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WTI crude oil futures closed up $1.27, or more than 1.81%, to $71.29/barrel, approaching the closing price of $71.96 on November 7, with a cumulative increase of more than 6.08% this week.Onshore RMB against the US dollar (CNY) closed at 7.2731 yuan at 03:00 Beijing time, down 31 points from Thursday night's close. The turnover was $36.781 billion.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.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of ICE Brent crude oil held by speculators increased by 5,349 contracts to 162,273 contracts, a record high of more than two months. The net long position in sugar will reach a three-month low, and the net long position in Robusta Coffee will hit a four-week low, increasing the net long position in London Cocoa.Onshore RMB against the US dollar (CNY) closed at 7.2731 yuan at 03:00 Beijing time, down 31 points from Thursday night's close. The turnover was $36.781 billion.Standard & Poor's: With the strong economic growth, the tight fiscal system is supporting the rapid reconstruction of Cyprus' fiscal buffer.

Representatives of agricultural chambers of commerce in four Central and Eastern European countries opposed the trade agreement reached between the EU and MERCOSUR. On December 13th, local time, representatives of agricultural chambers of commerce from Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia held a meeting in Stahl Bousquet Pleso, Slovakia. At the press conference, the representatives of the four countries clearly expressed their opposition to the trade agreement reached between the EU and MERCOSUR. In addition, representatives of farmers' chambers of commerce also called for the restoration of agricultural products and food trade quotas with Ukraine. After the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the EU relaxed its trade rules with Ukraine and lifted the import ban on Ukrainian agricultural products.Fitch: In 2025, the rating prospects of the freight and logistics industries in the United States and Canada are generally stable.The yield of 10-year US Treasury bonds rose by more than 24 basis points this week. At the end of new york on Friday (December 13th), the yield of 10-year US benchmark treasury bonds rose by about 7.00 basis points, reaching a fresh high of 4.4046%. This week, the cumulative increase was 24.38 basis points, and the overall upward trend was sustained and smooth. The yield of two-year US bonds rose by more than 5.00 basis points, reaching a new high of 4.2448%. This week, it rose by 14.08 basis points, and the overall volatility went up. There was a small but prominent V-shaped fluctuation around 21:30 Beijing time on December 11th.