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US officials said that the US military had sent Travis Timmerman, an American detained in Syria, out of the country.Investors caught up in the "Musk Deal" are rewarded handsomely. One fund has even soared by 500%. Whether it is a Wall Street fund or a small short-term trader, as long as they dare to bet heavily on elon musk's business empire, they are expected to make a lot of money this year, because Donald Trump's victory in the US election has strongly boosted the wealth surge of the world's richest man. Musk's support for Trump during the campaign and his appointment to lead the new government efficiency department made his enterprises, including Tesla and unlisted unicorn companies SpaceX and xAI, hot assets. The market value of these companies has soared this year, pushing Musk's own personal wealth to exceed $400 billion. The closed-end fund Destiny Tech100 Inc.(DXYZ) is such a fund that caught the wind of Musk's trading. Since the November 5 election, the fund has soared by more than 500%. The fund invests in the shares of unlisted unicorn companies, and its latest declaration shows that as of the end of September, the bet on SpaceX accounted for more than one-third of its positions. Trump's victory prompted a large number of retail investors to flood into the fund, pushing its transaction price far beyond the valuation of its underlying assets, and the premium level rose to an eye-popping high.Fitch: Supply chain constraints and labor cost inflation will continue to affect global airlines until 2025.

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.Spot gold fell more than 1.00% in the day and is now reported at $2,652.65 per ounce.The yield of 10-year US Treasury bonds rose by more than 24 basis points this week. At the end of new york on Friday (December 13th), the yield of 10-year US benchmark treasury bonds rose by about 7.00 basis points, reaching a fresh high of 4.4046%. This week, the cumulative increase was 24.38 basis points, and the overall upward trend was sustained and smooth. The yield of two-year US bonds rose by more than 5.00 basis points, reaching a new high of 4.2448%. This week, it rose by 14.08 basis points, and the overall volatility went up. There was a small but prominent V-shaped fluctuation around 21:30 Beijing time on December 11th.

Trump is considering abolishing some banking regulators. It is reported that Trump's transition team began to explore the possibility of significantly reducing, integrating or abolishing the top banking regulator. According to people familiar with the matter, in a recent meeting with the heads of potential banking supervision departments, Trump consultants and officials of the newly established government efficiency department raised a question, that is, whether Trump can withdraw the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The aides also asked the potential chairman of the FDIC and the nominee for the director of the Office of Monetary Supervision (OCC) whether deposit insurance can be deposited in the Ministry of Finance if the FDIC is cut.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken measures to simplify the procedures for commercial space launch and license approval.Sources said that Qatar will send a delegation to visit Syria on the 15th. The reporter was informed that on December 13th, local time, Qatari sources said that Qatar will send an official delegation to visit Syria on the 15th and hold talks with representatives of the Syrian transitional government. The source said that the two sides will focus on the reopening of Qatar's embassy in Syria and the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syria. He also said that the report that Khalfan Kabi, director of the Qatar National Security Agency, visited Syria on the 12th of this month was untrue.