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CFTC: The net long position of gold, silver and copper reached a five-week high. CFTC: In the week of December 10th, the net long position of COMEX gold held by speculators increased by 18,792 contracts to 220,189 contracts, a five-week high. The net long position of COMEX silver increased to 30,685 contracts, a five-week high. The net long position of COMEX copper increased to 12,635 contracts, a five-week high. The net long position of NYMEX platinum held will reach a three-month low of2,892 contracts. The net short position of NYMEX palladium increased to 7,621 contracts, a record high of more than two months.Turkish Foreign Minister: We hope to see an inclusive government in Syria.Qatari officials: The Qatari delegation will meet with the Syrian transitional government in Damascus on Sunday to discuss the reopening of the Qatari embassy and provide assistance. The report that the head of Qatar's national security department visited Syria earlier is untrue.

Iraqi government spokesman: There was no military intervention in Syria. On December 13th, local time, regarding US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to Iraq, Iraqi government spokesman Bassim Avadis said that since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis, the communication between the United States and Iraq has never been interrupted. Avadis also said that the Iraqi government has not intervened militarily in Syria, and has no unilateral plan for Syria, nor has it supported any faction or political organization. Avadis said that Arab, regional and international forces have reached an agreement not to allow any form of extremism to spread the Syrian crisis to other regions.Analysis of the influence of the interest rate of 10-year treasury bonds falling below 2% on the stock market. After the interest rate of 10-year treasury bonds fell below 2%, although there were many discussions from all sides, it basically had no influence on the stock market trend, and the stocks with high dividends remained flat and there was no obvious capital inflow. Some analysts believe that there are two reasons here. First, the funds invested in fixed-income products and the funds invested in the stock market generally belong to two types of funds, and they rarely operate across varieties. Even if the internal and external factors have changed, resulting in the need for mobility, but the specific implementation also needs a process, can not be immediate. Second, the interest rate of 10-year treasury bonds fell below 2%, which also reflected some judgment of investors on the trend of interest rate in the market outlook, and this actually reflected the market's expectation of the growth rate of the real economy, which required greater countercyclical adjustment. (Securities Times)Diesel exports along the Gulf Coast soared to a record high in early December last year.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $135.777 billion from 44 counterparties in the fixed-rate reverse repurchase operation.Brazilian President Lula is still in need of special medical care when his condition improves and he can walk normally. On December 13th, local time, according to the latest announcement issued by the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian President Lula is now in better condition. Although he is still hospitalized and receiving special medical care, his mind is clear and he can clearly identify his direction. It is reported that on the evening of the 12th, the hospital removed the intracranial drainage tube placed after operation for Lula. Now Lula has returned to a normal diet, and the hospital will continue to monitor and observe his health. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sent to hospital for headache on the evening of 9th local time, and was later diagnosed as intracranial hemorrhage by doctors. He underwent surgery at the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sã o Paulo, and underwent surgery again on the morning of 12th to reduce the risk of future head hemorrhage.Coca-Cola Brazil invested R $550 million (US$ 91 million) to expand the concentrated solution plant in Amazon.