The wholesale inventory in the United States rebounded slightly in October, and the wholesale inventory in the United States rebounded moderately in October due to the slight increase in durable goods inventory. According to published data, wholesale inventories increased by 0.2% in October. As enterprises hoard goods for fear of tariff increase, inventories may increase in the coming months. In terms of breakdown, the inventory of durable goods increased slightly by 0.1%, boosted by the inventory of furniture, professional equipment and wood wholesalers. However, automobile inventory decreased by 0.1% and electrical inventory decreased by 1.0%. The inventory of non-durable goods increased by 0.3%, and the inventory of groceries and medicines increased strongly. Wholesale sales decreased by 0.1% in October after increasing by 0.5% in September. According to the sales speed in October, it may take wholesalers 1.34 months to clear the shelves, which is the same as that in September.The US Treasury auctioned three-month treasury bonds, and the winning interest rate was 4.300% (4.400% reported on December 2), and the bid multiple was 2.89 (2.89 in the previous time). Auction of six-month treasury bonds, the winning interest rate is 4.200% (reported on December 2, 4.305%), and the bid multiple is 2.90 (the previous one was 3.02).The Syrian Prime Minister said that he had agreed to transfer power to the Syrian opposition. On the 9th local time, Syrian Prime Minister Jalali said that he had agreed to transfer power to the "Syrian Salvation Government" established by the Syrian opposition in Idlib. Syrian opposition leader Abu Mohammad Giulani (whose real name is Ahmed Shala) had previously met with Syrian Prime Minister Jalali and leader of the Syrian National Salvation Government Mohamed Al-Bashir. The purpose of this meeting is to coordinate the transfer of power and ensure the continued provision of services to the Syrian people. (CCTV)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that after the fall of Assad, isolating Hamas opened the door for reaching a hostage agreement.Xinhua Review: It is of great significance for enterprises in China to "go global". On the evening of December 9, Xinhuanet published an article "What do you think of China enterprises" going global-the seventh question and answer on current China economy ",which pointed out that it is of great significance for China enterprises to" go global "regardless of taking advantage of the situation or facing difficulties. For the enterprise itself, by expanding the larger market, participating in international competition and cooperation, and using global resources, it can create more profits, reduce the risk of operating and developing in a single market, and promote itself to become bigger and stronger. As far as China's economy is concerned, China enterprises will take the road of globalization and give full play to the synergistic effect of two markets and two resources, which will help China's economic transformation and upgrading and high-quality development, and better serve the new development pattern. As far as the world economy is concerned, with the "going out" of China enterprises, China's products, technologies, business models and management experience have promoted the interconnection of various fields such as economy and trade, which will help stabilize the global supply chain and add new vitality to the world economy.Turkish President: The Turkish-Syrian border crossing will be reopened for Syrian refugees to return home voluntarily and safely. On December 9, local time, Turkish President Erdogan said after the cabinet meeting that Turkey is willing to do its utmost to support Syria's reconstruction and will reopen the Turkish-Syrian border crossing, Yay Ilada, which was closed in 2013, to facilitate more Syrian refugees to return home safely and voluntarily. Erdogan stressed that Turkey will never tolerate new terrorist threats on its borders. He pointed out that neither the PKK nor the extremist organization "Islamic State" terrorists are the targets of Turkey's dialogue, but the enemies. Erdogan called for the protection of Syria's territorial integrity and said that Turkey will continue to work for regional peace and stability. (CCTV)
African stock market | The South African stock index closed up by about 0.9%, and the Rand rose by over 1.5%. On Monday (December 9), the FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 tradable index closed up by 0.87% to 79,049.13 points, approaching the closing position of 79,132.88 points on October 29, and the highest closing position of 79,510.60 points on September 27. Sibanye Stillwater, a constituent stock, closed up by 5.96%, EXX, a large coal and heavy mineral mining company, closed up by 5.91%, and HAR.SJ, a harmony gold company, rose by 4.92%, which broke away from the lowest closing position since September 11th and reached a record high on October 22nd. Glencore (GLN) rose by 3.97% and Jintian. At present, the South African rand has closed up more than 1.5% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.7385 rand, approaching the top of 17.5609 rand on November 11, and once fell back to 18.3951 rand on November 14.On Monday (December 9), the overnight reverse repurchase agreements (RRP) of the Federal Reserve was used at a scale of $153.029 billion, compared with $130.014 billion in the last trading daily.WTO: The global trade in goods grew moderately in the fourth quarter of 2024. On December 9, local time, the latest issue of "Barometer of Trade in Goods" released by WTO showed that the prosperity index of global trade in goods was 102.7, which was higher than the benchmark of 100. According to the analysis of WTO, global trade in goods continued to grow moderately in the fourth quarter of 2024, but the trade prospect in 2025 is still uncertain and may be affected by potential trade policy changes. (CCTV)