The FTSE A50 futures index closed down 0.05% at 13,291.000 points in a row.Finance Minister of Canada: In the face of potential tariffs imposed by the United States, Canada will not escalate the situation or give in.The Arab League condemned Israel's occupation of the Israeli-Syrian military buffer zone. On the evening of the 12th local time, the Council of the League of Arab States (Arab League) held a meeting at the level of permanent representative in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The meeting finally adopted a resolution condemning Israel's occupation of the Israeli-Syrian military buffer zone and the surrounding areas, including Mount Sheikh, Quneitra and the suburbs of Damascus. The resolution holds that Israel's actions violate the disengagement agreement signed by the two sides in 1974. The resolution also condemned Israel's attacks on some civilian and military sites in Syria. The resolution calls on the international community to urge Israel to abide by relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, especially Security Council resolution 497, which calls for Israel to withdraw its troops from the occupied Golan Heights.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken measures to simplify the procedures for commercial space launch and license approval.US officials said that the US military had sent Travis Timmerman, an American detained in Syria, out of the country.The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $135.777 billion from 44 counterparties in the fixed-rate reverse repurchase operation.
A sustained attack on a refugee camp in western Sudan has killed 57 people. On December 13th, local time, Ibrahim Khater, Minister of Health of Northern Darfur in western Sudan, said that since December 1st, Zazam refugee camp south of El Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, has been continuously shelled, which has so far killed 57 civilians and injured 376 others.The relative cost of living in new york has dropped to the lowest level since at least 2008. According to the new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis this week, the cost of living in new york metropolitan area in 2023 is 12.5% higher than the national average. This is the lowest level since the bureau began to release relevant data at least in 2008. From 2008 to 2022, the relative cost of living in new york is 13% to 15.5% higher than the average level in the United States.International precious metal futures generally closed down, COMEX gold futures fell 1.61% to US$ 2,665.9 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 1.96% to US$ 31 per ounce.