Li Yunze met with Timothy Geithner, Chairman of Huaping Investment Group, USA. Recently, Li Yunze, Party Secretary and Director of State Financial Supervision and Administration, met with TimothyF.Geithner, Chairman of Huaping Investment Group, USA and his party. The two sides exchanged views on the macroeconomic and financial situation, the development prospect of China's financial industry and Huaping's investment and development in China.Shanghai Shipping Exchange: The transportation demand of Persian Gulf routes remained high, and the market freight rate continued to rise this week. On December 13th, according to the news of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different trends of supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On European routes, the growth of transportation demand is weak, the fundamentals of supply and demand lack further support, and the booking price in the spot market drops slightly. On the North American route, the transportation demand is generally stable, and the relationship between supply and demand is basically balanced. Major airlines push the freight rate up, and the spot market booking price rises sharply. On the Persian Gulf route, the transportation demand remained high, and the market freight rate continued to be supported by the local tension. This week, the market freight rate continued to rise. On the Australia-New Zealand route, the local demand for various materials showed signs of stabilization, the fundamentals of supply and demand improved, and the market freight rate stopped falling and rebounded. On the South American route, the transportation demand lacks the motivation for further growth, and the fundamentals of supply and demand weaken. This week, the spot market booking price dropped slightly.On December 13th, Shaanxi Supervision Bureau of the State Financial Supervision and Administration issued an administrative penalty message showing that Baoji Central Branch of Ancheng Property Insurance Co., Ltd. was fined 60,000 yuan for giving benefits other than the insurance contract. The salesman of Baoji Central Branch of Ancheng Property Insurance Co., Ltd. was warned and fined 10,000 yuan.
Putin signed a decree to extend the measures to counter the western oil price limit against Russia again. On December 13th, local time, according to the documents published on the Russian legal information portal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to extend the special economic measures formulated because western countries impose price limits on Russian oil and petroleum products until June 30th, 2025. Since the law came into effect on February 1, 2023, the validity of the measures has been extended several times. The decree stipulates that if the contract directly or indirectly stipulates the price ceiling set by other countries, it is forbidden to export Russian petroleum and petroleum products according to the contract, and the signed ban applies to all supply stages before delivery to buyers. (CCTV News)State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC): Actively expand effective investment, improve investment efficiency, and focus on the layout of a number of major projects with strong traction and long-term benefits. The Party Committee of the State Council SASAC held a special meeting. The meeting stressed that it is necessary to promote central enterprises to improve their ability to cope with cyclical fluctuations, continue to exert efforts in performance appraisal, quality improvement and efficiency improvement, and economic operation, and strive to simultaneously improve efficiency and efficiency indicators, and strive to achieve development with stronger scientific and technological attributes and greater driving role; Actively expand effective investment, improve investment efficiency, focus on "two" and "two new" layout of a number of major projects with strong traction and long-term benefits; We will do a better job in helping small and medium-sized enterprises, promote central enterprises to deepen strategic cooperation in the industrial chain, take the lead in paying off debts owed by private enterprises, and go all out to stabilize employment, supply and flow, so as to better help the national economy continue to pick up. It is necessary to promote the central enterprises to improve the supply capacity of common technologies, further highlight the key points and strengthen the key core technologies, especially in areas with large investment and long cycle; Further highlight the original innovation, explore and create a "policy enclave", strengthen the applied basic research, and deeply root the "root technology"; Further highlight the transformation of achievements, promote the construction of a number of major pilot projects by central enterprises, and constantly open up the "last mile" of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces, so as to better help high-level science and technology stand on its own feet. (SASAC)The grain output of Inner Mongolia exceeded 80 billion Jin for the first time. The reporter learned from the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on December 13th that according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the grain output of Inner Mongolia exceeded 80 billion Jin for the first time this year, reaching 82.01 billion Jin, achieving a bumper harvest for 21 consecutive years. (Xinhua News Agency)
Luo Zhaohui, Director General of the United Nations Office, should meet with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Abdul Ati by appointment. On December 13th, Luo Zhaohui, Director General of China International Development Cooperation Agency, should meet with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Abdul Ati by appointment. Changshou Hailong, Director of Regional Division I, Li Ming, Director of International Cooperation Department, and Hanafi, Egyptian Ambassador to China, attended the meeting. Luo said that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the "China-Egypt Partnership Year" and the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, bilateral relations have achieved great-leap-forward development and achieved fruitful results. The General Office of the State Council is willing to work closely with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Affairs to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and the outcome of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, deepen pragmatic cooperation in the development field between the two sides, and promote the common development of the global South. A thanked China for its long-term strong support for Egypt's economic and social development and improvement of people's livelihood, and expressed its willingness to work closely with China under the guidance of the consensus of the two heads of state to promote the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and implement global development initiatives, continuously expand the breadth and depth of development cooperation between the two countries, and make new contributions to the development of comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.News before the US stock market, ① The three major stock index futures of the US stock market rose together, and crude oil futures rose by more than 1%. Today, the US import/export price index for November was announced. ② As of press time, Dow futures rose 0.26%, S&P 500 futures rose 0.36%, and Nasdaq futures rose 0.73%. (3) Germany's DAX index rose by 0.47%, Britain's FTSE 100 index rose by 0.15%, France's CAC40 index rose by 0.38% and Europe's Stoxx 50 index rose by 0.46%. ④WTI crude oil rose 1.19% to 70.85 USD/barrel. Brent crude oil rose 1.16% to $74.26/barrel. ⑤ Societe Generale warned that the recession index of 75-year winning streak indicates that the United States may be in recession. Behind the record high of American stock market, there is a trend that worries Wall Street strategists: fewer and fewer stocks support the stock market. ⑦ Xpeng Motors fell more than 3.5% before trading and was downgraded to "sell" by UBS. ⑧ Broadcom rose about 14% before the market, and the company's Q4 profit exceeded expectations. Pet-name ruby ZTO Express rose more than 1% before trading, and the average monthly express business volume in China reached 14 billion pieces.Market News: Austria provides 1,000 euros to Syrian refugees to help them return home.