Fu Bao Information: The spot price of lithium carbonate is temporarily stable. Today, the battery-grade lithium carbonate in Fu Bao reported 75,750 yuan/ton. According to the data released by Fu Bao Lithium Power Network, the spot basis index of electric carbon is -660 yuan/ton (flat); Battery-grade lithium carbonate reported 75,500 yuan/ton (-250 yuan/ton); Industrial grade lithium carbonate (comprehensive) reported 73,500 yuan/ton (flat); The average price of battery-grade lithium carbonate is 75,750 yuan/ton (-100 yuan/ton); Lithium hydroxide index reported 70,677 yuan/ton (flat); Spodumene (SC5% in Africa) reported 535 USD/ton (flat); Spodumene (China CIF6%) reported $810/ton (flat); The spodumene index (5%≤Li2O<6%) was reported as 5750 yuan/ton (flat); The lepidolite index (2%≤Li2O<4%) was reported at 2150 yuan/ton (flat); Bauxite (7%≤Li2O<8%) is reported at 8540 yuan/ton (flat); Lithium-rich aluminum electrolyte index reported 2135 yuan/ton (flat); Fu Bao brine (lithium sulfate) discount coefficient reported 76% (flat).Spring Airlines: In November, the company's passenger transport capacity investment (in terms of available seat kilometers) increased by 10.36% year-on-year and decreased by 9.93% quarter-on-quarter; Passenger turnover (in terms of revenue passenger kilometers) increased by 12.73% year-on-year and decreased by 9.92% quarter-on-quarter; The load factor increased by 1.90% year-on-year and 0.02% quarter-on-quarter.Gao Xiuying, the former deputy general manager of CITIC Daika Co., Ltd., was "double-opened". After investigation, Gao Xiuying, as a leading cadre of party member, a state-owned enterprise, abandoned his initial mission and deliberately opposed organizational review, taking the lead in breaking the discipline and breaking the law, seriously polluting the political ecology of his unit; Ignoring the spirit of the eight central regulations, illegally accepting gifts, banquets and travel arrangements; Violation of organizational principles, failure to report personal matters truthfully, running away from official positions, and making profits for relatives and friends in employee recruitment and job transfer; There is no bottom line for honesty, illegally holding shares of non-listed companies, and wantonly engaging in illegal business operations abroad to obtain huge profits; Failing to report and submit working materials to the superior unit as required; Moral corruption, violation of life discipline. Rely on enterprises to eat enterprises, harm the public and enrich the private interests, use their powers to ask for property from subordinates, illegally operate the same business of the enterprises they serve, and seek huge illegal interests.
Spot gold fell $6 in the short term and is now reported at $2,676 per ounce.A picture to understand the 2024 Central Economic Work Conference. (Xinhua News Agency)TikTok for Business: Build a full-link training system and realize the integration of assessment and certification. Recently, TikTok for Business held the 2024 channel agent conference. At the meeting, TikTok for Business said that at present, TikTok for Business's service link has expanded from simple advertising to live broadcast with goods, short drama contracting, data co-construction and other aspects, and gradually formed a service model of combining e-commerce live broadcast with delivery, short drama distribution, contracting and delivery integration. In addition, TikTok for Business has also built a full-link training system to realize the integration of assessment and certification, and ensure the provision of high-quality services for enterprises going to sea.
The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".Zhang Liling, Assistant Managing Director (Economic Research) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, will leave in May next year. On December 13th, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced that Ms. Zhang Liling, Assistant Managing Director (Economic Research), has resigned for personal reasons and will leave in May 2025. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will arrange an open recruitment for the post of Assistant President (Economic Research), and will make a separate announcement after the recruitment process is completed.Pimco and Fidelity believe that the economic outlook in the euro zone is weak, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by more than market expectations. Investors such as Pimco and Fidelity International believe that the economic outlook in Europe is bleak, which may force policymakers to cut interest rates by more than market expectations. The latest market pricing shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate to 1.75% next year. The bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, to 3%. However, Fidelity said that the borrowing cost may be further reduced to 1.5%, and Pimco also believed that there was a risk of a larger interest rate cut. Further repricing may aggravate the rise of European bonds, which have outperformed the US and UK bond markets in 2024. A Bloomberg index, which tracks the return of euro bonds, has risen by more than 3% this year, while the corresponding indexes of US bonds and British bonds have risen by 2% and fallen by 2% respectively. "Market expectations are still more hawkish than we expected," said Salman Ahmed, global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity. "If downside risks become a reality, then the European Central Bank may cut interest rates further."