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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)Bitcoin stood at $101,000/piece, up 4.56% in the day.Spot gold stood at $2,720 per ounce, up 0.98% in the day.
The US Treasury auctioned four-month treasury bonds, and the winning bid rate was 4.240% (4.315% on December 4th), and the bid multiple was 2.83 (3.10 in the previous auction).Mackler, Governor of the Bank of Canada: We have seen a considerable rebound in real estate activities, but the price has not risen, which is good news.Lebanese military: After the withdrawal of Israeli troops, the Lebanese army will be stationed in five locations in southern Lebanon. On the 11th, local time, the Lebanese military issued a statement saying that as the first phase of army deployment, the Lebanese army, in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, will be stationed in five locations around Shyam town in southern Lebanon after the withdrawal of Israeli troops. According to the statement, this is an initiative made after discussion by the Supervisory Committee, and the deployment will be completed in the next stage. At the same time, as part of the operation, the military will conduct an investigation to remove unexploded ordnance. The Lebanese army urged people to avoid the area and follow military instructions until the operation was completed. (CCTV)
Spanish Foreign Minister: It takes courage and political will to implement the Palestinian-Israeli solution. Once Palestine is established, Middle East countries are ready to normalize relations with Israel.The data shows that from January to November, 2024, the financing scale of the IPO market in the UK fell by about 9% to US$ 1 billion. Looking around the world, the scale of IPO in London market fell to the 20th place this year, ranking behind Oman. Due to the low valuation and weak liquidity, many companies turn their IPO destinations to other places (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, etc.).Morgan stanley capital international MSCI Nordic Countries Index rose 0.2% to 383.41. WRT1V.FH, a supplier of marine energy solutions, rose 2.6%, leading a group of constituent stocks.