The White House commuted the sentences of 1,500 people in one day, and Biden pardoned 39 people in one day. According to Agence France-Presse reported on December 12, US President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 people at the end of his term. The White House said that this was the "largest" leniency action in a single day in American history. Biden announced on the 12th that about 1,500 people would be commuted, and at the same time, 39 non-violent offenders would be pardoned, saying that they had turned over a new leaf and were committed to making the community safer. (Reference message)From January to October, the total output of lithium batteries in China increased by 16% year-on-year. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's lithium-ion battery industry continued to grow from January to October 2024. According to the announcement of lithium battery industry norms, enterprise information and industry associations, the total output of lithium batteries in China from January to October was 890GWh, up 16% year-on-year. According to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the profit of China's lithium battery manufacturing industry increased by 39.4% from January to October. In the battery sector, the output of energy storage lithium batteries exceeded 200GWh from January to October. The loading capacity of power lithium batteries for new energy vehicles is about 405GWh. From January to October, the total export of lithium batteries in China reached 350.2 billion yuan, down 9.2% year-on-year, and the decline was 3.3 percentage points narrower than that in January-June.Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited applied for the trademark of "Chargeo Charging Dog", and the intellectual property information of Tianyancha shows that recently, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. applied for the registration of three trademarks of "Chargeo Charging Dog", which are internationally classified as transportation, scientific instruments and building repair, and the current trademark status is awaiting substantive examination. According to media reports, "CharGo charging dog" is a storage, charging and inspection integrated robot developed by Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. The charging dog has three functions in one. It is not only a mobile charging facility, but also a distributed energy storage, and it is also a battery safety guardian of new energy vehicles.
What is the significance of fiscal and monetary policy adjustment? Expert: The path of "more active and promising" fiscal policy has been clarified. The Central Economic Work Conference, which closed yesterday, pointed out that a more active fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy should be implemented next year. What kind of signals are released behind these policies? In terms of fiscal policy, the Central Economic Work Conference requested that a more active fiscal policy should be implemented next year, so as to improve the fiscal deficit ratio, increase the issuance of ultra-long-term special government bonds, increase the issuance of special bonds for local governments, optimize the structure of fiscal expenditure, and secure the bottom line of "three guarantees" at the grassroots level. Experts said that these requirements clarified the path of "more active and promising" fiscal policy. Focusing on vigorously boosting consumption, the Central Economic Work Conference requires that special actions to boost consumption should be implemented next year, the basic pension for retirees should be appropriately raised, and the "two new" policies (large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods) should be implemented. (CCTV News)The concept of first-round economy continued to increase the daily limit of more than 10 constituent stocks, and the concept of first-round economy continued to increase in intraday trading. Media games, IP economy, performing arts and travel, and Meta-Universe all rose well. More than 10 constituent stocks such as Aofei Entertainment, Lisheng Sports, Dafeng Industry, Tianxiaxiu, and Roman shares rose by more than 10%.According to the data released by Shanghai Steel Union, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate (in early trading) dropped by 100 yuan compared with the previous day, with an average price of 76,350 yuan/ton.
Treasury futures closed in early trading, with 30-year main contracts up 0.74%, 10-year main contracts up 0.41%, 5-year main contracts up 0.28% and 2-year main contracts up 0.09%.Hong Kong Treasury Bureau: It plans to conduct public consultation on the OTC trading of virtual assets and the licensing system for custody service providers next year. Chen Haolian, deputy director of the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said that it plans to conduct public consultation on the OTC trading of virtual assets and the licensing system for custody service providers next year to promote the sustainable development of different sectors of the virtual asset market. At present, there are three licensed virtual asset trading platforms in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Treasury Bureau plans to submit a bill on the supervision system for the issuers of legal tender stable currency to the Legislative Council for deliberation within this month.SHIBOR reported 1.4040% overnight, down by 7.80 basis points. In 7 days, SHIBOR reported 1.7580%, up 12.30 basis points. SHIBOR reported 1.7350% in three months, down by 0.50 basis point.