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Market News: Alexander Brothers, a well-known real estate agent, was arrested by the FBI.Russian President Vladimir Putin: His AI technology is crucial to Russia's sovereignty.Head of Consumer Investment at Bank of America: It is estimated that consumer spending will increase by 7% this holiday season in the United States.

The price of natural gas futures in the United States continued to rise, with an increase of 5%.Commercial banks speed up the disposal of bad personal loans, and AMC plays a channel role. With the accelerated disposal of bad retail credit assets by commercial banks, the market size of bad personal loans has gradually grown, and there are hundreds of bad assets announcements listed and transferred in Yindeng Center, involving personal consumption and business loans, credit card overdrafts, etc. In order to improve the quality and efficiency of personal loan non-performing assets disposal, banks have also accelerated organizational restructuring and staffing accordingly, abandoned the past model of simply docking asset management companies (AMC) and chose to actively promote non-performing assets to connect the upstream and downstream of the industry, so as to improve the transfer efficiency of personal loan non-performing assets. Industry insiders told reporters that the personal loan NPL market is accelerating, but there are also problems such as low transfer efficiency and limited profit space. At present, the mainstream model is that banks seek reliable unlicensed private institutions to dispose of personal loan NPLs through AMC, and AMC earns channel fees, and the disposal institutions earn excess income, usually at an annual rate of 8%~10%. (CBN)The United States conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th, saying that the United States conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time, and launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile with Aegis anti-missile system equipped with new radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. Experts say that by strengthening its military presence in the western Pacific, the United States is trying to bury the hidden danger of an arms race in the region, which will really affect the people of the whole region. (CCTV International News)

Bank of Canada: Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter seems weaker than expected. Bank of Canada: Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter seems weaker than expected. The United States may impose new tariffs on Canadian products exported to the United States, increasing uncertainty and casting a shadow over the economic prospects. Consumer spending and household activities both picked up in the third quarter, indicating that lower interest rates began to boost household spending. The growth in the fourth quarter may be weaker than the 2% annualized level expected by the central bank, and the average inflation rate is expected to be close to 2% in the next few years.The presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan talked on the phone to discuss the regional situation. According to the news released by the Kremlin in Russia on December 11th, Russian President Vladimir Putin talked with Uzbek President Mirziyoev, and the two sides exchanged views on the Ukrainian issue, the situation in Syria and bilateral relations between the two countries. (CCTV News)U.S. Department of Justice: An insider of Dominion Bank was arrested for assisting in money laundering.