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Analysts commented on the US CPI in November: the data is in line with expectations, and there may be four interest rate cuts next year. Brian Jacobsen, chief economist of Annex Wealth Management, said: "There is nothing unexpected in the CPI report, and everything is in line with expectations. Housing cost is still the main driver of inflation. With the employment report and inflation report, nothing can stop the Fed from cutting interest rates by 25 basis points next week. What will be exciting is the summary of the Fed's economic forecast. There may be four interest rate cuts in 2025, and inflation will eventually fall to the target level. "South Korea's tourism industry has been hit, and the mayor of Seoul promised to ensure the safety of tourists. Recently, South Korea's tourism industry has been hit by the emergency martial law storm, and many hotels and travel agencies have been unsubscribed. Seoul Mayor SE HUN promised to take measures to ensure the safety of tourists on the 11th and urged foreign tourists to visit Seoul. SE HUN said at the meeting that a large number of people gathered near Gwanghwamun and Ruyi Island in Seoul recently, but the related activities were generally peaceful and no safety accidents occurred. According to him, Seoul's safety standards are still quite high. (Xinhua News Agency)Wanfang Development: A supplementary agreement on equity transfer of RMB 12.3 million was signed, and Wanfang Development announced that the company held the 66th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on December 11th, 2024, at which the Proposal on the Progress of Selling a wholly-owned subsidiary and Signing a Supplementary Agreement was reviewed and approved. The Company signed Supplementary Agreement III to the Equity Transfer Agreement with Beijing Tianyuan and Beijing Baiyu, and Beijing Baiyu will pay the remaining equity transfer amount of RMB 12.3 million to the Company before December 31, 2025. As of the disclosure date of the announcement, Beijing Baiyu has paid 77.7 million yuan of equity transfer to the company, and the remaining 12.3 million yuan of equity transfer has not been paid. The company has transferred its 86.3333% equity of Beijing Tianyuan to Beijing Baiyu, so far, the company holds 13.6667% equity of Beijing Tianyuan.

The probability of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates this month doesn't seem to increase the strength of the US/Japan again. Justin Low, an analyst at Forexlive, a financial website, said that the possibility of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates this month was very low from the beginning, and earlier today, the ratio was about 30%. There has just been a sudden report that some policy makers of the Bank of Japan may support raising interest rates in December, but they also think it is unnecessary to rush because they think the cost of waiting for raising interest rates is "very small". After this news, the possibility of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates further dropped to about 23%. This, in turn, led to buying against the yen, while the yen fell. In the initial reaction, USD/JPY once fell to a low of 150.99, but then rose to around 152.30.The "12.9" forest fire in Yajiang, Ganzi, Sichuan Province was caused by a short circuit of high-voltage transmission lines. At 20: 00 on December 11th, the reporter learned from the "12.9" forest fire disposal headquarters in Yajiang County that the entire fire site had been extinguished and the smoke spots had been cleared. After consultation and judgment by the headquarters, the fire site entered the guard stage in an all-round way, and some fire-fighting teams were being evacuated in an orderly manner. It was preliminarily found that the fire was caused by short circuit of high voltage transmission line under the action of strong wind. (CCTV News)Chilean Mining Association (SONAMI): Copper production in Chile is affected by poor project performance.

HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.The China Securities Association held a meeting of directors and all members of the regional equity market professional committee, and the meeting of directors and all members of the regional equity market professional committee of the Securities Association was held in Chongqing on December 5th. The regional equity market should further thoroughly implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, take the new "National Nine Articles" as a guide, persist in comprehensively deepening reforms, strive to break down institutional and institutional obstacles and structural problems, explore innovative pilot projects according to local conditions, develop new quality productivity, and establish a basic service system, a comprehensive financial service system and a listing standard cultivation system that are in line with local conditions and the characteristics of small and medium-sized enterprises, so as to continuously improve the comprehensive financial service capability. At the same time, the positioning function of regional equity market is still in the exploration stage, and innovation exploration in various places should pay attention to both standardization and development, and various risk prevention and control and supporting measures should be in place simultaneously.3 Lianban Huifa Food: Zhenghechang Investment reduced its shareholding by 1 million shares today, and the reduction plan has not yet been completed. On November 8, 2024, the company disclosed the Announcement on Shareholder Reduction Plan of Huifa Food, and the shareholder Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd. plans to reduce its shareholding by centralized bidding, not exceeding 2,446,400 shares, not exceeding 1% of the company's total share capital; The reduction of holdings through block trading shall not exceed 4,892,800 shares, and shall not exceed 2% of the company's total share capital. The planned reduction period is from November 29, 2024 to February 27, 2025. On December 11th, 2024, Zhenghechang Investment Co., Ltd. reduced its shareholding by 1 million shares through centralized bidding. At present, the shareholder's shareholding reduction plan has not been completed.