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Antaike: The global nickel industry surplus is expected to narrow, and the nickel price may decline. The Antaike report shows that the nickel price will rise and fall in the first half of 2024, because the supporting cost below is still there. After the price reached a staged low in late July, the whole price showed a pattern of bottoming out and falling resistance, and the upward and downward momentum was not strong. Returning to the fundamentals itself, oversupply and the staged improvement of downstream consumption have limited room for price rise. On the whole, the price of nickel basically fluctuated within a narrow range this year. The highest nickel in Shanghai was 160,000, and the lowest was 119,000, mainly in the range of 120,000-140,000. Looking forward to the next year, it is expected that the upward and downward momentum of nickel price is not strong, and the main contradiction is still on the supply side. In 2025, it is expected that the price difference between products and inside and outside will further converge, and the price center of gravity will move down. It is expected that the nickel will be in the range of 14,500-18,500 US dollars/ton; The range of Shanghai nickel is 120,000-170,000 yuan/ton.Report: The number of online stores opened by China enterprises in the United States has increased rapidly. According to the report released by SmartScout Insight, among the top 20 cities in terms of Amazon sellers, China city occupies 14 seats, showing the strong strength of China sellers on Amazon platform. The total number of Amazon sellers in China's top 20 cities reached 232,000, compared with 58,000 in the United States. In 2023, the number of sellers in China with sales exceeding $10 million increased by 30% year-on-year, and the number of sellers in China with sales exceeding $1 million also increased significantly.China calls on the Security Council to resume the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible. On December 13th, local time, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2763, extending the authorization of the Monitoring Team of the 1988 Sanctions Committee (Taliban Sanctions Committee) for 14 months. The Chinese representative expressed the hope that the team would continue to actively perform its duties as authorized by the resolution, provide strong support for the work of the Committee, support the monitoring team to strengthen contacts with the Afghan interim government, and look forward to the team's early visit to Afghanistan. Geng Shuang said that the resolution reaffirmed the necessity of reviewing the 1988 sanctions regime and stressed that the Security Council sanctions should help promote Afghan peace and stability. The Taliban has been in power for more than three years, the situation in Afghanistan is generally stable, and contacts between the outside world and the Afghan authorities are gradually expanding. China once again calls for timely adjustment of the sanctions mechanism according to the development and changes of the situation. As a first step, the Security Council should restore the blanket exemption from the travel ban for relevant personnel of the Afghan interim government as soon as possible, so as to create conditions and facilitate the international community to strengthen contacts and exchanges with Afghanistan.

The grain output of "Beidacang" topped 160 billion Jin for the first time in the country for 15 consecutive years. According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2024, the total grain output of Heilongjiang Province reached 160.034 billion Jin. Wang Yong, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Heilongjiang Province, said that this year, the grain production in Heilongjiang Province achieved "21 consecutive harvests", and the total grain output exceeded 160 billion Jin for the first time. The total grain output has been stable at more than 150 billion Jin for seven consecutive years, ranking first in the country for 15 consecutive years. (Xinhua News Agency)Han Wenxiu, Deputy Director of the Central Finance Office: China's GDP is expected to increase by about 5% this year. At the 2024-2025 China Economic Annual Meeting held at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, Han Wenxiu, deputy director of the Central Finance and Economics Committee Office and director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office, said that China's GDP is expected to increase by about 5% this year. The contribution to global economic growth is close to 30%; Employment and prices remained stable, the international balance of payments was basically balanced, and the country's foreign exchange reserves remained above 3.2 trillion US dollars. (CCTV News)The giant pandas "Xingqiu" and "Yilan" set off for the Adelaide Zoo in Australia. According to china wildlife conservation association news, "Xingqiu" (male, born on September 29th, 2020) and "Yilan" (female, born on August 10th, 2021) set off for the Adelaide Zoo in Australia today (December 14th), continuing the 15-year panda protection cooperation relationship between the two sides for 10 years. China and Australia have arranged various preparations before transportation in an orderly manner, and made every effort to ensure the safe and smooth arrival of the two giant pandas at Adelaide Zoo. The Chinese side carried out quarantine and physical examination on the two giant pandas, and they were in good health. Experts were organized to go to Adelaide National Zoo for technical guidance, and food, water and medicines such as Wowotou, bamboo shoots and carrots were prepared to ensure the needs of giant pandas during the flight. China and Australia sent veterinarians and breeders to escort two giant pandas on the same plane. In order to welcome the arrival of giant pandas, Adelaide Zoo has made full preparations, the venue arrangement is brand-new, the edible bamboo has a long-term and stable guarantee, the feeding management team is experienced, and a complete feeding management system and technical specifications have been formulated.

Bitcoin futures rose more than 1.4% on Friday, and spot bitcoin hit the longest consecutive week for more than three years. At the end of Friday (December 13th) in new york, the main contract of CME Bitcoin futures BTC was USD 102,000, up 1.43% from the end of new york on Thursday, and it fell by 0.58% this week, and fell to USD 94,640 on December 10th. Spot bitcoin has risen by 0.68% in the last seven natural days, rising for the seventh consecutive week-investors are keeping a close eye on the potential regulatory stance of US President-elect Trump, the longest consecutive week since September 2021, temporarily reporting $101,000, and fell to $94,277.11 on December 10. The main contract of CME ethereum futures DCR was reported at $3,928.00, up 0.55% from Thursday, down 3.56% this week and down to $3,498.50 on December 10th.Meta stepped in to discourage OpenAI from turning into a profit-making enterprise, and Meta urged the Attorney General of California to stop OpenAI from turning into a profit-making enterprise. Meta said that allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit company will set a dangerous precedent, that is, allowing startups to enjoy the advantage of non-profit status before preparing for profit.