Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told ABC in an interview on the 23rd that Ukraine is willing to agree a ceasefire and end the conflict quickly but will not cede additional territory to achieve that. He rejected proposals to give up 25% of Ukrainian territory, saying Russian forces currently control about 19.3% and that 25% would require surrendering currently unoccupied parts of Donbass, which Ukraine will not accept.

Global metals trading logged a second consecutive year of explosive profit growth, with several major traders recording record results and traders pocketing billions. A rival vying with Glencore for the top global metals-trader spot posted about $2.0bn of metals-trading profit for the fiscal year to September. Glencore also recorded one of its best-ever metals performances but took a $480m provision tied to exposure to iron-ore trader Radiant World. The strong earnings lifted sentiment at LME Week; traders report career-high compensation and increased recruitment by competitors and new entrants. Vitol’s metals business is expected to post profits above $100m this year but remains behind peers such as Mercuria.

美国银行存款从上周的19.772万亿美元上升到了19.810万亿美元。