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According to several media reports, Damascus, the capital of Syria, and Homs, the central city, were attacked by air on the evening of the 9th.Congressional Budget Office (CBO): In October and November 2024 (that is, the first two months of fiscal year 2025), it is estimated that the federal budget deficit will total $622 billion. This amount is $242 billion more than the deficit in the same period of the previous fiscal year.Barclays: There is a high degree of uncertainty in the US interest rate forecast in 2025. Based on the baseline prospect of a soft landing of the US economy in 2025, Barclays interest rate strategists predict that the yields of 2-year and 10-year government bonds will close at 3.75% and 4.25% respectively next year, and the yield difference between 2s10s will widen by about 50 basis points. According to the report, interest rate cuts should push interest rates down, while longer-term yields are under pressure from factors such as rising neutral interest rates, high interest rate volatility, inflation risk premium and net bond expansion. But the incoming Trump administration will bring "great uncertainty".

Front-page article of China Securities Journal: Focus on synergy and cohesion to boost confidence in the stock market. The front-page article of China Securities Journal said that the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 proposed to "stabilize the property market and stock market". Market participants believe that the key to stabilizing the stock market is to enhance the internal stability of the market, enhance the investment value of listed companies, crack down on securities crimes, strengthen investor protection, and effectively boost investor confidence. This is a systematic project, involving many aspects, which needs to be exerted in the same direction and form a joint force. The emphasis on coordination, grasping the key, will help to better cohesion and create good conditions for the healthy development of the capital market.The yield of 10-year US Treasury bonds rose by more than 4 basis points. Investors were concerned about the rising oil price and the US Treasury's supply this week. At the end of new york on Monday (December 9), the yield of 10-year US benchmark treasury bonds rose by 4.44 basis points to 4.1973%, and the intraday trading was in the range of 4.1336%-4.1973%. The yield of two-year US bonds rose by 2.26 basis points to 4.1265%, and intraday trading was in the range of 4.0933%-4.1307%. The yield spread of three-month Treasury bonds /10-year US bonds rose by 4.684 basis points to -21.027 basis points. The yield spread of 02/10-year US bonds rose by 2.147 basis points to +6.867 basis points. The yield of US 10-year inflation-protected treasury bonds (TIPS) rose by 2.51 basis points to 1.9215%.Make a good investment and actively plan and reserve major projects. As a "ballast stone" to stabilize economic growth and a "strong engine" to promote high-quality economic development, the construction of major projects plays a vital role in the economic development of various places. The reporter noted that near the end of the year, many places continued to exert their efforts in the construction of major projects, both to accelerate the construction and to actively plan reserve projects for next year. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that from January to October this year, the investment in projects with a planned total investment of 100 million yuan or more increased by 7.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate was 3.7 percentage points higher than the total investment; It has boosted the total investment by 3.8 percentage points, showing that the investment in large projects plays an obvious supporting role. While the construction of major local projects has been accelerated, some places have started planning and preparation in advance to make a good investment in 2025. (Securities Daily)

Mark Long will convene representatives of most political parties to hold consultations on the candidate for prime minister on the 10th. On December 9th, local time, the Elysee Palace announced that French President Mark Long would invite representatives of all political parties except the far-left party "Unyielding France" and the far-right National Union to hold consultations on the candidate for prime minister at the Elysee Palace at 14: 00 on December 10th, and try his best to find a way to reach an agreement so as to form a government in the interests of all.The Nasdaq index just broke through the 19800.00 mark, and the latest report was 19802.94, which fell by 0.29% in the day.On December 9, local time, the reporter of the General Station was informed that Israel launched attacks on Damascus, the Syrian capital, and Homs, the central city. According to the reporter of the General Station, on the same day, there were many air strikes near the western suburbs of Damascus, Syria, and the Damascus Scientific Research Center was attacked, with more than four explosions. It is reported that in the past few hours, the Israeli army destroyed all air defense bases in Syria, most military airports, Syrian fighter planes and helicopter formations, long-range missile depots, strategic weapons warehouses and dozens of tunnels connecting Syria and Lebanon. According to two Syrian security sources, Israel bombed the main air base in Syria, destroying infrastructure and dozens of helicopters and fighter planes.