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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): COMEX copper speculators increased their net long positions by 9 lots to 75,996 lots in the week ended December 23.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended December 23, the net short position of WTI held by crude oil speculators decreased by 8,067 lots to 12,452 lots.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for Europe to remain independent in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum technology.

French President Macron: Many European countries and allies will make practical commitments to protect Ukraine in Paris on January 6.

The U.S. Treasury Department issued new sanctions related to Venezuela.

The Indian government will impose an excise tax of 2,050 to 8,500 rupees per 1,000 cigarettes depending on the length of the cigarette.

U.S. President Trump quoted an article from the New York Post and posted on Truth Social that Putin's tough remarks about "attacks" showed that Russia was the main obstacle to the peace process.

Investment Company Institute (ICI): Total assets of money market funds increased to $7.73 trillion in the week ended December 30.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $105.993 billion from 49 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

U.S. Special Envoy Witkov: Ukrainian National Security Secretary Umerov also participated in this call.

According to AFP: France will propose to ban social media use by groups under 15 years old by September next year to protect children from the effects of excessive screen time, according to a relevant draft law.

U.S. Special Envoy Witkov: There will also be discussions on the Ukrainian economic assistance plan.

U.S. Special Envoy Witkov: Focus on how to make progress in discussions on ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, including strengthening security guarantees and developing conflict de-escalation mechanisms.

U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff: had productive calls with the national security advisers of Britain, France, and Germany to discuss the peace process.

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Next week’s weekly oil status report and natural gas inventory report will be released through the new system. (Relevant links and access procedures remain the same as before)

U.S. natural gas futures have little short-term fluctuations, falling 5.9%. The EIA report showed that gas storage capacity fell less than expected.

EIA natural gas report: As of the week of December 26, total natural gas inventories in the United States were 3.375 billion cubic feet, a decrease of 38 billion cubic feet from the previous week, a decrease of 55 billion cubic feet from the same period last year, a year-on-year decrease of 1.6%, and a 58 billion cubic foot increase from the five-year average, an increase of 1.7%.

EIA natural gas inventories in the United States for the week to December 26 were -38 billion cubic feet, expected -50 billion cubic feet, and the previous value -166 billion cubic feet.

EIA natural gas inventories in the United States for the week to December 26 will be released in ten minutes.

The Russian Ministry of Finance announced its approval of insurance rate reductions for small and medium-sized enterprises in a number of industries.