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EIA: The net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% in 2025. The us energy information administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it is expected that the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day next year, which will be the lowest level since 1971, suggesting that the output of the United States will increase and the demand of refineries will decrease. EIA said in its Short-term Energy Outlook in December that the US oil production is expected to increase from 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024 to 13.52 million barrels per day in 2025. EIA also said that the crude oil processing capacity of refineries will be 16 million barrels per day in 2025, a decrease of 200,000 barrels per day compared with 2024. EIA now predicts that the average spot price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $73.58 per barrel, which is lower than the previous forecast of $76.06 per barrel. The average spot price of crude oil in the United States is $69.12 per barrel, which is lower than the last forecast of $71.60 per barrel.The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it would allocate 20 billion U.S. dollars in loans to Ukraine. On December 10, local time, the U.S. Treasury Department said that it had allocated 20 billion U.S. dollars out of the total 50 billion U.S. dollars in loans provided to Ukraine by the Group of Seven to an intermediary fund of the World Bank to provide economic and financial assistance to Ukraine. It is reported that this grant will be completed before the US President-elect Trump takes office in January to protect this fund from being recovered by the Trump administration. The $50 billion loan will be repaid with the interest income of about $300 billion of frozen sovereign assets in Russia, and the loan period is 30 years. (CCTV)The Hang Seng Index closed roughly flat overnight at 20,435.00. The Hang Seng Technology Index closed down 0.22% at 4,618.00 points overnight.

During the year, the amount of A-share repurchase has exceeded 160 billion yuan, and "cancellation" has become the mainstream. Wind data shows that 2,446 repurchase schemes have been implemented this year, involving more than 160 billion yuan, far exceeding the level of last year. Different from the past, the current wave of buybacks is characterized by great strength, short term, quick implementation and large number of cancelled buybacks. At the same time, with the support of special loans for stock repurchase, more and more listed companies join the buyback team. Not only are there a large number of listed companies participating in the repurchase, but the "efficiency" of this round of repurchase is also high, and the short term and quick implementation have become a point of view. At the same time, write-off repurchase has become the mainstream. In addition to Hikvision, Kweichow Moutai plans to implement a share repurchase plan with its own funds of 3 billion to 6 billion yuan, and the repurchased shares will be used to cancel and reduce the registered capital of the company. In addition, companies such as Wuxi PharmaTech, Jiu 'an Medical, and Yili Co., Ltd. disclosed repurchase plans with a ceiling of more than 1 billion yuan, and all of them were used for capital reduction and cancellation. (Securities Times)Hezbollah in Lebanon said that it hoped that Syria would firmly resist Israel. Hezbollah in Lebanon issued a statement on the 10th local time, strongly condemning the continued invasion of Syrian territory by Israeli troops and destroying Syria's military combat capability, calling it a dangerous aggression. The statement pointed out that the UN Security Council, the international community and Arab countries have the responsibility to oppose and stop these Israeli actions and protect the Syrian people at this sensitive and crucial historical moment. Hezbollah in Lebanon also expressed its hope to see Syria stabilize, resolutely resist Israel and prevent foreign interference. (CCTV)The report shows that the current situation in the Arctic intensifies global warming. On December 10th, local time, according to the latest report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Arctic region is experiencing significant climate change, and its warming rate is two to four times that of the global average. 2024 was recorded as the second hottest year in the Arctic history, and the melting of permafrost transformed the region from a "carbon sink" to a "carbon source", releasing a lot of methane and carbon dioxide, further aggravating global warming. The report pointed out that the ecosystem and natural environment in the Arctic region are undergoing profound changes, with the continuous reduction of snow and sea ice, the intensification of tundra greening, and the significant increase in the number and scale of wildfires. (CCTV)

Market information: The murder suspect of CEO of United Health Insurance Business opposes extradition to new york to face charges.The Postal Savings Bank, together with China Foreign Exchange Trading Center, launched the first green bond fund with the theme of common catalogue in China. The reporter learned from the Postal Savings Bank that the Bank, China Foreign Exchange Trading Center and Morgan Fund recently launched the first green innovation fund with the theme of common catalogue in China-"Morgan Common Catalogue Green Bond Fund" was formally established, raising an initial limit of 6 billion yuan.Fuguang shares: The shareholders intend to reduce their holdings by no more than 3 million shares in total. Fuguang shares announced that the shareholders of the company, Jucheng Investment, Zhongsheng Investment and Ruiying Investment, intend to reduce their holdings by no more than 3 million shares in the company through centralized bidding and block trading, that is, no more than 1.87% of the company's total share capital, which will be implemented within 3 months after 15 trading days from the disclosure date of this announcement.