German Foreign Minister: Chemical weapons need to be controlled as soon as possible. German presence in Syria will be increased, with State Minister lindner as the representative.German Foreign Minister: The return of Syrian refugees must be coordinated with partners in Europe and the United Nations.German Foreign Minister: All minority groups and groups need to sit down and negotiate, which will be a long and difficult road.
Market news: Russia may use new medium-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine.Huawei and Bank of Zhengzhou signed a strategic cooperation agreement. On December 9, Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd. (Bank of Zhengzhou) and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Zhengzhou. According to the agreement, based on Bank of Zhengzhou's business advantages in the financial field and Huawei's leading technology in the ICT field, the two parties will focus on banking business scenarios and combine the practical experience of the banking industry to jointly plan a digital transformation plan, realize the landing of digital innovation scenarios, cultivate digital professionals, help Bank of Zhengzhou to move forward to "a first-class commercial bank with distinctive policy-based science and technology innovation business characteristics" and empower financial development with the power of intelligence.The activity index of MBA mortgage application in the week from December 6 in the United States was 225.5, with the previous value of 213.9. The interest rate of MBA30-year fixed mortgage loan in the week from December 6 in the United States was 6.67%, and the previous value was 6.69%. The index of MBA mortgage refinancing activity in the week from December 6 in the United States was 634, with the previous value of 498.5. The MBA mortgage purchase index of the United States in the week to December 6 was 154.9, with the previous value of 161.5.
Financial Times: The RMB exchange rate has a solid foundation to remain basically stable. The Financial Times issued a document today saying that recently, after the US election, the market speculated on Trump trading, which greatly pushed up the US dollar index, with the highest exceeding 108. Non-US dollar currencies were generally under pressure. The RMB exchange rate fluctuated in both directions, the flexibility was enhanced, the market expectation was relatively stable, the purchase and sale of foreign exchange by enterprises were rational and orderly, and the foreign exchange market was generally stable. Many industry experts believe that the possibility of the downward trend of the US dollar is increasing, and China's economic development is stable and improving. From the internal and external conditions, the RMB exchange rate has a solid foundation for maintaining basic stability at a reasonable and balanced level, and it is highly probable that it will stabilize and rise with the increase of foreign exchange settlement by enterprises at the end of the year.According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore's GDP growth rate is expected to be 3.6% in 2024 (previously 2.6%) and 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (previously 2.2%).Zamrazilova, Deputy Governor of the Czech Central Bank: I hope to see the inflation rate drop in January, and then I can start to consider further relaxing interest rates.