1. Macroeconomic data:
1. US Dollar Index: ultimately rose by 0.17%, closing at 106.11.
2. Government bond prices: The two-year US Treasury yield closed at 4.131%, and the ten-year US Treasury yield closed at 4.203%.
3. Gold prices: ultimately rose by 1.04%, closing at $2660.30 per ounce.
4. WTI Crude Oil: WTI crude oil rose by 1.4%, closing at $67.90 per barrel.
5. Stock market: stock indices fell across the board, with the Dow down 0.54%, S&P 500 down 0.61%, and Nasdaq down 0.62%.
6. USDCNY: 7.24.
7. Interest rate hike expectations: According to the Federal Reserve rate observer, the probability of maintaining the interest rate at 4.50 - 4.75 in December is 9.9%, while a decrease to 4.25 - 4.50 is 90.1%.
8. Cryptocurrency: Overall market cap increased by 6% to $3.46 trillion, with a 24-hour trading volume increase of 94.61% to $286.31 billion, and stablecoin market cap rising by 5.6% to $193.78 billion.
2. ETF holdings data:
Updated on December 9:
Net inflow for 10 Bitcoin ETFs: +5,045 $BTC (+$493.04 million) #BlackRock inflow 2,525 $BTC ($246.76 million), currently holding 523,689 $BTC ($51.18 billion).
Net inflow for 9 Ethereum ETFs: +26,351 $ETH (+$100.66 million) #Fidelity inflow 11,750 $ETH ($44.89 million), currently holding 342,750 $ETH ($1.31 billion).
3. Macro news from yesterday:
1. New York Federal Reserve survey: US one-year inflation expectations rose to 2.97%, up from 2.87%.
2. The Syrian opposition authorized the formation of a transitional government. The Syrian embassy in Russia confirmed that Assad is in Moscow, and the Kremlin stated that (regarding Assad's asylum in Russia) it is a decision made by Putin; currently, there are no plans for Putin to meet with Assad. The Syrian Foreign Minister stated that he has proposed a political process initiative to Assad in Syria but has not received a response.
3. The Israeli Defense Minister ordered the military to fully control the buffer zone between Israel and Syria. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the Golan Heights will forever belong to Israel; additionally, the US may revoke the terrorist organization designation of the Syrian 'Sham Liberation Organization.'
4. South Korea's largest opposition party submitted a proposal for 'Special Investigation Law on Internal Turmoil' and 'Kim Geon-hee Special Investigation Law' to the National Assembly; President Yoon Suk-yeol has been prohibited from leaving the country; prosecutors conducted a search and seizure at the Defense Ministry's Anti-Espionage Command, and additionally, the prosecution issued an arrest warrant for former Defense Minister Kim Dong-hyun on charges of 'internal turmoil and abuse of power.'
5. The US plans to deploy dark eagle hypersonic missiles in Eurasia.
6. Macron will convene representatives of most political parties on the 10th to discuss the Prime Minister candidate.
7. Polls show that the approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet has dropped to 38%.
8. An explosion at a fuel depot in central Italy has resulted in at least two deaths; the fuel depot is reported to belong to Italy's major energy company, Eni Group.
9. OpenAI released the AI video generation model Sora.
10. Media mogul Murdoch's attempt to alter the family trust failed.
