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Bank deposits in the United States last week were $17.839 trillion, compared with $17.629 trillion in the previous week.A sustained attack on a refugee camp in western Sudan has killed 57 people. On December 13th, local time, Ibrahim Khater, Minister of Health of Northern Darfur in western Sudan, said that since December 1st, Zazam refugee camp south of El Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur, has been continuously shelled, which has so far killed 57 civilians and injured 376 others.The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $135.777 billion from 44 counterparties in the fixed-rate reverse repurchase operation.

According to informed sources, Ultramicro Computer is considering issuing additional shares and bonds. Ultramicro computers fell 6% in after-hours trading.Argentina's MERVAL index closed up 3.06% to 2.375 million points, a record closing high, with a cumulative increase of 7.82% this week.China calls on the Security Council to resume the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible. On December 13th, local time, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2763, extending the authorization of the Monitoring Team of the 1988 Sanctions Committee (Taliban Sanctions Committee) for 14 months. The Chinese representative expressed the hope that the team would continue to actively perform its duties as authorized by the resolution, provide strong support for the work of the Committee, support the monitoring team to strengthen contacts with the Afghan interim government, and look forward to the team's early visit to Afghanistan. Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said in his explanatory speech after the adoption of the resolution that the resolution reaffirmed that Afghan territory cannot be used to support terrorism or threaten the security of other countries. China urges the Afghan authorities to implement the requirements of the resolution, strengthen anti-terrorism actions and resolutely crack down on all terrorist forces, including the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and the East Iraqi Movement (ETIM/TIP). Geng Shuang said that the resolution reaffirmed the need to help Afghanistan meet economic and humanitarian challenges, restore the banking and financial system, and use the assets of the Afghan central bank to benefit the Afghan people. China urges the countries concerned to immediately and unconditionally unfreeze and fully return Afghanistan's overseas assets, stop imposing illegal unilateral sanctions on Afghanistan and support Afghanistan's efforts to improve people's livelihood. Geng Shuang emphasized that the resolution reaffirmed support for inclusive governance in Afghanistan and called for the protection of the basic rights of Afghan women and ethnic minorities. China urges the Afghan authorities to earnestly implement the requirements of the Security Council resolutions, but at the same time, it would like to point out that the 1988 sanctions mechanism is a compulsory measure to counter terrorism, and it is not an appropriate solution to human rights issues. Geng Shuang said that the resolution reaffirmed the necessity of reviewing the 1988 sanctions regime and stressed that the Security Council sanctions should help promote Afghan peace and stability. The Taliban has been in power for more than three years, the situation in Afghanistan is generally stable, and contacts between the outside world and the Afghan authorities are gradually expanding. China once again calls for timely adjustment of the sanctions mechanism according to the development and changes of the situation. As a first step, the Security Council should restore the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible, so as to create conditions and facilitate the international community to strengthen contacts and exchanges with Afghanistan. (CCTV News)

US stocks "Seven Sisters" | Tesla rose more than 4.3%, and Apple hit a record high. NVIDIA fell about 6% this week. On Friday (December 13), in "Magnificent 7", NVIDIA fell 2.25%, and this week it fell 5.75%. Meta Platforms fell by 1.66%, with a cumulative decline of 0.55% this week, and rose by 0.91%, 2.71% and 8.61% in the previous three weeks; Google A fell by 1.11% and rose by 8.77% this week, after rising by 2.54% and 3.41% in the previous two weeks. Amazon fell 0.66% and rose 0.19% this week, barely holding the performance of rising 5.46% and 9.21% in the previous two weeks; Microsoft fell 0.51% and rose 0.83% this week, after rising 0.68%, 1.55% and 4.75% in the previous three weeks. Apple closed up 0.07%, reaching a record high of $248.13, with a closing market value of $3.75 trillion, up 2.18% this week, and up 2.16%, 3.25% and 2.32% in the previous three weeks. Tesla rose by 4.34%, reaching a record closing high of $436.23, with a closing market value of $1.40 trillion. This week, it rose by 12.8%, continuing the performance of rising by 12.77% last week. In addition, AMD closed down 2.83%, Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares fell 0.16%, Lilly Pharmaceuticals rose 0.87%, and TSMC ADR rose 4.98%.US Treasury Secretary Yellen: Banking supervision is crucial to reduce the risk of bank failures and financial crises.Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): In the week of December 10th, the net long position of ICE Brent crude oil held by speculators increased by 5,349 contracts to 162,273 contracts, a record high of more than two months. The net long position in sugar will reach a three-month low, and the net long position in Robusta Coffee will hit a four-week low, increasing the net long position in London Cocoa.