Industry: Concerns about the imbalance between supply and demand still exist, and there is limited room for alumina futures to continue to fall. Since the intraday record of 5,540 yuan/ton on December 5, the main contract price of domestic alumina futures has started to fluctuate and fall, reaching a minimum of 5,077 yuan/ton on December 12, with the cumulative maximum decline exceeding 8%. According to industry insiders, the increase of alumina registered delivery brands and the sharp drop in overseas alumina spot quotations have led to the recent decline in alumina futures prices. Although the short-term news in the market is intertwined, the imbalance between supply and demand in the alumina market has not fundamentally improved, so there is limited room for the subsequent decline of alumina futures prices. (CSI)Shanghai's "trade-in" has driven consumption to exceed 10 billion yuan. According to the statistics of Shanghai Jiaodian Household Appliances Business Association, as of December 11, Shanghai's household appliances consumption subsidy activities have achieved remarkable results, and the number of people participating in the trade-in of household appliances in Shanghai has exceeded 3.57 million. The sales of eight categories of household appliances, including air conditioners, computers and refrigerators, covered by the state subsidy increased by 30%-40% year-on-year. During the implementation of the policy, the cumulative amount of subsidies reached 1.165 billion yuan, and the consumption of household appliances and household products by all platforms exceeded 10 billion yuan. (Liberation Daily)Saudi institutions are optimistic about investment opportunities in China. Ekta Torani, chief investment officer of KBW Venture Capital Company in Saudi Arabia, recently said in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates that with the increasingly close economic and trade ties between the Gulf region and China, the institution is optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology. (Xinhua News Agency)
US Congressman French Hill will take over as the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. On December 12, local time, the reporter learned that French Hill, a Republican congressman and former banker from Arkansas, will be the next chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. The Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives is an important body of the US Congress, which is responsible for supervising the financial industry and formulating relevant legislation. Its responsibilities cover banking, the overall financial system and the cryptocurrency market. Hill will succeed retiring Patrick Patrick McHenry, whose formal appointment is expected to be approved by the Republican Party in the next few days. (CCTV)In violation of regulations, Sun Yongcheng, a member of the former party group of Heilongjiang Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, was expelled from the party. After investigation, Sun Yongcheng violated political discipline and confronted organizational review; Violation of organizational discipline, failure to truthfully explain problems when organizing letters and inquiries, and use their powers to seek personnel benefits for relatives and others; Violation of integrity discipline, illegal access to large returns through private lending, and use of authority to seek benefits for the business activities of relatives; Violation of work discipline, intervention in project contracting; Taking advantage of the convenience of his position and the formation of his authority or position, he seeks benefits for others in the aspects of engineering project license handling, mineral management right transfer, company preparation approval, etc., illegally accepting and demanding property, and is suspected of accepting bribes.Trump: The money saved by automation is far less than the pain, injury and loss it has caused to American workers.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced the liquidation of three exchange-traded funds.A number of projects have accelerated the implementation of the national water network construction, and the South-to-North Water Transfer Project is a major strategic infrastructure to alleviate the serious shortage of water resources in northern China, and it is the main skeleton and artery of the national water network. On December 12th, the first phase of the East Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project ushered in the 10th anniversary of full water supply. The project has transferred more than 76.7 billion cubic meters of water, providing stable and high-quality water sources for 45 large and medium-sized cities and 185 million people in 7 provinces and cities along the route, and supporting the GDP growth of more than 16 trillion yuan in the northern region. The reporter was informed that in the next step, China will continue to promote the construction of major national water network projects, and a number of large reservoirs, large irrigation areas and other projects are being accelerated. (Economic Information Daily)The central bank's open market will have 1.45 trillion yuan of MLF and 538.5 billion yuan of reverse repurchase due next week. This week, the central bank's open market has carried out 538.5 billion yuan of reverse repurchase operations. Due to the expiration of 354.1 billion yuan of reverse repurchase, the net investment for the whole week is 184.4 billion yuan. The data shows that there will be 538.5 billion yuan of reverse repurchase due in the open market of the central bank next week, including 47.1 billion yuan, 141.6 billion yuan, 78.6 billion yuan, 66.1 billion yuan and 205.1 billion yuan due from Monday to Friday respectively. In addition, there will be 1.45 trillion yuan of MLF and 120 billion yuan of treasury cash deposits due next Monday.