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China Seismological Network automatically measured that an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred near Taiwan Province, China (24.85 degrees north latitude and 122.49 degrees east longitude) at 21: 56 on December 10th, and the final result was subject to the official quick report.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: The company's net interest income (excluding the market) will benefit from the increase in trading volume.TSMC ADR fell before the market, but analysts said that the demand for artificial intelligence remained strong. TSMC ADR fell by 0.6% in pre-market trading in the United States, after the world's largest chip foundry announced its sales data for November. Analysts said that the data is a positive signal of TSMC's quarterly revenue. Bernstein analysts said that the company's revenue in October and November totaled 590 billion Taiwan dollars, accounting for 69.6% of TSMC's guidance midpoint in the fourth quarter of 2024, close to the high end of the range of 65-72% in December of the past eight years. If December follows the average seasonal factors of the past eight years, the income in the fourth quarter of 2024 will be 1.7% higher than the midpoint of the guidance interval and 1.2% higher than the market expectation.

Without the government's approval, the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget reduction bill for next year. On the 10th, the South Korean National Assembly held a plenary meeting and adopted a cut version of the 2025 budget with a total amount of 673.3 trillion won (about 3.41 trillion yuan). According to Yonhap News Agency, this is the first time that the South Korean National Assembly passed the budget without agreement between the ruling party and the opposition party. In the 300-seat parliament, 278 members voted on the budget, 183 were in favor, 94 were against and 1 abstained. The ruling National Power Party and some opposition party members voted against it. This budget is one of the focal points of the recent struggle between the ruling and opposition parties in South Korea and one of the factors inducing the current political chaos. The original budget proposed by the government was 677.4 trillion won, but the largest opposition party, the Common Democratic Party, demanded a reduction of 4.1 trillion won, mainly involving the government reserve fund, the special activity expenses of the presidential secretary's office and the national security office, the special work expenses and special activity expenses of the procuratorate and the supervision institute. (Xinhua News Agency)Prime Minister of Mauritius: The previous government falsely reported GDP and public debt.Liu Jianchao met with the Pakistan Mu Meng (Xie) delegation. On December 10th, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, met with the Mu Meng (Xie) delegation led by Mariam, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (Sharif) and Chief Minister of Punjab Province. The two sides exchanged views on implementing the consensus of the leaders of the two countries, strengthening inter-party and local exchanges and cooperation, and promoting the construction of a closer community of destiny between China and Pakistan in the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)

The Israeli army said that 201 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza. On December 10th, local time, the Israel Defense Forces and the Government Territorial Activities Coordination Office under the Israeli Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that on the 9th, 201 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza. According to the statement, 55 trucks entered Gaza directly through Gate 96. (CCTV News)Sharp and KDDI reached a consensus on starting the AI data center in 2025. On December 9, Sharp announced that it had reached a consensus with Japanese telecom giant KDDI, and strived to fully start the AI data center transformed from a factory in 2025. Including Datasection, which is engaged in system development and OEM, and Supermicro, USA, the negotiation between the four companies will be concluded. Four companies reached a consensus in June this year to coordinate the establishment of an operating company and the procurement of a graphics processor (GPU) for generative AI learning and inference.Citigroup: Brazil is unlikely to cut interest rates next year.