United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, 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. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.The EUR/USD of the euro against the US dollar fell by 1.05, with an intraday decrease of 0.50%. USD/JPY rose more than 0.50% in the day and is now reported at 152.15.CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS. N): If the regulator allows, it will evaluate its participation in the Bitcoin or Ethereum market.
Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The market's response to tariffs will depend on the specific implementation.The South Korean court issued a warrant for the arrest of former Defense Minister Jin Longxian. On the evening of December 10, local time, the Central District Court of Seoul, South Korea issued a warrant for the arrest of former Defense Minister Jin Longxian. Jin Longxian became the first person to be formally arrested for an emergency martial law incident. The Central District Court of Seoul said that Jinlong was suspected of destroying evidence and issued an arrest warrant.
French President Macron told party leaders that he did not want to dissolve the National Assembly within the remaining 30 months of his term.Padilla, Secretary of the Institutional Relations Secretariat of the Brazilian Presidential Palace: We are cooperating with the Congress, and I want to strengthen our commitment to complete the voting on the financial plan this year.Morgan stanley capital international's MSCI Nordic Countries Index fell 0.5%, the worst one-day performance since November 15th (down 1.7%), at 383.03 points. Nibe Industrier AB, a heating technology company, fell 2.0%, which was the worst among the constituent stocks.