Today's data selection: Can gold still be on the market in 2024? The first gift of A-shares in the New Year!
Every Lunar New Year is the traditional best-selling season for gold. In addition, this year is the Year of the Dragon, and gold jewelry with dragon elements as the theme is particularly popular. Previously, media reported that before the Spring Festival, the queue to buy gold at the Shanghai City God Temple had already turned three corners, and some people bought gold jewelry worth more than 200,000 yuan in one go. According to CCTV reporters, they learned from many gold stores in many places across the country. The passenger flow has increased recently, and the dazzling array of gold jewelry for the Year of the Dragon has been favored by more and more young consumers.
In addition to gold jewelry, gold products with dragon elements in various forms such as Year of the Dragon gold banknotes, gold bars, and gold coins are also popular among consumers. A store owner at the Shuibei Gold Wholesale Market in Shenzhen said that in early January this year, his store obtained external IP authorization and launched a new gold mobile phone sticker with the Year of the Dragon mascot on the online platform. The unit price was less than 100 yuan, and it was snapped up as soon as it was put on the shelves. It’s sold out, and pre-sale orders are now scheduled for the end of the year.
Since the beginning of 2024, international gold prices have still maintained a volatile upward trend. Currently, London gold spot and COMEX gold prices are both standing at the $2,000/ounce mark. Hu Guoxiao, who is engaged in gold wholesale, sold his house last year to stock up on gold. What about this year? He told reporters: "Currently, the price of gold is at a relatively high level. I predict that it will be difficult for the price of gold to fall significantly in 2024, but it will not rise even if it rises. It may fluctuate in a range."
North-South exchanges, Harbin-related ticket orders increased 40 times during Chinese New Year
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the first day of the Spring Festival holiday, there are a variety of cultural and tourism activities such as Spring Lantern Festivals and temple fairs in various places. Data shows that travel orders on the first day of the holiday more than doubled year-on-year, and all types of ticket orders more than tripled year-on-year. Many places ushered in a tourist peak on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The four provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi all saw a year-on-year increase of more than 15 times in travel orders on the first day of the holiday. Ticket orders for Luoyang's attractions, which have frequently hit the screen, increased by 35 times year-on-year. times.
Multiple elements such as snow appreciation, shelter from the cold, and the flavor of the New Year, as well as the exchange of New Year celebrations between the north and the south, jointly create a new picture of domestic tourism on the first day of the Spring Festival. On New Year's Day, Harbin's related ticket orders increased 40 times year-on-year. Other popular ice and snow tourism cities such as Jilin, Altay, Zhangjiakou, Changchun, and Shenyang also experienced significant growth. Their source of tourists are mainly southern cities.
Southern cities with rich tourism resources and pleasant climate, including Guangzhou, Sanya, Shenzhen, Haikou, Xiamen, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, Shantou and other places, are welcomed by northern tourists.
Tesla Model Y price increase, just 6 days ago Model 3 price increase
On February 11, Beijing time, according to Tesla’s US website, the company increased the prices of Model Y rear-wheel drive and long-range all-wheel drive models by at least US$1,000, effective March 1. On February 5, Beijing time, according to Tesla's US website, the company raised the price of the long-range Model 3 to US$46,990, from the original price of US$45,990, a price increase of US$1,000.
Consumption is booming! Instant retail sales on New Year’s Eve increased by approximately 20% year-on-year
Big data monitoring from the Ministry of Commerce shows that my country's consumption is booming on New Year's Eve, with real-time retail sales and service consumption increasing significantly, and consumption potential continues to be released. On New Year's Eve, the immediate retail sales of some major large supermarket chains in my country increased by approximately 20% year-on-year. Consumption of New Year’s Eve dinner and other services is booming. On New Year's Eve, online catering sales on key e-commerce platforms increased by 40.8% year-on-year, and online sales of Northeastern, Northwest, and Guangdong and Hong Kong cuisine increased by 270.6%, 84.5%, and 59.2% respectively. Customer flow in business districts has increased significantly. On New Year’s Eve, the passenger flow and turnover of national demonstration pedestrian streets increased by 26.9% and 21.7% respectively year-on-year. The daily necessities market has stable supplies and prices. One hundred large-scale agricultural and sideline products wholesale markets across the country have sufficient stocks of grain, oil, meat, eggs, vegetables, and fruits. On the first day of the holiday, the prices of grain, edible oil, pork, beef, mutton, eggs, and vegetables are in line with those before the holiday. Flat.
Just as everyone is celebrating the Spring Festival happily, the first big gift from the A-share market has been given out.
At the macro level, the central bank released financial data on New Year's Eve. Social financing increased by 6.5 trillion yuan in January, which was higher than the market average expectation according to Wind statistics and increased by 506.1 billion yuan year-on-year; the stock of social financing increased by 9.5%; medium and long-term loans to residents An increase of 627.2 billion yuan, an increase of 404.1 billion yuan year-on-year; M1 increased by 5.9% year-on-year, an increase of 4.6 percentage points from the previous month. From a historical perspective, this data has given a very obvious boost to the market.
