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State Railway Administration: From January to November, the national railway passenger volume reached a record high, and the State Railway Administration announced that from January to November, the national railway passenger volume reached a record high. From January to November, the number of railway passengers sent nationwide reached 4.015 billion, up 12.6% year-on-year, and the annual number of passengers sent exceeded 4 billion for the first time, reaching a record high. Passenger turnover reached 1,484.061 billion person-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. In the month of November, the number of railway passengers sent nationwide was 304 million, up 8.8% year-on-year; Passenger turnover reached 98.135 billion person-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. The volume of freight delivery has increased steadily. From January to November, the national railway freight volume was 4.715 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. In November, the national railway freight volume was 455 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%; The freight turnover was 324.521 billion tons kilometers, up 2.4% year-on-year.* ExxonMobil: It is estimated that the annual cash capital expenditure will reach $28-33 billion from 2026 to 2030.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.

Hanwei Technology and others set up a new company in Hubei, including geographic remote sensing information service business. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Hubei Hanwei Water Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Zhao Shuai as the legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes: intelligent instrument manufacturing; Industrial automatic control system device manufacturing; Research and development of mechanical equipment; Intelligent control system integration; Internet of things equipment sales; Geographic remote sensing information service, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is jointly owned by Hanwei Water Technology (Henan) Co., Ltd. and Li Yuhua, a subsidiary of Hanwei Technology.Afternoon comment: the three major indexes rose slightly in half a day, and the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform lifted the tide of daily limit. The three major indexes opened lower and went higher in early trading and rose slightly in half a day. In terms of sectors, the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform is on the rise, and Shanghai Material Trade, First Medicine and Shibei High-tech are collectively on the rise. The retail sector continued to be strong, with the daily limit of Youa, Zhongbai Group and Maoye Commercial. The concept of AI glasses is higher, and Tianjian shares and Star Technology both have a daily limit of 20cm; Insurance stocks continued to adjust, and Tianmao Group fell to an intraday limit; Sora concept stocks collectively adjusted back, and the word Huayang Lianzhong fell; Bank shares fluctuated lower, with Bank of Ningbo leading the decline. Overall, stocks rose more and fell less, with more than 3,500 stocks rising. On the disk, Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform, AI glasses and retail sectors were among the top gainers, while insurance, Sora concept and banking sectors were among the top losers.Hanwei Technology and others set up a new company in Hubei, including geographic remote sensing information service business. The enterprise search APP shows that recently, Hubei Hanwei Water Technology Co., Ltd. was established, with Zhao Shuai as the legal representative and a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Its business scope includes: intelligent instrument manufacturing; Industrial automatic control system device manufacturing; Research and development of mechanical equipment; Intelligent control system integration; Internet of things equipment sales; Geographic remote sensing information service, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is jointly owned by Hanwei Water Technology (Henan) Co., Ltd. and Li Yuhua, a subsidiary of Hanwei Technology.

On December 10th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken talked with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdul Ati, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah and Jordanian Foreign Minister Assafadi respectively, focusing on the situation in Syria. In addition, Blinken and other leaders also discussed the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.Citigroup: It is expected that the gold and silver markets will resume their gradual upward trend within 3-12 months, reaching $3,000/ounce and $36/ounce respectively. Under basic conditions, it is expected that the price of crude oil will gradually drop to 60 USD/barrel in the middle of 2025, and will remain near this level in the second half of 2025 and 2026.Trump's son said that the United States will usher in the most pro-cryptocurrency president in history. Eric Trump, the son of US President-elect Donald Trump, said that his father's government will become the most cryptocurrency-friendly government in American history. At the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa Conference held in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, local time, Eric said in his keynote speech: "You will welcome the most pro-cryptocurrency president in American history." He asked the audience to imagine a president who "will not allow Bitcoin and cryptocurrency to be over-regulated and stifled". Eric also revealed that after the riots on Capitol Hill in 2021, cryptocurrency became the economic lifeline of the Trump family. At that time, many banks and companies cut off contact with them, which made them realize the potential of cryptocurrency.