Syrian Foreign Minister: Assad has been proposed to start the political process in Syria. Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam al-Sabbag said on the evening of 9th local time that he had proposed to Assad to start the political process in Syria, but Assad did not comment on this. (CCTV)The Permanent Representative of Switzerland to Geneva was elected as the new President of the UN Human Rights Council. On December 9, local time, the UN Human Rights Council announced that Jürg Lauber, the Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva, would take over the post of President of the UN Human Rights Council for one year from January 2025. (CCTV)The Israeli military says three soldiers were killed in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Market information: The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Ecuador, and Ecuador will receive a loan of about 500 million US dollars, but it must be approved by the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund.FTSE China A50 index futures rose to 2%.Federal Reserve Bank of new york: Respondents expect the interest rate of savings accounts to rise next year. In November, their views on the current household financial situation remained stable, and respondents significantly lowered their expectations for the future level of government lending. Respondents believe that the risk of not being able to repay debts is declining, and respondents expect that the financial situation will improve in the coming year, which is the highest level since February 2020.
Analysts such as Max Layton of Citigroup predicted in the global commodity outlook in 2025 that there would be a "substantial oversupply" of 1.5 million barrels per day in the second quarter of 2025. The average price of Brent crude oil may be $60/barrel in 2025, and it may be the same level in 2026.In November, the new york Fed's one-year inflation forecast was 2.97%, with the previous value of 2.87%.Iraq condemned Israel's occupation of the military buffer zone between Israel and Syria and emphasized respect for Syria's sovereignty. On December 9, local time, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning Israel's occupation of the military buffer zone between Israel and Syria and its nearby land, and stressed that this behavior violated international law and relevant resolutions of international legitimacy. The statement stressed that Syria's sovereignty should be respected, its stability, unity and territorial integrity should be maintained, and interference in its internal affairs should be avoided. The statement called on the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to shoulder corresponding responsibilities, condemn this blatant violation and take necessary measures to stop these violations taking advantage of the current situation in Syria. (CCTV)