For the second week in a row, the US Treasury cut the auction scale of 4-cycle and 8-cycle Treasury bills, and the US Treasury cut the bidding scale of benchmark Treasury bills with the shortest term on Tuesday. The U.S. Treasury Department said it plans to issue 80 billion U.S. dollars of 4-term Treasury bonds on Thursday, which is 5 billion dollars less than the previous issuance of treasury bonds of the same maturity. The Ministry also announced that it would issue $75 billion of eight-term Treasury bills on Thursday, which was also reduced by $5 billion. The auction scale of 17-period Treasury bonds to be issued on Wednesday remains unchanged at $64 billion.Wang Yi attended the 25th anniversary of Sino-Vietnamese land boundary demarcation and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Three Legal Documents". On the 10th, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Committee member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the 25th anniversary of Sino-Vietnamese land boundary demarcation and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the "Three Legal Documents" together with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pei Qingshan in Beijing. Wang Yi said that 25 years ago, the two sides signed the Sino-Vietnamese Land Border Treaty, which laid a solid foundation for peace and stability in the border areas between the two countries. We must implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two parties and countries, and focus on the overall goal of "six modernizations" to promote the building of a community of destiny between China and Vietnam. It is necessary to create a clear, stable, prosperous and friendly border for generations. Pei Qingshan said that Vietnam is willing to make joint efforts with China to strengthen infrastructure construction in border areas and deepen pragmatic cooperation in border trade and ports. (Xinhua News Agency)Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.
US National Security Council spokesman Kirby: US national security adviser Sally Wenming will leave for Israel tomorrow.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: I still believe that countries will finalize the international convention on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response before May 2025.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The market's response to tariffs will depend on the specific implementation.
The CEO of Huaping said that he saw an opportunity to invest in financial services companies.Qatari Foreign Ministry: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed received a phone call from US Secretary of State Blinken.White House: We assume that Austin Dees is still alive, and there is no information to the contrary.