01:00:44
US Secretary of State Blinken: Civilian casualties in Gaza should be "significantly reduced".
01:00:30
US Secretary of State Blinken: Obviously, the Gaza conflict needs to enter a lower intensity stage, and the United States hopes that Israel will take more targeted actions against Hamas.
00:50:28
US Secretary of State Blinken: The United States wants to ensure that UN resolutions promote aid efforts and avoid any actions that may harm aid efforts.
00:47:32
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken: The United States continues to engage extensively and constructively with multiple countries to try to resolve some unresolved issues related to the UN resolution on Gaza.
00:42:42
US Secretary of State Blinken: A two-state solution (Israel and Palestine) will require all parties to make difficult choices, including the United States.
00:42:17
According to Nikkei: Japan’s Cabinet Office predicts that per capita income will grow by 2.4% this fiscal year.
00:34:11
Market news: Norwegian Hoegh Autoliners has stopped shipping on the Red Sea route.
00:32:05
The U.S. 4-month Treasury bond auction through December 20th - the winning interest rate was 5.22%, compared with the previous value of 5.25%.
00:31:14
US Secretary of State Blinken: Putin has failed to achieve his main goals in Ukraine.
00:22:35
According to the Detroit Free Press: General Motors (GM.N) resumed electric vehicle production at Plant Zero on Wednesday morning after a fire halted production.
00:00:43
Russian consumer confidence remained unchanged at -13 in the fourth quarter.
23:53:51
Market news: Russian oil company Rosneft will discuss a possible sale of German assets on Friday.
23:47:55
Apple (AAPL.O): Apple Card, Cash, Pay and Wallet issues resolved.
23:46:50
The three major U.S. stock indexes collectively turned red.
23:37:43
US White House: Discussion of humanitarian ceasefire and hostage release is "very serious".
23:36:14
US White House: Humanitarian aid has entered Gaza from Jordan.
23:34:35
U.S. crude oil inventories unexpectedly increased last week, and U.S. and Burundi oil futures gave up some of their gains.
23:32:21
The increase in domestic crude oil production in the United States in the week to December 15 was the largest since the week of October 6, 2023.
23:32:09
EIA report: U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) inventories increased by 629,000 barrels in the week of December 15 to 352.5 million barrels, an increase of 0.18%.
23:32:06
EIA report: In the week of December 15, the United States imported 6.75 million barrels/day of commercial crude oil excluding strategic reserves, an increase of 233,000 barrels/day from the previous week.