WTI crude oil rose 1.5% in the day to 70.71 USD/barrel.Liquid, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, received a valuation of $2.3 billion in the latest round of financing.Market News: The daily active users of cryptocurrency reached a record high of 18.7 million in December, a significant increase compared with 7.7 million at the beginning of 2024.
Reuters survey: All 25 analysts expect the Colombian central bank to cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 9.25%.Francois bayrou, the new French Prime Minister: I want to say something very simple. First of all, no one else knows the difficulty of the current situation better than me.Shanghai Nickel closed down over 2%, Shanghai Tin fell over 1%, alumina rose about 1%, international copper closed down 0.51%, Shanghai Copper closed down 0.51%, Shanghai Aluminum closed down 0.22%, Shanghai Zinc closed up 0.25%, Shanghai Lead closed down 0.69%, Shanghai Nickel closed down 2.40% and Shanghai Tin closed down 1.62%. Alumina closed up 1.09% at night. Stainless steel night plate closed down 0.92%.
London cocoa futures rose more than 4% to 8516 pounds a ton. New york cocoa futures rose more than 4% to $11,296 a ton.The Russell 2000 index fell by 1% in the day.Brazilian President Lula posted a video on social media for the first time after undergoing head surgery.
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