One, macroeconomic data:
1. Dollar Index: Finally closed up 0.34% at 107.01.
2. Government bond prices: The 2-year U.S. Treasury yield closed at 4.201%, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield closed at 4.334%.
3. Gold prices: Finally closed down 1.36% at $2,680.57 per ounce.
4. WTI crude oil: WTI crude oil closed down 0.47% at $69.63 per barrel.
5. Stock market: The Dow fell 0.53%, the S&P 500 fell 0.54%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.66%.
6. USDCNY: 7.28
7. Interest rate hike expectations: According to the Federal Reserve rate monitor, the probability of maintaining interest rates at 4.50 - 4.75 in December is 1.5%, while the probability of cutting rates to 4.25 - 4.50 is 98.5%.
8. Cryptocurrency: Total market value decreased by 0.72% to $3.59T, 24-hour trading volume decreased by 5.53% to $212,224.42B, stablecoin market value increased by 3.03% to $196.24B.
Two, ETF holdings data:
December 12 update:
Net inflow of 10 Bitcoin ETFs: +1,582 $BTC (+$160.28 million) #Fidelity inflow of 1,201 $BTC ($121.71 million), currently holding 206,885 $BTC ($20.96 billion).
Net inflow of 9 Ethereum ETFs: +28,737 $ETH (+$114.23 million) #iShares (Blackrock) inflow of 19,386 $ETH ($77.06 million), currently holding 929,056 $ETH ($3.69 billion).
Three, yesterday's macro news:
1. U.S. Q3 household net worth rises to a record high of $168.8 trillion.
2. Trump: The stock market is everything to me; I will do great things in the cryptocurrency space.
3. Military officials: Preparing for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
4. Israeli airstrikes in the Damascus vicinity, the military briefly entered the Syrian buffer zone; it is reported that Russia is close to reaching an agreement to maintain a military base in Syria, and Russia claims to have established direct contact with the political committee of the 'Sham Liberation Organization.'
5. The leader of South Korea's ruling party stated that Yoon Suk-yeol's remarks to the public were 'unexpected' and will push the party to decide in favor of impeachment; the National Assembly voted to pass a special investigation law on the allegations of Yoon Suk-yeol's insurrection, while the opposition party submitted a proposal to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
6. The European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points as expected, removing the statement to keep interest rates restrictive. Traders now expect the ECB's interest rate cut in 2025 to be less than 125 basis points.
7. The Swiss National Bank significantly cut interest rates by 50 basis points, while the market expected a cut of 25 basis points, stating it is prepared to intervene in the foreign exchange market if necessary.
8. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on social media that Romania and Bulgaria have officially become members of the Schengen Area.
9. The Japanese House of Representatives passed the supplementary budget for the fiscal year 2024, which will then be sent to the Senate for review and vote.
10. Sources: The Bank of Japan is inclined to maintain interest rates next week.
11. The IEA raised its forecast for global oil demand next year to 1.1 million barrels per day but believes the oil market will still be well supplied in 2025. The IEA also lowered its oil demand growth forecast for this year by 80,000 barrels per day to 840,000 barrels per day.
12. It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on uranium, oil, and fertilizers exported to the U.S. to counter Trump's tariff threats.
13. A Texas legislator proposed a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve within the state treasury.
14. BlackRock recommends that investors interested in Bitcoin allocate up to 2% of their portfolio to it.
