institutions predict that Hong Kong is expected to return to the fourth place in global IPO financing this year and the top three in the world in 2025. "When I was in Hong Kong, I might have to see three or five companies a day. This is no exaggeration." Chen Yiting, chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said in an interview recently that "many market participants and investment bankers are quite optimistic about Hong Kong's IPO market in 2025." (Securities Times)
Strategy guide
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Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide
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