Russia lowered the tax rate of fertilizer export until the end of 2024.Tesla rose to $415, the first intraday record high since the end of 2021. Tesla rose 3.5% to $415, surpassing the intraday record high of $414.4967 set on November 4, 2021.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 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.The previous crude oil futures 2401 contract closed up 1.28% at 536.70 yuan/barrel. Shanghai Gold closed up 0.64% and Shanghai Bank closed up 0.04%.Xinhua News Agency commentator: Writing a new chapter of high-quality development in border areas, the article said that development is the foundation and key to solving all problems in China. To promote high-quality development in border areas, we must firmly grasp the master key of development. He who does not seek the overall situation does not seek a domain. Only by firmly establishing the idea of a national chess game, bringing the development of border areas into the overall situation of Chinese modernization strategy, regional coordinated development strategy and regional major strategy can we promote the high-quality development of border areas in the new development pattern and the national unified market.
Xinhua News Agency: The policy "combination boxing" has helped China's economy to improve. The article said that since the beginning of this year, China's policy toolbox has been continuously enriched, and the incremental policy and the stock policy have been superimposed, which has solidly promoted the economic structure to improve and the development trend has continued to improve, forming a joint force to promote high-quality development. "Striving for progress in stability, promoting stability through progress, establishing first and then breaking"-The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year set the tone for the economic development in 2024.Musk became the first person in the world with a net worth of more than 400 billion dollars, and Musk became the first person with a net worth of 400 billion dollars, setting a new milestone for the richest man in the world. Recently, the catalyst was SpaceX's internal stock sale transaction, and Musk's net asset value increased by about 50 billion US dollars to 439.2 billion US dollars. At the end of 2022, Musk's net worth once dropped by more than 200 billion US dollars, but after Trump won the election last month, as his biggest financier, Musk's value immediately soared. On Wednesday, SpaceX and its investors agreed to buy shares worth $1.25 billion from employees and other company insiders. The deal valued the private space exploration company at about $350 billion, making SpaceX the most valuable private start-up in the world.South Korea's tourism industry has been hit. The mayor of Seoul promised to ensure the safety of tourists. Recently, South Korea's tourism industry has also been hit by the emergency martial law storm, and many hotels and travel agencies have been unsubscribed. Seoul Mayor SE HUN promised to take measures to ensure the safety of tourists on the 11th. The South Korean media reported that although the emergency martial law issued by South Korean President Yin Xiyue lasted only a few hours, the negative impact of this incident on South Korea's tourism industry has already appeared. For security reasons, many tourists canceled the reservations of hotels and travel agencies. In view of the above situation, SE HUN said that the Seoul municipal government will launch a series of measures to create a "safe Seoul" image to attract foreign tourists, and at the same time increase support for the tourism industry to prevent related enterprises from closing down. (CCTV)