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According to technology media TechCrunsh: US insurance giant Aflac said that hackers stole 22.6 million pieces of personal and health data.

According to the New York Times: Members of Capitol Hill seek to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center.

The German DAX30 index closed up 46.66 points, or 0.19%, at 24342.81 points on December 23 (Tuesday);The British FTSE 100 index closed up 2 on December 23 (Tuesday) 3.57 points, an increase of 0.24%, to 9889.54 points;The FCHI index closed down 17.22 points, or 0.21%, to 8103.85 points on December 23 (Tuesday); The European Stoxx 50 Index closed up 7.97 points, or 0.14%, at 5751.66 points on December 23 (Tuesday);The Spanish IBEX35 Index closed up 22 points on December 23 (Tuesday) .60 points, an increase of 0.13%, to 17180.60 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index closed up 18.90 points, or 0.04%, to 44612.50 points on December 23 (Tuesday).

The U.S. government bond auction for the six weeks to December 23 - the winning interest rate allocation percentage was 9.95%, compared with the previous value of 57.75%.

The U.S. Treasury bond auction for the six weeks to December 23 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 2.87, compared with the previous value of 2.73.

The U.S. six-week Treasury bond auction through December 23 - the winning rate was 3.58%, compared with the previous value of 3.63%.

The U.S. 1-year Treasury bond auction to December 23 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 3.74, compared with the previous value of 3.08.

The U.S. 1-year Treasury bond auction as of December 23 - the winning interest rate was 3.38%, compared with the previous value of 3.46%.

The U.S. 1-year Treasury bond auction as of December 23 - the winning interest rate allocation percentage was 70.25%, compared with the previous value of 74.8%.

Mexico's main stock index continued to rise, hitting a record high of 65,279.26 points.

The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model initially forecasts real GDP (seasonally adjusted annualized growth rate) in the fourth quarter of 2025 to be 3.0%. The initial value of real GDP growth in the third quarter released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis was 4.3%, which was 0.8 percentage points higher than the final forecast of the GDPNow model.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: Trump has many housing affordability options to choose from.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: Trump will announce a housing plan sometime in the new year.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: U.S. President Trump’s trade agenda is showing results.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: We have successfully reduced the deficit by US$600 billion year-on-year.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: People are very optimistic about their income growth.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: Prices are falling and incomes are growing, which is why we have achieved strong growth data.

Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council: The Federal Reserve is far behind the curve on interest rate cuts.

Hassett, Director of the White House National Economic Council: If GDP growth remains at around 4%, the number of new jobs created per month will return to 100,000 to 150,000.

Turkish Development Bank: Signed a 50 million euro financing agreement with the Italian Development Bank. The financing will be used for solar energy investment projects in areas hit by the earthquake on February 6, 2023.