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Consumer prices in Ukraine rose by 11.2% year-on-year in November, with an estimated increase of 10.4%; In November, consumer prices rose by 1.9% month-on-month, and it is estimated to rise by 1.5%.Council of the European Union: Poland will hold the rotating presidency of the Council from January to the end of June 2025.Israeli forces bombed northern Gaza, killing 25 people. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Media Office issued a statement on the 10th, saying that Israeli forces bombed Beit Hanoun, a city in the northern Gaza, on the evening of the 9th, killing at least 25 people and injuring or missing dozens more. The statement said that the attack was on a multi-storey building and the victims included more than 10 children and women. As the Israeli army continues to carry out operations in northern gaza province, the local medical system is under great pressure. The Israeli army also blocked the entry of emergency personnel and medicines. The Israeli army has not yet responded to this. (Xinhua News Agency)

Consumer prices in Ukraine rose by 11.2% year-on-year in November, with an estimated increase of 10.4%; In November, consumer prices rose by 1.9% month-on-month, and it is estimated to rise by 1.5%.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)Reuters survey: 93 out of 103 economists believe that the Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% on December 18th.

Villeroi, Governor of the Bank of France: No matter what the political situation is, France needs to rectify its public finances.Spot gold hit $2,680 per ounce for the first time since November 25th, rising by 0.74% in the day.In the third quarter of the United States, the productivity growth of 2.2% was in line with expectations. According to the data of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the productivity in the third quarter increased by 2.2% year-on-year, which was in line with expectations. The forecast range of 32 economists is 2.1% to 2.8%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced earlier that the initial productivity in the third quarter increased by 2.2%.