On the tariffs proposed by the Trump administration, Costco executives said that the company had faced tariffs in the past and believed that its businesses had the ability to cope with this situation.Market News: New Zealand has put forward the reason to the United States that it hopes not to introduce new tariffs during Trump's administration.Russia said it had cracked down on Ukrainian troops in many places, saying that the situation on the front line was tense. On the 12th local time, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that in the past day, Russian tactical aviation, missile troops, artillery, etc. had cracked down on the assembly areas of Ukrainian troops' effective forces and equipment and a production workshop of Ukrainian attack drones in 137 areas. In addition, Russian troops also controlled the "Zarija" settlement in Donetsk. According to the circular, the Russian armed forces continued to defeat the Ukrainian armed forces in Kursk, Russia, and regained control of the "New Ivanovka" settlement in Kursk. On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a war report, saying that as of that afternoon, there were 138 battles in the front line, and the situation on the front line remained tense, mainly in Kulahovo, Pokrovsk and Freimut-Fsk areas. The Ukrainian air force, missile units and artillery units destroyed many Russian military personnel assembly areas and control points. In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian army repelled nine Russian attacks.
China's agricultural science and technology strength ranks first in the world, China's agricultural science and technology papers rank first in the world, China's agricultural science and technology papers rank first in the world, and China's agricultural patent competitiveness index ranks first in the world for the first time ... On December 12, 2024, the China Agricultural and Rural Science and Technology Development Forum and the conference on global agricultural research hotspots and scientific and technological competitiveness achievements were held in Beijing. At the meeting, the results reports of think tanks such as "2024 China Agricultural Science and Technology Papers and Patent Global Competitiveness Analysis" were released, and a group of bright data conveyed the vigorous trend that China's agricultural science and technology strength continued to rank first in the world.The FTSE A50 futures index closed down 0.89% at 13,546.000 points in a row.Economic Daily: Strengthening unconventional countercyclical adjustment and adjusting macro policies are related to the overall situation of national economic operation. The the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9th emphasized that a more active fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy should be implemented, the policy toolbox should be enriched and improved, the unconventional countercyclical adjustment should be strengthened, and the policy "combination boxing" should be well played to improve the foresight, pertinence and effectiveness of macro-control. The formulation of "extraordinary countercyclical adjustment" has aroused widespread concern in the market. The experts interviewed generally believe that the meeting of the Politburo is the general policy of economic work in the future. A series of statements at the meeting exceeded expectations, and larger fiscal and financial policies and industrial cultivation policies, and more extensive measures to promote people's livelihood and consumption are expected to be introduced, and various departments and localities will also let go of their hands and feet at the implementation level.
Xie Feng, Ambassador of China to the United States: It is unwise to underestimate China, and it is not true to criticize China, and it will not succeed to contain China. According to the official of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, on December 11, 2024, u.s.-china business council held the 2024 annual celebration dinner in Washington. In his speech, Xie Feng said that China's economic operation is generally stable, progressing steadily, and it is confident to stabilize the market and prevent risks, with high-quality development and vitality, and there is potential for sustained recovery. In the first three quarters of this year, China's GDP increased by 4.8% year-on-year, which not only ranked among the major economies in terms of growth rate, but also increased the "gold content", "new content" and "green content" of economic development, ranking 11th in the global innovation index. As the package of incremental policies continued to show remarkable results, the growth rate of consumption, investment and export in October picked up, the real estate transaction volume rose one after another, the manufacturing purchasing managers' index returned to the boom zone, and the turnover of tens of thousands of brands in the "double 11" shopping festival doubled. Xie Feng emphasized that China's economy has always been growing under the challenges of wind and rain, and it is confident to achieve its economic growth target this year. Next year, it will implement more active macro policies to prevent and resolve risks in key areas and external shocks, and it will remain the biggest engine of world economic growth in the future. The sea can't be stirred, and it always rushes. It is unwise to underestimate China, it is not true to criticize China, and it is even more impossible to contain China.Economic Daily: Strengthening unconventional countercyclical adjustment, the article said, "Experts believe that unconventional countercyclical adjustment pays attention to forward-looking and is ahead of expectations, which is conducive to stabilizing expectations and stabilizing total demand, thus consolidating the foundation for economic recovery. Unconventional countercyclical adjustment, fiscal policy will further exert its strength, which may be reflected in: actively using the deficit space that can be improved, increasing the scale of special bonds, and continuing to issue ultra-long-term special government bonds. On the one hand, the scale may exceed expectations, on the other hand, the pace will be faster, and the economy will be stabilized and rebounded. The formulation of monetary policy is changed from "steady" to "moderately loose", which is intended to convey a positive and promising policy tendency more clearly and better stabilize the expectations of business entities.Blinken: Providing 500 million U.S. dollars in aid to Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said that he would provide Ukraine with a 500 million U.S. dollar aid package, which includes providing "Haima" ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicle systems.