The Baltic dry bulk freight index fell 0.38% to 1051 points.The Bank of Italy said that the economy may only grow by 0.5% this year, and the Bank of Italy said in a statement on Friday that the gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by 0.5% in 2024. If seasonal and calendar effects are not taken into account, this figure will increase to 0.7%, but it is lower than the government's estimate of 1% in the budget. In addition, GDP growth is expected to be 0.8% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026. It is estimated that the unified average inflation rate in the EU will be 1.1% in 2024, which is the same as the estimated value in October, 1.5% in 2025 and 1.6% in 2025.Russian Ministry of Defence: Russian armed forces occupied seven settlements in one week.
Peng Qinghua met with Babacov, Vice Chairman of Russian State Duma, and Peng Qinghua, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), met with Babacov, Vice Chairman of Russian State Duma, in Beijing on the 13th. The two sides indicated that they will jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, make good use of the platform of the joint working group of the Sino-Russian Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, deepen exchanges and cooperation between legislative bodies, and promote the further development of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation in the new era. (Xinhua News Agency)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)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.
There is an urgent need for compound talents in the sustainable financial industry, so Gao Jin launched the sustainable financial curriculum system. On December 12th, at the "2024 China Sustainable Investment Development Forum", Shanghai Institute of Advanced Finance of Shanghai Jiaotong University first launched the sustainable financial curriculum system, becoming the first domestic university to build a special talent training system for the sustainable financial industry. Wang Tan, Vice President Gao Jin, Professor of Finance and Director of the Academic Committee of the Research Center for Sustainable Investment, said that the existing curriculum system of universities at home and abroad has many problems, such as low number, low matching degree and insufficient core courses. The sustainable financial industry is in urgent need of compound talents with relevant background of sustainable development and financial knowledge. According to Wang Tan, the current curriculum system of high-quality sustainable finance is still a basic version, and it will be continuously adjusted, optimized and improved according to industry trends and market demand in the future, so as to cultivate talents who are in short supply and meet market demand better. The Research Report on China Carbon Market System was released on the same day. The report makes an in-depth study on the future development of China's carbon market system and puts forward forward forward forward-looking suggestions. For example, the current national carbon market is still in the early stage of development, and it is suggested that the future national carbon market should focus on system design, basic capacity building, and the degree of marketization in line with the international carbon market. (The Paper)Russian Ministry of Defence: Russian armed forces occupied seven settlements in one week.Huangshan Capsule: It is planned to distribute a cash dividend of 0.27 yuan for every 10 shares. Huangshan Capsule announced that the company held the board of directors and the board of supervisors on December 13, 2024, and reviewed and approved the profit distribution plan for the first three quarters of 2024. According to the plan, the company plans to distribute a cash dividend of RMB27 to all shareholders for every 10 shares based on the existing total share capital of 299 million shares, with a total cash dividend of RMB8,075,700. This profit distribution will not send bonus shares, and capital reserve will not be converted into share capital.