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International coffee futures rose as high as 70% during the year. As of December 12, Beijing time, the price of US ICE coffee futures had risen by nearly 70% during the year, and once hit a high of 345.55 cents/pound on December 10, a record high. At the same time, the price of Arabica coffee futures on the New York Futures Exchange also reached $3.434 per pound, exceeding the record high set in 1977. As for the reasons for the soaring international coffee futures prices, a futures industry source revealed that the price increase of coffee beans was mainly due to weather changes and supply chain disruptions. Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer (accounting for one third of the world's output), has experienced severe drought and frost in recent years, resulting in a sharp decline in coffee production. (CBN)Market News: A fire broke out at Kaliningrad Shipyard in Russia.CEO of STELLANTIS Europe: We will never pay a fine for the EU emission reduction requirements in 2025, and we are ready to reduce production to avoid this situation.

Lu 'an Huaneng: The raw coal output in November was 5.09 million tons, down 5.39% year-on-year. Lu 'an Huaneng announced that the raw coal output in November 2024 was 5.09 million tons, down 5.39% year-on-year; The sales volume of commercial coal was 5.36 million tons, up 18.32% year-on-year. In 2024, the cumulative output of raw coal was 52.25 million tons, down 4.88% year-on-year; The cumulative sales volume of commercial coal was 47.09 million tons, down 4.48% year-on-year.At least 15 people were killed and 64 injured in the attack on the capital of Northern Darfur, Sudan. According to the Sudan Tribune, the Sudan Rapid Support Force shelled a livestock market and Zam Zam refugee camp in the south of El Fasher on the 11th local time, killing at least 15 people and injuring 64 others, including 10 women and 5 children. (Zhongxin. com)Lian Ping interprets the Central Economic Work Conference: The ups and downs of the stock market will be included in the adjustment function of the central bank in the future, and the Central Economic Work Conference will be held in Beijing from December 11 to 12. Regarding the exploration and expansion of the macro-prudential and financial stability functions of the central bank mentioned in the meeting, Lian Ping, president of the Guangdong Development Institute and chairman of the China Chief Economist Forum, explained that the ups and downs of the stock market will be included in the adjustment function of the central bank in the future. (CBN)

At least 15 people were killed and 64 injured in the attack on the capital of Northern Darfur, Sudan. According to the Sudan Tribune, the Sudan Rapid Support Force shelled a livestock market and Zam Zam refugee camp in the south of El Fasher on the 11th local time, killing at least 15 people and injuring 64 others, including 10 women and 5 children. (Zhongxin. com)Xinwangda: The subsidiary and Xiamen Tungsten Xinneng signed the Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation for Solid-State Batteries. Xinwangda announced that the subsidiary Xinwangda Power and Xiamen Tungsten Xinneng signed the Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation for Solid-State Batteries, and the two sides will carry out extensive and in-depth cooperation on research and development, mass production and market development of a series of new energy battery materials for solid-state batteries around their respective development strategies. The cooperation contents include the development of cathode materials for solid-state batteries, the development of electrolytes and related materials for solid-state batteries, the cooperative development of solid-state batteries and industrial cooperation.According to Siemens, digital business revenue has more than doubled this year, reaching 1.7 billion euros, exceeding the commitment in 2021 ahead of schedule.