US CFTC:WTI crude oil bullish sentiment hit a six-week low, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of NYMEX WTI crude oil held by speculators decreased by 12,448 contracts to 103,986 contracts, a six-week low. Net long positions in Brent and WTI crude oil decreased by 11,013 contracts to 215,325 contracts. The net long position of NYMEX gasoline increased to 73,037 contracts, a record high of about eight weeks. The net short position of NYMEX heating oil increased to 46,823 contracts, the highest since the data was recorded in June 2006. The net long position of seven contracts of NYMEX natural gas Henry Hub in the United States fell to 108,908 contracts, a three-week low.Italian President: The escalation of violence against civilians in Gaza is unacceptable. On December 13th, local time, Italian President Mattarella and Italian Prime Minister meloni respectively met with visiting Palestinian President Abbas in Rome. During the meeting, Italian President Mattarella said that the escalating violence against civilians, women and children in Gaza was unacceptable. Italy is committed to a real ceasefire in Gaza and hopes to realize the "two-state solution" immediately.The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $135.777 billion from 44 counterparties in the fixed-rate reverse repurchase operation.
Broadcom closed up 24% and its market value increased by $206 billion in a single day.Fitch: (Talking about American residential builders) It is estimated that the residential inventory will improve slightly in 2025, but it will remain at a low level, and it will vary from region to region.Fitch: It is estimated that the global air passenger traffic will drop from a healthy level to a medium level in 2024, but it will still maintain strong growth.
Qatari officials: The Qatari delegation will meet with the Syrian transitional government in Damascus on Sunday to discuss the reopening of the Qatari embassy and provide assistance. The report that the head of Qatar's national security department visited Syria earlier is untrue.US stocks closed mixed. Broadcom rose more than 24%, and its market value broke through one trillion dollars. US stocks closed mixed. The Dow fell 0.20%, falling for the seventh consecutive trading day, the Nasdaq rose 0.12%, and the S&P 500 index was flat. This week, the Dow fell 1.82%, the S&P 500 index fell 0.64% and the Nasdaq rose 0.34%. Broadcom rose more than 24%, and its market value exceeded $1 trillion for the first time. Broadcom's AI revenue increased by 220% to US$ 12.2 billion this year. It is estimated that the revenue of AI products will increase by 65% in the first fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2025. Maiwell Technology rose nearly 11%, and its share price reached a record high, because its big competitor Broadcom released an optimistic revenue forecast. TSMC rose by 5%. According to industry sources, TSMC is committed to integrating CoWoS and SiPh, seeking to launch co-packaged optical devices (CPO) in 2026. In addition, Apple cooperates with Broadcom to develop AI chips, and TSMC's advanced process will welcome big orders again. Tesla rose more than 4%, continuing to hit a record high. The report said that the Trump transition team proposed to abolish the current general order requiring automakers to report accidents related to autonomous driving systems.International precious metal futures generally closed down, COMEX gold futures fell 1.61% to US$ 2,665.9 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 1.96% to US$ 31 per ounce.