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International coffee futures rose as high as 70% during the year. As of December 12, Beijing time, the price of US ICE coffee futures had risen by nearly 70% during the year, and once hit a high of 345.55 cents/pound on December 10, a record high. At the same time, the price of Arabica coffee futures on the New York Futures Exchange also reached $3.434 per pound, exceeding the record high set in 1977. As for the reasons for the soaring international coffee futures prices, a futures industry source revealed that the price increase of coffee beans was mainly due to weather changes and supply chain disruptions. Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer (accounting for one third of the world's output), has experienced severe drought and frost in recent years, resulting in a sharp decline in coffee production. (CBN)Tiankang Bio: Tiankang Bio (002100) announced on the evening of December 12 that Tiankang Bio (stock code: 874339), a holding subsidiary of the company, intends to apply for public offering of shares to unspecified qualified investors and listing on the Beijing Stock Exchange. As of the disclosure date of the announcement, Tiankang Bio's public offering of shares to unspecified qualified investors and listing on the North Stock Exchange are under counseling.US President-elect Trump: Opposing Ukrainian armed forces to attack Russia with US long-range missiles has further escalated the conflict.

Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province: If you buy a new commodity house, you can withdraw the provident fund under your own name and your spouse's name to pay the down payment. The Housing Provident Fund Management Center of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province issued the Notice on Withdrawing the Housing Provident Fund to Pay the Down Payment. The depositor of the housing provident fund who purchases a new commodity house within the administrative area of this Municipality can apply for withdrawing the housing provident fund under your own name and your spouse's name to pay the down payment. This notice shall come into force as of December 25, 2024. (澎湃)Yuanda Environmental Protection: It is planned to invest in the flue gas treatment franchise project of 2× 1,000 MW units in Huainan Pingwei Power Plant Phase IV, reaching the environmental protection announcement. The franchise company, a wholly-owned subsidiary, plans to set up Pingwei Branch, build desulfurization, denitrification and dust removal facilities based on the 2× 1,000 MW units in Pingwei Power Plant Phase IV, and sign a franchise contract with Pingwei Power Plant to carry out the flue gas treatment franchise business. The static investment of the project is 641 million yuan, the dynamic investment is 662 million yuan, and the franchise period is not less than 20 years. It is estimated that the total annual profit of the project is 18.89 million yuan and the average annual net profit is 13.45 million yuan. This transaction will help Yuanda Environmental Protection to further expand its market in Anhui and surrounding areas, obtain long-term stable income and form new profit growth points.The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a gale blue warning at 18: 00 on December 12. It is estimated that there will be 5 winds in parts of Inner Mongolia, northwestern Shaanxi, Shanxi, northern Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places from 20: 00 on December 12 to 20: 00 on December 13, with gusts of 6~8; Most of the Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, northern and central South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will have strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades. From 20: 00 on December 13 to 20: 00 on December 14, there were 5~6 winds in parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, Shandong Peninsula and coastal areas of East China and South China, with gusts of 7~8; Most of the Yellow Sea, most of the East China Sea, Taiwan Province Strait, east of Taiwan Province, bashi channel, northern and central South China Sea, and Beibu Gulf will have strong winds of 7-8 grades and gusts of 9 grades.

During the year, the allocation of 2 trillion yuan "hidden debt" replacement quota was completed, and the scale of six provinces exceeded 100 billion yuan. On December 11, the Beijing Municipal Finance Bureau announced in the evening that it planned to issue the eleventh batch of local bonds in 2024 on December 18, in which Beijing local government refinancing special bonds (38), (40) and (42) were used to replace the existing hidden debt, totaling 4.7 billion yuan, which will be held in December. So far, the distribution of the implicit debt quota of 2 trillion yuan replacement stock this year has all been announced. In some areas, a three-year special debt limit for local governments to replace hidden debts in stock has been issued at one time, and it is planned to be implemented in three years. It is understood that after the issuance of refinancing special bonds for replacing hidden debts, part of the raised funds have been used to replace hidden debts such as policy bank loans of city investment companies. In addition, some professionals believe that there may be a lot of funds used to repay interest or debts due. In the past two months, the early payment of urban investment bonds has not increased significantly. The active promotion of debt conversion has further strengthened the expectation of city investment bonds, and city investment projects in some areas have become "hot cakes" in the eyes of financial institutions. (21 Finance)Market News: A fire broke out at Kaliningrad Shipyard in Russia.Add 121.3 billion cubic meters! The proven reserves of Fuling shale gas field have exceeded one trillion cubic meters. The reporter learned from China Petrochemical today (12th) that China has made great progress in shale gas exploration. The proven reserves in Nanchuan block of Fuling shale gas field have increased by 121.356 billion cubic meters, and the accumulated proven reserves have reached one trillion cubic meters, which has added protection to national energy security. (CCTV News)