Callas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: We must avoid repeating the mistakes of Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan. Concerns about the rise of sectarian violence and extremism in Syria are justified. The regime transition will bring great challenges to Syria and the region.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.ANZ: The market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and demand for safe haven to boost the price of gold. Before the release of US consumer price index data, gold futures rose by 0.3% to $2,725.60 per ounce. ANZ research analysts said that the market is ready for the US consumer price index data released on Wednesday, which is expected to show the path of the Fed's interest rate cut in December. Although the market expects the possibility of interest rate cuts to be about 90%, any sign in the data that shakes the path of interest rate cuts may adversely affect interest-free gold assets. Analysts added that in the case of geopolitical tensions, the demand for safe haven also boosted the price of precious metals.
CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS.N): I believe that the new government's decision on tariffs will be made in a way around growth.The CEO of Ultramicro Computer said that he believed that the company would not be delisted by Nasdaq.Market news: Tesla (TSLA.O) is negotiating with DLF, India's largest real estate developer, about the exhibition hall space.
UBS Group AG expands its American wealth department.United Nations report: Three quarters of the earth's land is gradually dry due to climate change. The 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP 16) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December 2 to 13. On the 9th, the United Nations released a report during the meeting, saying that about three-quarters of the world's land has gradually become dry due to climate change. The report found that in the 30 years before 2020, about 77.6% of the world's land became drier than before. At present, except Antarctica, the dry land area accounts for about 40% of the global land area. Between 1990 and 2020 alone, the global dry land area increased by 4.3 million square kilometers.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: It is estimated that about 10,000 people have been displaced in Syria since the Syrian opposition began to attack. We have delivered trauma and surgical supplies to Damascus Hospital and made efforts to provide more material support.
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Strategy guide