Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)The attack on the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan killed four people. An official from the Ministry of Interior of the Afghan Interim Government said on the 11th that the suicide attack at the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation that day killed four people and seriously injured four others. Mufti Abdul Martin Carney, spokesman of the Interior Ministry of the Afghan interim government, issued a statement on the 11th, confirming that Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Affairs, was killed in the attack. Haqqani is one of the leading figures of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also the uncle of sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Interior of the Afghan Interim Government. (Xinhua News Agency)The UN Secretary-General called for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Syrian issue. On the evening of December 11th, local time, UN Secretary-General Guterres, who was visiting South Africa, made the latest statement on the Palestinian-Israeli issue and the Syrian issue, calling on the international community to take action to resolve regional conflicts and promote peace and stability. At the joint press conference with the South African Foreign Minister, regarding the Syrian issue, UN Secretary-General Guterres reiterated the need to safeguard Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty and called on all parties to promote an inclusive political process. He said: "The Syrian conflict has lasted for many years, and now it is a critical moment for the international community to take collective action to achieve peace." He stressed that the Syrian people need an inclusive political dialogue to ensure a peaceful transition, and called on the international community to increase humanitarian assistance to protect civilians and key infrastructure. When talking about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Guterres expressed serious concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza and condemned the actions that aggravated the conflict. He pointed out: "The Golan Heights is under illegal occupation, which not only violates international law, but also further worsens the regional situation." Guterres called on Israel to stop its occupation, guarantee the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, and resolve disputes through peaceful means to avoid more civilian casualties. (CCTV)
Spot gold rose by 1.00% in the day to $2,720.84 per ounce; COMEX gold futures main force recently reported $2,758.10 per ounce, up 1.46% in the day.Trump plans to abolish a policy that "sensitive places" can arrest illegal immigrants. US President-elect Trump plans to abolish a policy that restricts US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from arresting immigrants in or near "sensitive places", such as in churches, schools and hospitals, or at funerals, weddings and public demonstrations. According to some sources, US President-elect Trump plans to abolish this policy on the first day of his inauguration. According to the report, the move aims to improve the power and speed of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau to arrest immigrants across the United States. It is reported that this policy began in 2011, prohibiting agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau from arresting immigrants in sensitive locations without the approval of the supervisor.Spot platinum just broke through the $940.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $940.55/oz, up 0.23% in the day; The main force of Nymex platinum futures recently reported $952.9 per ounce, up 0.40% in the day.
Germany's DAX 30 index initially closed up 0.34% at 20,399.53 points. The French stock index closed up 0.38%, the Italian stock index closed up 0.49%, the bank index rose 0.34%, and the British stock index closed up 0.25%.The capital market anchors scientific and technological innovation to empower the development of new quality productive forces. The the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 emphasized that scientific and technological innovation should lead the development of new quality productive forces and build a modern industrial system. With the new "National Nine Articles" and the "1+N" policy of the capital market, the capital market has become one of the main positions to support the development of new quality productive forces. In particular, the capital market supports listed companies to use refinancing, mergers and acquisitions, equity incentives and other tools to increase investment in scientific and technological research and development, constantly overcome technical difficulties, and enhance the toughness and competitiveness of the industrial chain. A number of interviewees said that in the future, the capital market will further guide capital to gather in the field of new quality productivity, give full play to the function of resource allocation, support scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and enhance the ability of the capital market to serve scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productivity. (Securities Daily)Spot gold stood at $2,720 per ounce, up 0.98% in the day.