As interest rates fell for the third week in a row, the demand for mortgage refinancing in the United States surged, and the interest rate of mortgage in the United States fell again last week. Although the decline was not large, it was enough to stimulate existing homeowners to seek some savings. The seasonally adjusted index of American Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) shows that the total demand for mortgage loans has increased by 5.4%, which is behind the surge in refinancing. Housing loan refinancing applications surged 27% from the previous week and 42% higher than the same period last year. Joel Kan, an MBA economist, said, "Purchase applications are still relatively strong. In the past three months, except for one week, there has been a year-on-year increase. In addition to the low interest rate, house purchasing activities continue to be supported by continuous housing demand and inventory, which continue to grow gradually in many markets. "The price of air tickets on popular routes has increased by 60%, and the anti-season tour and island tour during the Spring Festival are hot. There are still 49 days before the Spring Festival in 2025, and the popularity of the holiday tourism market has increased significantly. On December 11th, the reporter was informed that air ticket booking for some platforms in Spring Festival travel rush has been quietly opened, and air tickets for some popular routes such as Sanya in Hainan and Xiamen in Fujian have increased significantly. (beijing business today)Aauto Quicker -W(01024) announced that on December 11th, 2024, the company issued about 25,900 shares by exercising options according to the employee stock ownership plan before the initial public offering.
OPEC Monthly Report: The economic growth rate of the euro zone in 2024 and 2025 is expected to be 0.8% and 1.2% respectively. (Previously 0.8% and 1.2% respectively)US Department of Defense: the State Council approved the sale of vehicle maintenance equipment to Kuwait, with an estimated value of $300 million.Institution: US CPI data may trigger currency and national debt fluctuations. Joseph Dahrieh, an analyst at Tickmill, said in a report that the US CPI data in November will be released later, which may provide important information for the Fed's policy prospects and may trigger short-term fluctuations in the currency and bond markets. The overall inflation rate is expected to rise from 2.6% in October to 2.7%. However, he said that stronger-than-expected data may delay the Fed's interest rate cut plan, which may continue the recent rally of the US dollar; The lower-than-expected inflation data may strengthen the expectation of a 25 basis point interest rate cut in December, putting downward pressure on the US dollar. In addition, he said that the yield of US Treasury bonds has stabilized recently, but it may also react strongly to the release of inflation data.
Standard Chartered Group: Independent non-executive director David Conner will step down as a member of the board of directors, and Standard Chartered Group (02888) will announce that independent non-executive director David Conner will step down as a member of the board of directors, as well as a member of the audit committee, the risk committee and the remuneration committee of the board of directors, with effect from December 30, 2024. Diane Jurgens and Jackie Hunt, independent non-executive directors, will join the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors with effect from January 1, 2025, while David Tang, independent non-executive director, will retire as a member of the Committee from the same date.Hezbollah in Lebanon declares that it is a dangerous act of aggression for Israel to occupy more Syrian territory and destroy its military capabilities. The United Nations Security Council, the international community and Arab and Islamic countries have the responsibility to reject and put an end to such acts and protect them at this sensitive and critical stage in Syrian history.The Postal Savings Bank, together with China Foreign Exchange Trading Center, launched the first green bond fund with the theme of common catalogue in China. The reporter learned from the Postal Savings Bank that the Bank, China Foreign Exchange Trading Center and Morgan Fund recently launched the first green innovation fund with the theme of common catalogue in China-"Morgan Common Catalogue Green Bond Fund" was formally established, raising an initial limit of 6 billion yuan.
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