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. "Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank: Peng Yulong's qualification as a director was approved. Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank (referred to as Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank) announced that it had recently received relevant approval, and the Chongqing Supervision Bureau of the State Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau had approved Peng Yulong's qualification as a director of the bank. The above qualifications took effect on December 9, 2024, and his term of office ended on the expiration of the fifth board of directors of the bank.Tesla's increase expanded to 5%. Travis Axelrod, head of investor relations at Tesla, said earlier that it is expected to deliver the affordable Model Q in the first half of next year.
German Minister: The Syrian issue poses a risk to countries that rely on Russia.Wall Street consultants expect the deal-making business to heat up in the Trump era. Wall Street M&A consultants said that the expected regulatory relaxation will promote M&A activities and initial public offerings in the coming year, and companies are regaining the transaction manual. Christina Minnis, head of global credit financing and global acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, said that given Donald Trump's policy commitments during the presidential campaign, "I think the outside world may think that M&A activities in the United States may be slightly strengthened."EIA: The net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% in 2025. The us energy information administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it is expected that the net import of crude oil in the United States will drop by 20% to 1.9 million barrels per day next year, which will be the lowest level since 1971, suggesting that the output of the United States will increase and the demand of refineries will decrease. EIA said in its Short-term Energy Outlook in December that the US oil production is expected to increase from 13.24 million barrels per day in 2024 to 13.52 million barrels per day in 2025. EIA also said that the crude oil processing capacity of refineries will be 16 million barrels per day in 2025, a decrease of 200,000 barrels per day compared with 2024. EIA now predicts that the average spot price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $73.58 per barrel, which is lower than the previous forecast of $76.06 per barrel. The average spot price of crude oil in the United States is $69.12 per barrel, which is lower than the last forecast of $71.60 per barrel.
WTI January crude oil futures closed up 0.22 USD, or 0.32%, at 68.59 USD/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed down about 0.60% to $3.1630 per million british thermal unit. Nymex January gasoline futures closed at $1.9568 per gallon, and Nymex January heating oil futures closed at $2.1861 per gallon.Ferrari CEO: It is expected that the company will not face specific challenges under the Trump administration, and the impact of potential tariffs in the United States will be small. If Trump imposes tariffs on European goods, we will consider dealing with it. (Asked if we would consider making cars in America) We will make cars in Maranello.Ferrari CEO: Ferrari's autonomous driving is meaningless, and our cars don't need autonomous driving. Cryptographic currency is not an investment opportunity for us, and it is expected that there will be no cryptocurrency on our balance sheet.
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide