The Houthi armed forces in Yemen said that they attacked two American destroyers and three accompanying ships in the Gulf of Aden.The Turkish President discussed the situation in Syria by telephone with the Italian Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission. On December 10th, local time, the Information Bureau of the Turkish Presidential Office announced that President Erdogan had telephoned Italian Prime Minister meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the same day to discuss the current situation in Syria. In a telephone conversation with meloni, Erdogan once again stressed the importance of safeguarding Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and social stability, and said that the Israeli aggression against Syria this time will not help Syria's stability. In addition, Erdogan pointed out that terrorists in Syria must be eliminated. In a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Erdogan said that Turkey will continue to provide strong support to the Syrian people in the future to eliminate terrorists in Syria, ensure their unity and protect their territorial integrity.The STOXX 600 index in Europe fell by 0.5% to 518.58 points.
EUR/JPY just broke through the 160.00 mark, with the latest report of 160.01, up 0.05% in the day.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization: It is estimated that about 10,000 people have been displaced in Syria since the Syrian opposition began to attack. We have delivered trauma and surgical supplies to Damascus Hospital and made efforts to provide more material support.Turkey's major bank index fell by 3%.
The Nasdaq fluctuated lower and turned lower, after rising more than 0.7%.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: If Syria transfers weapons to Hezbollah, Syria will pay the price.U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): It is estimated that the ending inventory of corn in the United States is 1.738 billion bushels, and analysts expect 1.90192 billion bushels. USDA had previously expected 1.938 billion bushels.