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① At 10:00, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, where Wang Lingjun, Deputy Director General of the General Administration of Customs, introduced the import and export situation for the whole year of 2024 16: Swiss December Consumer Confidence Index; ③ The next day at 00:00, the US Federal Reserve’s one-year inflation expectations for December in New York.

On January 13th, according to US media reports, multiple wildfires that started on the 7th are still raging today. As of now, the wildfire has caused 16 deaths, 16 people are missing, tens of thousands of buildings have been destroyed, and over 50000 buildings are in danger. However, progress in firefighting efforts is still limited. According to data released by the California Forestry and Fire Department on the 12th local time, there are currently 105 wildfires of various sizes across California, with a total burned area exceeding 163 square kilometers. Among the several major wildfires in southern California, the smaller Kenneth wildfire is completely under control, while the smaller Hearst wildfire has 89% under control, with a current burned area of approximately 3.2 square kilometers. The second largest wildfire in scale, the Eaton Mountain Fire, has not changed in area compared to a day ago, still covering 57 square kilometers, with 27% already under control. The largest scale Palisade wildfire is still spreading, with the burned area increasing from about 87 square kilometers a day ago to about 96 square kilometers. Currently, only 11% of Palisade wildfires are under control.

On January 13th, California Governor Gavin Newson announced the deployment of 1000 additional National Guard members to Los Angeles to participate in firefighting and assist in public safety efforts. This additional deployment will bring the total number of National Guard members deployed to Los Angeles to approximately 2500.

On January 13th, local time, it was learned from the Palestinian side that the Israeli Defense Forces arrested dozens of Palestinians in the town of Drastia, northwest of Salfit in the West Bank that evening. Locals reported that Israeli Defense Forces soldiers arrested about 70 people after searching their homes, some of whom were elderly and suffering from chronic illnesses. Israel has not yet responded to this. (CCTV News)

On January 13th, local time in Los Angeles County, California, the total number of people arrested during the Los Angeles wildfire has increased to 29. The reasons for the arrests include violating curfew, carrying concealed firearms and drug-related charges, as well as some individuals being arrested for impersonating firefighters entering and exiting the house. It is reported that two people were arrested on the 11th for violating curfew near the residence of current Vice President Harris in the Palisade fire evacuation zone.

On January 13th, the Chinese Embassy in Mozambique issued a message reminding Chinese citizens in Mozambique to further strengthen security measures. Starting from January 13th, Mozambique will embark on a series of important political agendas, and the related uncertainties will continue to increase. The Chinese Embassy in Mozambique once again reminds Chinese citizens in Mozambique to closely monitor the security situation, strengthen security precautions and emergency preparedness, reduce unnecessary outings, avoid going to sensitive areas at sensitive times, and ensure personal and property safety. In case of emergency, please report to the police and contact the embassy in a timely manner.

On January 13th, at least 27 exclusive commercial pension insurance products have announced their settlement interest rates for 2024, which can be considered as the actual rate of return for customers. Among them, the settlement interest rate for stable accounts ranges from 2% to 4.07%, with an average of 3.18% and a median of 3.1%; The yield of the Enterprising Account ranges from 2.5% to 4.12%, with an average and median of 3.3%. Overall, 70% of the products have a settlement interest rate of 3% or higher. According to statistics, among the 27 products, there are 19 products with both types of account settlement interest rates of 3% or above. Looking at individual accounts, there are 20 products with a stable account yield of 3% or higher; There are 25 products with a return rate of 3% or higher on the Enterprise account.

On January 13th, in 2024, the enthusiasm of listed companies to use idle funds to purchase wealth management has declined. After sorting out and analyzing the data of wealth management products announced by A-share listed companies in 2024, it was found that the subscribed product scale of listed companies decreased by about 53 billion yuan last year. At the same time, the preferences of listed companies for different types of wealth management products have also changed. Under the background that the one-year fixed deposit interest rate of state-owned banks is as low as 1.1%, listed companies have reduced the allocation of deposit products and turned to low-risk products with relatively high yield and better liquidity, such as bank financing and treasury bond reverse repurchase; The attractiveness of products such as funds and trusts to listed companies has decreased.

On January 13th, according to State Grid Corporation of China, the largest and farthest transmission capacity ultra-high voltage project in China – the Xinjiang Zhundong to Anhui Wannante High Voltage Direct Current Transmission Project – has cumulatively transmitted over 300 billion kilowatt hours of electricity as of January 12th, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 130 million households.

On January 13th, the White House issued a statement on January 12th local time, stating that US President Biden had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on the same day, and both sides discussed the hostage agreement and Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Biden emphasized that the Gaza Strip must immediately cease fire, hostages must return, and humanitarian aid needs to be increased according to the arrangements of the agreement. Netanyahu introduced the progress of the negotiations during the call and informed Biden of the authorization for the Doha negotiation delegation.