Xuan Changneng, Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China, said at a series of press conferences on "China's high-quality economic development results" held by the State Council New Office on January 14 that the People's Bank of China will implement a moderately loose monetary policy in 2025

The Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council held a collective study meeting before the 2024 annual democratic life meeting of the theoretical learning center group.

From January 11th to 12th, the National Business Work Conference was held in Beijing. The meeting pointed out that 2025 is the final year of the "14th Five-Year Plan", and it is of great significance to do a good job in business work.

The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a full-day meeting on January 9 to listen to reports on the work of the leading party groups of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, as well as the work reports of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee

According to foreign media reports, the spread in the global benchmark Brent crude oil futures market hit the widest since August 2024 on Wednesday, reflecting concerns about tighter supply and expectations of a recovery in Chinese demand. The premium of Brent crude futures to the six-month contract widened on Wednesday to $3.05 a barrel, the highest since late August.

The Syrian News Agency reported on January 7 that a passenger plane carrying 145 passengers was flying from Damascus International Airport in Syria to Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates on the same day.

The Baltic Dry Bulk Index ended a five-session winning streak on Monday, weighed down by weaker headsize and Supramax bulk freight indexes. The Baltic Dry Index fell 29 points, or 2.71%, to 1,043. The capesize freight index fell 85 points to 1,290. The average daily profit of capesize vessels fell by $711 to $10,696.

U.S. President Joe Biden will order a ban on new offshore oil and gas development in the U.S. coastal area of about 625 million acres, ruling out the sale of drilling rights in the Atlantic and Pacific waters, as well as in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

On the 2nd, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice on the adjustment of the "Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted by China for Export" for public comment. According to the notice, in order to strengthen the management of technology import and exportin accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "

On January 1, local time, Russian energy giant Gazprom reported that due to the expiration of the agreement signed with Ukraine on the transit of Russian natural gas to Ukraine, Gazprom had interrupted gas transmission at 8 o'clock Moscow time on the 1st. German media reported on December 31, 2024, citing a spokesperson for the European Commission

Germany's DAX ended its biggest two-year winning streak since 2013. However, while the export-oriented index has under-performed the S&P 500 in 2024, it has far outperformed European stock index

On December 28, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a Presidential decree approving a new strategy to combat extremism. The strategy lists participation in unconsulted protests as one of the ways to destabilize Russia and spread extremism, launching color revolutions, falsifying history

The Fed's median forecast for interest rates in 2025 is just 50 basis points of rate cuts, but the Canadian Business Economics Association (BCA) expects more. Inflation is likely to be lower than the Fed's 2025 projections

On December 25, UAE President Mohammed met with the visiting guest Turkish Foreign Minister Faydan, during which the two sides discussed strengthening cooperation between the UAE and Turkey in various fields to reflect the strategic relationship of unity between the two countries.

The UK government announced a consultation on its zero-emission vehicle target after automakers complained that current plans could lead to layoffs as demand for electric vehicles stalled. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave the automotive and charging industry eight weeks to present their views on existing EV targets