Saudi Aramco: Development supports the company’s strategy to increase natural gas production by more than half above 2021 levels by 2030.

Saudi Aramco: Saudi Aramco produces unconventional tight natural gas for the first time in South Ghawar.

According to CNBC: Ark Fund founder Cathie Wood said that the crypto asset ecosystem will reach $25 trillion in 2030.

Bank of England member Dhingra: Food inflation exacerbates cost of living crisis.

German Chancellor Scholz: I strongly support the European Central Bank’s measures to combat inflation.

Prime Minister of Finland: Russian border guards even help escort and transport people to the border. Our new legislation will give us the tools to prevent this from happening.

Prime Minister of Finland: Russian border authorities have started allowing people to cross the Finnish border without documents, and this matter needs to be taken seriously.

Prime Minister of Finland: We want to secure our eastern border.

[Pantheon Macro: German economic confidence improves and market sentiment is optimistic] Pantheon Macro’s chief euro zone economist Claus Vistesen said that Germany’s ZEW economic sentiment index improved in the middle of the fourth quarter. If the current recovery momentum of the stock market can be maintained this year, If the month continues, the December survey will record growth again. He said in a note that the results were consistent with a rise in the Sentix Index and an overall rebound in risk assets. Despite slowing growth and significant downward revisions to economic forecasts, market sentiment seems to indicate that things will be much better by early 2024.

Italian Prime Minister Meloni: Italy and Slovenia are committed to restoring free movement at the border when conditions permit.

Reuters poll: 30 out of 32 strategists said the U.S. 10-year Treasury note has peaked in the current cycle.

Reuters survey: The U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield will reach 4.52% in three months and 4.30% in six months (October survey was 4.25% and 4.05%).

Commerzbank: It expects palladium prices to reach US$1,300 per ounce by the end of 2024 (previously expected to be US$1,400 per ounce).

Commerzbank: Platinum prices are expected to rise to US$1,200 per ounce by the end of 2024 (previously expected to be US$1,300).

Commerzbank: Lowers its silver price forecast by the end of 2024 to $29 an ounce. (previously expected to be $30)

Commerzbank: Gold prices are expected to rise significantly in the second quarter of next year, reaching a new record level of $2,100 per ounce by the end of 2024.

Boeing (BA.N) has reached an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for the purchase of 20 Boeing 737-8 and 11 787-9 aircraft.

Commerzbank: It still expects Brent crude oil prices to reach $90 per barrel by the end of 2024.

The Russian ruble continues to rise against the US dollar, breaking above 91.00.