Gold prices rose three times in a row, and brands such as Chow Tai Fook and Lao Fengxiang broke through 810 yuan. After a short-term shock, the gold trend became stronger. On December 11th, spot gold hit $2,700 per ounce, hitting a two-week high and rising for three consecutive days. As of press time, COMEX Gold reported $2,737.5 per ounce, up 0.7% in the day. In the domestic gold consumption market, the gold prices of gold brands such as Chow Tai Fook, Lao Fengxiang and Luk Fook Jewelry reached 812 yuan/gram, while the gold prices in Zhou Shengsheng reached 814 yuan/gram. (Dahe Finance Cube)Starbucks China responded to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer: to promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. At present, Starbucks has more than 7,600 stores in China, reaching a new development milestone covering 1,000 county-level markets. (Sina Technology)Business community: The melamine market with insufficient demand is mainly weak and volatile. According to the commodity market analysis system of business community, the price of melamine is weak and volatile recently. As of December 11th, the benchmark price of melamine in the business community was 6,412.5 yuan/ton, which was 0.12% lower than 6,420 yuan/ton at the beginning of this month. This week, the overall price of melamine showed a stable trend, although there were small fluctuations, but there was no sharp rise or fall. This week, the production capacity of the melamine industry remained relatively stable, and there was no large-scale increase or decrease in production, which helped to maintain the smooth operation of the market. Some melamine production enterprises may adjust their inventory to cope with the fluctuation of raw material prices, thus stabilizing the market price to some extent. This week, the demand for melamine in downstream industries such as plates and coatings remained stable, and there was no obvious increase or decrease, which supported the melamine market to some extent. In the future, enterprises need to pay close attention to market dynamics and policy changes and formulate reasonable business strategies to deal with potential market risks.
Before the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, it released chaotic signals. Japanese traders were confused about when to raise interest rates. After the Bank of Japan officials' remarks and media reports sent different signals, traders have been confused about when the central bank might raise interest rates in the past week. This kind of confusion led to sharp fluctuations in the market's interest rate hike bets. The overnight index swap pricing showed that the probability of raising interest rates in December was 22%, which was significantly lower than 60% at the beginning of last week. This week, the yen fell from 150 last Friday to a low of 152.18 to the dollar, and the exchange rate was 151.73 at 10:40 Tokyo time. Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, said in an interview last month that the interest rate hike was approaching. A few days later, a report by the news agency emphasized the concern of the central bank about raising interest rates prematurely. Tomaki Nakamura, a member of the Dove Policy Committee, said last week that he was not opposed to raising interest rates, but this month's policy decision must consider data factors.Yonhap News Agency: South Korean police special investigation team raided the presidential palace on martial law.Liu Yi, the former secretary-general of the Chinese Football Association, was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment in the first instance. According to Xianning Intermediate People's Court, on the morning of December 11, the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province publicly pronounced the case of accepting bribes by Liu Yi, the former deputy head of the preparatory group for the change of the Chinese Football Association and the former secretary-general of the Chinese Football Association. The defendant Liu Yi was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment for accepting bribes and fined RMB 3.6 million. The property obtained from bribery shall be recovered according to law and turned over to the state treasury, and the insufficient part shall continue to be recovered.
The Israeli army attacked a house in the northern Gaza, killing 18 people. The reporter learned that the Israeli army bombed a house in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza on the early morning of the 11th local time, killing 18 people and leaving many others missing. (CCTV News)Shanghai Hongqiao Hub will set up a "short-distance operation mode" for taxis, and internal testing has been carried out. Hongqiao Hub area will refer to the short-distance mode of Pudong Airport, and take the automatic comparison and identification of the system as the basis for identification. Cruise taxis that meet the short-distance conditions can go directly to the pick-up point through the short-distance express dedicated channel. On December 10th, Hongqiao Hub carried out an empty car internal test of "short-distance operation mode".Xinshida Inverter has successfully obtained the type approval certificate of China Classification Society. Recently, Xinshida Inverter AS710M has successfully obtained the type approval certificate issued by China Classification Society (CCS), which indicates that Xinshida Electric's products meet the strict standards of the international shipping industry, and also indicates that the company will further expand its market share in the field of ship and ocean engineering.