The import price of the United States rose for the second consecutive month. Due to the rising fuel cost, the import price of the United States unexpectedly rose in November, rising for the second consecutive month, and geopolitical tensions pushed up the fuel price. According to data released by the US Department of Labor on Friday, US import prices rose by 0.1% month-on-month in November, which was the same as that of last month. Economists had expected a drop of 0.2%. The US Department of Labor said that the main reason for the increase in import prices in the United States last month was the increase in fuel prices. Due to the increasing tension in the Middle East, the price of imported oil rose by 0.4% in November, after a cumulative decline of 12% from July to October. The data shows that non-oil prices rose by 0.2%.Liard: In the future, it is possible to integrate algorithms with AI chips to improve the control ability of robot limbs. Liard said on the conference call that the company has actually been an optical camera for many years, and the technology of this company is still relatively mature. This belongs to the hardware. In the future, it is possible to integrate the algorithm with the current AI chip more. After the integration of this chip with partners, the local computing power of the robot will be improved, and then the limb control ability of the robot will be improved.Yonghui Supermarket actively responded to the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and vigorously developed quality retail. Private enterprises actively responded to the spirit of the 2024 Central Economic Work Conference. Yonghui Supermarket said that the meeting gave enterprises a shot in the arm. Yonghui Supermarket helped and learned from the model of "Fat East", and started the store restructuring in many cities across the country, improving the quality of consumption and stimulating the vitality of consumption. The market also gave positive feedback, and the stores were significantly improved in terms of word of mouth, passenger flow, sales volume and employee status. There is a strong demand for high-quality goods and services in the market, and Yonghui Supermarket actively adapts and hands over the answer sheet of "Quality and Happiness" to consumers. Yonghui Supermarket will continue to adjust and reform, vigorously develop quality retail and serve the overall economic situation.
The Baltic Sea Index fell for the fourth consecutive week due to the drop in freight rates of all ship sectors. According to the latest data, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) reported 1051 points on December 13, 2024, the lowest level since July 25, 2023, down 0.38% from the previous value, and fell for the fourth consecutive day. Among them, Panama-type freight index (BPI) reported 995 points, down 2.55% from the previous value, Cape-type freight index (BCI) reported 1263 points, up 0.88%, and super handy ship freight index (BSI) reported 959 points, down 0.21%. The Baltic Exchange's Dry Bulk Shipping Index, which is used to measure the freight of ships transporting dry bulk goods, fell for the fourth week in a row on Friday, because all ship sectors fell this week. The index, which takes into account the freight rates of Capesize, Panamax and Super Handy ships, fell 4 points to 1,051 points on Friday, the lowest level since the end of July 2023. The index fell by about 10% this week. Panama shipping freight index fell 26 points to 995 points. The index also fell this week. Panama-type ships usually carry 60,000-70,000 tons of coal or grain cargo, and their average daily income dropped by $231 to $8,955. Although the freight index of Cape ships rose by 11 points to 1,263 points on Friday, it still fell for the fourth consecutive week. Cape ships usually transport 150 thousand tons of goods, such as iron ore and coal, and their average daily income has increased by 92 dollars to 10,474 dollars. Iron ore futures fell, but closed higher this week. Among small vessels, the freight index of super handy vessels dropped by 2 points to 959 points, which also recorded a loss in Zhou Du.Spot palladium fell more than 2.00% in the day and is now reported at $957.09 per ounce.Spot silver fell by 2.0% in the day to $30.33 per ounce. New york Silver fell 2.5% in the day to $30.83 per ounce.
ECB officials are expected to cut interest rates further. Villeroy supports the market view, and several ECB officials said that more interest rate cuts are coming. Francois Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the French central bank, said that investors' bets on a cumulative interest rate cut of more than 100 basis points seemed reasonable. "There will be more interest rate cuts next year, and many times," he said on Friday. "Although the central bank did not promise the specific interest rate trajectory in advance, it seems to be quite reassuring to predict the financial market". The interest rate swap market reflects a rate cut of about 120 basis points by the end of next year. According to informed sources, the European Central Bank plans to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in January next year, and may also cut interest rates once in March.Lianchuang Optoelectronics: It is planned to terminate the acquisition of Lianchuang Superconductor's equity. Lianchuang Optoelectronics announced that the company originally planned to realize the merger of Lianchuang Superconductor through capital increase and acquisition of a small number of equity. However, during the reply, it was found that there were significant differences between the financial data of Lianchuang Superconductor in 2023 and the 2023 annual report disclosed by Yinggu, the parent company of Ningxia Xuying, which mainly involved the issue of revenue recognition. In addition, the validity period of Lianchuang Superconducting Audit Report and Asset Appraisal Report will expire soon, and it needs to be re-audited and re-evaluated if the transaction continues. By the end of October 2024, Lianchuang Superconductor had achieved an operating income of 45.2084 million yuan, a net profit of-13.1177 million yuan and a net profit of-14.7016 million yuan, which was far from the annual target of the 2024 performance forecast data calculated in the previous asset appraisal report. Based on the principle of prudence, in order to protect the interests of listed companies and investors, the company intends to decide to terminate the above transactions.Bank of America: Investors poured into China stocks in recent weeks, and Bank of America strategists said that investors put money into China stocks again in the past week. In the week ending Wednesday, China equity funds received about $5.6 billion, the largest inflow in nine weeks, strategists such as Michael Hartnett quoted EPFR Global data as saying. He also believes that the first quarter of next year will be the entry point for non-US stocks. As investors have deployed a large number of positions for the rise in the yield of US dollars and US bonds, there is a risk of overshooting early next year. He believes that bonds, gold and international stocks are attractive under the assumption that persistent inflation forces the Fed to become more hawkish.