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According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore's GDP growth rate is expected to be 3.6% in 2024 (previously 2.6%) and 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (previously 2.2%).Spot gold stood at $2,710 per ounce, up 0.63% in the day.Financial Times: The RMB exchange rate has a solid foundation to remain basically stable. The Financial Times issued a document today saying that recently, after the US election, the market speculated on Trump trading, which greatly pushed up the US dollar index, with the highest exceeding 108. Non-US dollar currencies were generally under pressure. The RMB exchange rate fluctuated in both directions, the flexibility was enhanced, the market expectation was relatively stable, the purchase and sale of foreign exchange by enterprises were rational and orderly, and the foreign exchange market was generally stable. Many industry experts believe that the possibility of the downward trend of the US dollar is increasing, and China's economic development is stable and improving. From the internal and external conditions, the RMB exchange rate has a solid foundation for maintaining basic stability at a reasonable and balanced level, and it is highly probable that it will stabilize and rise with the increase of foreign exchange settlement by enterprises at the end of the year.

One person died in a residential explosion in Shenzhen, and the cause of the explosion is under further investigation. At 14: 46 on December 11, 2024, the Shenzhen Fire Rescue Detachment received an alarm: an alarm occurred in a residential building in Building 1, Yuefu Phase II Residential Building, Yuehai Street, Nanshan District, and the command center dispatched firefighting forces to the scene for disposal. As of 18: 00, the open flame had been extinguished, causing one death and no other injuries. The cause of the accident is under further investigation. (Shenzhen Fire Protection)German Foreign Minister: Germany will provide an additional 8 million euros of humanitarian aid.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) vehicle was attacked while performing official duties at the Zaporoge nuclear power plant. The IAEA issued a statement on the 10th, saying that in the afternoon, an official vehicle of the IAEA was attacked by a drone while performing the rotation task of experts stationed at the Zaporoge nuclear power plant, causing serious damage to the vehicle. Fortunately, two agency staff members in the vehicle were not injured. The statement said that the attack occurred about 8 kilometers away from the front line of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. At that time, the official car went to the handover point with a motorcade, and joined the team of experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency stationed at the Zaborozh nuclear power plant in the past month. A new batch of rotation personnel had arrived at the handover point safely before. The statement also said that at the time of the incident, the driver of another official car of the International Atomic Energy Agency saw a suicide drone flying from the rear and hitting the attacked vehicle. The agency did not specify who launched the attack. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, strongly condemned the attack on the staff of the Agency and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint. Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in February 2022, Russia and Ukraine have constantly accused each other of attacking nuclear facilities, including the Zaporoge nuclear power plant, and constantly increased the security risks of related facilities. (Xinhua News Agency)

Vietnam Customs: From January to November, Vietnam exported US$ 14.4 billion, up 14.4% year-on-year; Imports reached US$ 16.4 billion, up 16.4% year-on-year.The General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On December 11th, according to the news of official website, the General Administration of Market Supervision held the on-the-spot meeting of commercial secret protection and the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot meeting in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, to implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, systematically summarize the effectiveness of the national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work, deeply analyze the current situation, and deploy and carry out the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On the basis of the good results of the first and second batches of pilot projects, the General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of innovative pilot projects this year, and in December, it identified 11 areas such as Minhang District of Shanghai as the third batch of national commercial secret protection innovation pilot projects, and agreed to change the pilot scope of Hefei High-tech Zone in Anhui Province to Hefei City. The launch of the third batch of pilot projects has further expanded the provincial coverage of innovation pilot work and achieved comprehensive coverage in the eastern, central and western regions, which will continue to deepen the influence from point to area and give full play to the radiation-driven effect of innovation pilot work on improving the overall level of trade secret protection in China.China Securities Index Company released two free cash flow indices today, and China Securities Index Company officially released two stock strategy indices, namely, CSI Free Cash Flow Index and CSI 800 Free Cash Flow Index. CSI Free Cash Flow Index Series selects the securities with high free cash flow rate as the index sample on the basis of fully investigating the cash flow ability and financial health of enterprises, which has the characteristics of good index return performance and outstanding defensive attributes. CSI Index Company continuously enriches the strategic index system based on dividend, cash flow, value, growth, quality and other factors, and continuously improves the supply of strategic indexes with differentiated risk-return characteristics. By the end of November this year, more than 300 stock strategy indexes had been released, and the scale of tracked products exceeded 100 billion yuan.