Marcel Tijhuis, Senior Project Manager of LNG Terminal in Brunsbuttel, Germany: Call on the German government to abandon the import ban set after 2043; We believe that Germany will need this hub for a longer period of time, and even after 2043, German industrial users will still need this hub.The United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam for the first time. The US Missile Defense Agency issued a statement on the 10th that the United States successfully conducted a ballistic missile interception test in Guam in the western Pacific for the first time. The statement said that in the test conducted that day, the United States launched a "Standard -3 Block 2A" missile using the Aegis anti-missile system equipped with a new AN/TPY-6 radar and vertical launcher, and intercepted an air-launched medium-range ballistic missile near the coast of Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency called this an "important step" to enhance Guam's defense, and its data will help to build a future defense system for Guam. (Xinhua News Agency)US President Biden: Raising tariffs would be a major mistake.
Israeli Defense Minister: Israel is setting up a demilitarized "defense zone" in Syria. Israeli Defense Minister Katz said on the 10th that Israel is setting up a demilitarized "defense zone" on the Syrian side of the existing Israeli-Syrian military buffer zone to prevent "hostile forces" from approaching Israel. According to Israeli media reports, Katz said during his visit to the naval base in Haifa, a city in northern Israel, that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli army to set up this "defense zone", which would be "free from weapons and armed threats" and "free from the permanent presence of the Israeli army". Katz did not provide the geographical boundaries of this area or the details of what Israel would do. He said that the Israeli army is currently completing its deployment in military buffer zones and strategic areas to "protect the Golan Heights and Israeli citizens".Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: Syria has the opportunity to decide its own rule for the first time in decades. Assad's main allies were unable to provide him with assistance. It is accompanied by great risks and opportunities. It is still in the early stage, and we are still studying how to contact these groups in Syria. Policies for these groups have not been formally changed. We'd better not make a decision until we know more clearly what they will do.Ethereum fell by 5.00% in the day and is now quoted at $3,526/piece.
Jon Finer, US Deputy National Security Adviser: Neither Russia nor Ukraine showed signs of concessions. I hope Ukraine can approach peace from its strength.According to Al Jazeera, the new prime minister of Syria said that it is time to achieve stability and peace.LME metal futures closed mixed, while LME copper futures closed down $16 to $9,216/ton. LME aluminum closed up $20 to $2,608/ton. LME zinc futures closed up $9 to $3,135/ton. LME lead closed down $3 to $2,064/ton. LME nickel futures closed down $281 to $15,715/ton. LME tin closed down $142 to $29,776/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.