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As interest rates fell for the third week in a row, the demand for mortgage refinancing in the United States surged, and the interest rate of mortgage in the United States fell again last week. Although the decline was not large, it was enough to stimulate existing homeowners to seek some savings. The seasonally adjusted index of American Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that the total demand for mortgage loans has increased by 5.4%, which is behind the surge in refinancing. Housing loan refinancing applications surged 27% from the previous week and 42% higher than the same period last year. Joel Kan, an MBA economist, said, "Purchase applications are still relatively strong. In the past three months, except for one week, there has been a year-on-year increase. In addition to the low interest rate, house purchasing activities continue to be supported by continuous housing demand and inventory, which continue to grow gradually in many markets. "General Administration of Customs: According to the People's Republic of China (PRC) Ship Tonnage Tax Law, the Maritime Agreement between the Government of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Government of the Republic of Liberia and the relevant notice of the Ministry of Finance, from December 11, 2024 to December 10, 2029, the taxable ships of the Republic of Liberia will be subject to the preferential tax rate of ship tonnage tax.The Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the second symposium in 2024. On December 11th, the Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection held the second symposium in 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment) to hold a symposium on "the outstanding problems found in management services and supervision discipline, and the work of veteran cadres that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment should focus on strengthening". Ying Zhao, member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, held the meeting and made a statement on behalf of the Party Group. Liao Xiyuan, head of the discipline inspection and supervision team stationed in the Ministry and member of the party group of the Ministry, attended the meeting and made suggestions. The second supervision and inspection office of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection sent personnel to give guidance. (Ministry of Ecology and Environment)

OPEC lowered the growth rate of global crude oil demand for the fifth consecutive month. The OPEC monthly report shows that the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2024 will be lowered from 1.82 million barrels per day to 1.61 million barrels per day. Reduce the growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2025 from 1.54 million barrels per day to 1.45 million barrels per day; For the fifth consecutive month, the growth forecast of global crude oil demand this year and next is lowered.JPMorgan Chase's guidance on adjusting net interest income is now expected to exceed analysts' expectations. JPMorgan Chase changed the previous statement that analysts were too optimistic, saying that the bank now expects net interest income to exceed expectations next year. Marianne Lake, head of consumer and community banking in JPMorgan Chase, said at a financial services conference hosted by Goldman Sachs Group on Tuesday that this key income may be about $2 billion higher than the current estimate.Apple will provide Globalstar satellite connection for smart watches, and Apple plans to provide Globalstar satellite communication function on smart watch devices. Future models will provide blood pressure testing tools, and the new watch will adopt MediaTek for the first time. The share price of Globalstar US stocks jumped, with an increase of as high as 21%.

Fuguang shares: The shareholders intend to reduce their holdings by no more than 3 million shares in total. Fuguang shares announced that the shareholders of the company, Jucheng Investment, Zhongsheng Investment and Ruiying Investment, intend to reduce their holdings by no more than 3 million shares in the company through centralized bidding and block trading, that is, no more than 1.87% of the company's total share capital, which will be implemented within 3 months after 15 trading days from the disclosure date of this announcement.Kegong: It is very important to ensure the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions in Syria. According to the British "Sky News" and Russian News Agency reported on December 11, the Kremlin said on the same day that it is very important to ensure the safety of Russian military bases and diplomatic missions in Syria. (World Wide Web)CNNC Titanium Dioxide: An energy project agreement with an investment of 4.27 billion yuan was signed, and CNNC Titanium Dioxide announced that the company and Guangdong Construction Engineering signed the Cooperation Framework Agreement for Comprehensive Energy Projects in Baiyin City, Gansu Province, and planned to jointly invest in the development of comprehensive energy projects. The cooperative projects include cogeneration project, source network storage project and Jingtai new energy project, with a total investment of about 4.27 billion yuan. Among them, the cogeneration project is expected to invest about 800 million yuan, the source network storage project is expected to invest about 2.5 billion yuan, and the Jingtai new energy project is expected to invest about 970 million yuan. After the signing of the agreement, the specific implementation of the project needs to obtain relevant approval, and the actual investment scale will be determined according to the progress of the project.