The USDA raised Ukraine's corn production in 2024/25 from the previous 26.2 million tons to 26.5 million tons.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.Boeing's share price rose by more than 5%, and it is expected to achieve the largest percentage increase since July 2023.
Spain's National Natural Gas Company: In November, Spain imported 61.0% of natural gas, and 39.0% of pipeline natural gas.Wang Yi attended the 25th anniversary of Sino-Vietnamese land boundary demarcation and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Three Legal Documents". On the 10th, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Committee member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the 25th anniversary of Sino-Vietnamese land boundary demarcation and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Three Legal Documents" together with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pei Qingshan in Beijing. Wang Yi said that 25 years ago, the two sides signed the Sino-Vietnamese Land Border Treaty, which laid a solid foundation for peace and stability in the border areas between the two countries. We must implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two parties and countries, and focus on the overall goal of "six modernizations" to promote the building of a community of destiny between China and Vietnam. It is necessary to create a clear, stable, prosperous and friendly border for generations. Pei Qingshan said that Vietnam is willing to make joint efforts with China to strengthen infrastructure construction in border areas and deepen pragmatic cooperation in border trade and ports. (Xinhua News Agency)The European STOXX 600 index initially closed down 0.48% at 518.73 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed down 0.67% to 4951.85 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed down 0.50% at 2059.80.
French President Macron is striving to avoid holding new French parliamentary elections before 2027.Diego Guevara, Colombia's new finance minister, said that tax reform may increase the budget by 9.8 trillion pesos in 2025.WTI crude oil rose more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at 68.64 USD/barrel.