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Russian Defense Ministry: Russian air defense forces shot down 13 Ukrainian drones in Kursk, Belgorod, Rostov and Lipetsk last night.Pimco and Fidelity believe that the economic outlook in the euro zone is weak, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by more than market expectations. Investors such as Pimco and Fidelity International believe that the economic outlook in Europe is bleak, which may force policymakers to cut interest rates by more than market expectations. The latest market pricing shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate to 1.75% next year. The bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, to 3%. However, Fidelity said that the borrowing cost may be further reduced to 1.5%, and Pimco also believed that there was a risk of a larger interest rate cut. Further repricing may aggravate the rise of European bonds, which have outperformed the US and UK bond markets in 2024. A Bloomberg index, which tracks the return of euro bonds, has risen by more than 3% this year, while the corresponding indexes of US bonds and British bonds have risen by 2% and fallen by 2% respectively. "Market expectations are still more hawkish than we expected," said Salman Ahmed, global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity. "If downside risks become a reality, then the European Central Bank may cut interest rates further."European Central Bank Management Committee Muller: It is expected that Europe will recover slowly.

Beijing Daxing Airport opened direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne for the first time. At 1: 10am on December 13th, China Southern Airlines flight CZ5025 took off from Beijing Daxing International Airport for Sydney, Australia, which was the first direct flight from Beijing Daxing Airport to Australia. On the 14th, China Southern Airlines will also fly the Daxing-Melbourne route in Beijing. (CCTV News)The retail price of refined oil may end up stranded. According to calculation, as of the seventh working day on December 13th, the average price of reference crude oil varieties was 70.58 USD/barrel, with a change rate of -0.87%, and the corresponding domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel should be lowered by 40 yuan/ton. At 24: 00 on December 18th, it is the last price adjustment window of the retail price in 2024, so the retail price is likely to end stranded. By December 13th, 2024, the domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel had experienced "9 up, 9 down and 6 stranded". After the fluctuation offset, gasoline and diesel (standard products) were reduced by 115 yuan/ton and 125 yuan/ton respectively. (Jin Lianchuang)HKEx: HSBC repurchased 527,200 shares for HK$ 39.4 million on December 12.

In the first three quarters, China's total cargo transportation was 41.63 billion tons, up 2.3% year-on-year. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the China Road Freight Development Report (2023-2024) today (13th). According to the report, due to the adjustment of transportation structure, although the proportion of road transportation in China has declined, it is still the main body of the freight market, and road freight has maintained steady growth. According to the report, in the first three quarters of this year, China's total cargo transportation was 41.63 billion tons, up 2.3% year-on-year. From the perspective of freight structure, the proportion of freight undertaken by railway and waterway transportation has increased, while the proportion of road transportation has decreased. In the first three quarters, the volume of road freight transport was 30.66 billion tons, up 3.1% year-on-year, accounting for more than 73%. Road transport is still the main body of the freight market. (CCTV News)A large quantity is enough, exceeding 10,000 tons! Chilean cherries arrived in Nansha Port of Guangzhou at a fresh rate. At 3: 00 am on December 13th, after a 22-day voyage of 20,000 kilometers, the first express line of cherries in Nansha Port of Guangzhou Port this year, "Crever Demaji", docked at Nansha Phase II Terminal of Guangzhou Port. This ship is the first ship imported in large quantities in China this year, carrying 538 cabinets of Chilean cherries and weighing more than 11,000 tons. This batch of "star fruits" takes only 2 hours at the earliest from unloading to reaching the market. It is reported that the first batch of cherries directly picked up by the boat arrived at Jiangnan Fruit Wholesale Market before 7: 00 this morning, officially announcing the opening of the cherry season in 2024-2025. (CCTV News)The financial technology companies supported by Wal-Mart are valued at $2.5 billion. The traditional banking industry is under threat. Wal-Mart is injecting more funds into its newly-started financial start-ups, obtaining a valuation of $2.5 billion for this company, and indicating its ambition to further set foot in the financial services industry. According to informed sources, the world's largest retailer is jointly leading the financing of more than 300 million US dollars with investment company Ribbit Capital. This marks a new valuation for the company named One, in which Wal-Mart holds a majority stake. Wal-Mart has been providing products to many customers and employees in order to gain a greater foothold in the field of financial services. For the financial industry, the threat of Wal-Mart and other companies encroaching on its territory is getting closer and closer. Just last year, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon mentioned the competitive threat of Wal-Mart and other enterprises, pointing out that its hundreds of millions of customers and huge resources at its disposal were "extraordinary competitive advantages".