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The data of VAT invoice shows that the development momentum of "two new products" is good, and the effect of replacing old products with new ones is steadily promoted. The data of VAT invoice shows that in November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide increased by 4.5% year-on-year. Cumulatively, from January to November, it increased by 6.1% year-on-year, which was 4.2 percentage points faster than the overall purchase amount of enterprises nationwide. Especially in key areas, the effect is obvious, for example, the equipment procurement of industrial enterprises has grown steadily. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by industrial enterprises increased by 5.1% year on year. Among them, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by manufacturing, electric hot gas and water production and supply industries increased by 5.2% and 5.5% respectively year-on-year, which was higher than the overall growth rate of industrial procurement equipment. For another example, the equipment in business, information and technology industries is updated rapidly. From January to November, the amount of machinery and equipment purchased by modern service industries such as leasing business services, information technology services and scientific research and technology services increased by 10.4%, 16.6% and 19.6% respectively year-on-year, which were significantly higher than the overall growth rate of equipment purchased by enterprises nationwide, reflecting the accelerated development of industries related to new quality productivity. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the retail sales revenue of household audio-visual equipment such as televisions and household appliances such as refrigerators increased by 15.9% and 18.7% year-on-year, respectively, which was 11.4 and 14.2 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, especially driven by the "Double Eleven" promotion, which increased by 28.8% and 74.4% year-on-year in November. On the other hand, the overall sales of furniture products are improving. According to the data of VAT invoice, from January to November, the sales revenue of furniture retail industry and sanitary ware retail industry increased by 16.8% and 12.5% respectively, which was 12.3 and 8 percentage points higher than the overall growth rate of retail industry, and it showed a rapid growth trend in November, increasing by 36% and 18.8% respectively. (State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China)Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: If Trump imposes a 25% tariff, Canada will take countermeasures. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said on Monday that if US President-elect Trump imposes a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada, Ottawa will also take tariff measures to fight back. Trudeau said at an event organized by the Chamber of Commerce in Halifax, Nova Scotia: "Of course, we will respond to unfair tariffs in many ways as we did eight years ago, and we are still studying the appropriate response." The Canadian leader said that there are signs that Americans are "beginning to realize that imposing tariffs on all goods imported from Canada will make the cost of living for Americans much higher".Blue Arrow Electronics: Shareholder Neighbourhood Innovation plans to reduce 1.04% of the company's shares. Blue Arrow Electronics announced that the shareholder Neighbourhood Innovation plans to reduce the company's shares by block trading within three months after 15 trading days from the date of announcement, accounting for 1.04% of the company's total share capital. Neighboring Innovation currently holds 6,082,900 shares of the company, accounting for 3.04% of the company's total share capital. The reason for the reduction is that the fund has withdrawn from demand due to maturity. The reduction price will be determined according to the market price and transaction situation, and not lower than the issue price of the company's initial public offering.

Chief negotiator of Volkswagen: The negotiations will continue on December 16th.Saudi Arabia said that Israel's occupation of the buffer zone in the Golan showed its intention to "destroy Syria's chances of restoring security".Xiaojin Company has listed a total of 7.922 billion yuan of personal loan asset packages. Up to now, Xiaojin Company has listed a total of 7.922 billion yuan of personal loan asset packages this month. Among them, on December 3, China Post Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. listed and transferred the third to sixth personal loan asset packages in 2024, with a total principal and interest of 7.172 billion yuan; On the 5th, BOC Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. also listed the 68th-83rd installment and the 4th installment of personal loan asset package, with a total principal and interest of 750 million yuan. It is worth noting that the transfer price of these non-performing asset packages can be called "cabbage price". According to the statistics of 21st century business herald reporter, the average discount rate of assets package of BOC Xiaojin is as low as 1.5 fold, while the assets package of China Post Xiaojin is given an ultra-low discount of 0.2 fold, which can be called "fracture". (21 Finance)

Saudi Arabia said that Israel's occupation of the buffer zone in the Golan showed its intention to "destroy Syria's chances of restoring security".The results of the general survey of agricultural germplasm resources to rescue endangered resources exceeded expectations. Germplasm resources are strategic resources to ensure the stable and safe supply of grain and important agricultural products. Since 2021, China has started the national general survey of agricultural germplasm resources with the largest scale, the widest coverage and the largest number of participants since the founding of New China. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced today that over the past three years, the general survey has found out the variety, quantity and characteristics of germplasm resources, and newly collected a large number of agricultural germplasm resources for rescue protection. During the census, there were 1.5 million census takers in China, with a cumulative journey of more than 63 million kilometers. The census covered 31 provinces and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The crop census includes 332 agricultural counties that were not involved in the previous two times, filling the gaps in special ecological areas such as drought and plateau, borders and ethnic minority areas. Under the initiative of both inspection and insurance, the census results exceeded expectations.The China ETF rose more than 24% when the three indexes of US stocks collectively closed down three times, while the three indexes of US stocks collectively closed down, with the Dow down 0.54%, the Nasdaq down 0.62% and the S&P 500 down 0.61%. The Political Bureau of the Central Committee set the tone for economic work in 2025, releasing multiple positive signals. China ETF rose by more than 24% and Nasdaq China Jinlong Index rose by more than 8% when China Stock Exchange went on a collective carnival. The sudden change in the political situation in Syria pushed precious metals, and gold and silver mining stocks rose across the board. Cordelian Mining rose by more than 7% and Pan American Silver rose by more than 5%.