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It is reported that the Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next rate hike is not great, and the short-term earthquake of the yen market is reported. It is reported that the Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next rate hike is not great. Some policy makers are not opposed to raising interest rates in December if it is proposed. It is said that officials believe that the next rate hike is only a matter of time, not whether to raise interest rates. In addition, they believe that there is little risk that the depreciation of the yen will push up inflationary pressure at this stage. The yen then fluctuated greatly. USD/JPY once fell to a low of 150.99, then rose by about 100 points, and now it is back to around 152. Judging from the current situation, traders expect the probability that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week to be around 26%.Survey by Monetary Authority of Singapore: Economists have lowered Singapore's non-oil domestic export growth forecast from 3.0% to 1.0% in 2024.Date of hearing the liquidation petition of R&F Property's subsidiary. On Wednesday, the Hong Kong court postponed the date of hearing the liquidation petition to December 16th, when representatives of R&F Properties (Hong Kong) will go to court with lawyers of Seatown Holdings Private Equity Fund. Seatown Holdings is supported by Singapore Temasek Holdings.

Vietnam Customs: In November, the coffee export was 63,019 tons; Rubber exports are 230,574 tons.There is a wave of "restriction on purchases" in the public offering market. The announcement of Huitianfu Fund on December 11th shows that since December 12th, Huitianfu Enhanced Income Bond A has suspended large-scale subscription, large-scale conversion and large-scale fixed investment business, and the amount of single or multiple cumulative subscriptions, conversion and fixed investment in a single fund account per day should not exceed 10 million yuan (inclusive). Recently, the reporter found that there is a "restricted purchase tide" in the public offering market. Whether it is active equity funds, bond funds or QDII funds, many outstanding products have recently announced the suspension of large-scale subscription, and even QDII products have directly "closed the market" and suspended all buying operations. (CSI)Citigroup: It is expected that the gold and silver markets will resume their gradual upward trend within 3-12 months, reaching $3,000/ounce and $36/ounce respectively. Under basic conditions, it is expected that the price of crude oil will gradually drop to 60 USD/barrel in the middle of 2025, and will remain near this level in the second half of 2025 and 2026.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) vehicle was attacked while performing official duties at the Zaporoge nuclear power plant. The IAEA issued a statement on the 10th, saying that in the afternoon, an official vehicle of the IAEA was attacked by a drone while performing the rotation task of experts stationed at the Zaporoge nuclear power plant, causing serious damage to the vehicle. Fortunately, two agency staff members in the vehicle were not injured. The statement said that the attack occurred about 8 kilometers away from the front line of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. At that time, the official car went to the handover point with a motorcade, and joined the team of experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency stationed at the Zaborozh nuclear power plant in the past month. A new batch of rotation personnel had arrived at the handover point safely before. The statement also said that at the time of the incident, the driver of another official car of the International Atomic Energy Agency saw a suicide drone flying from the rear and hitting the attacked vehicle. The agency did not specify who launched the attack. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, strongly condemned the attack on the staff of the Agency and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint. Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in February 2022, Russia and Ukraine have constantly accused each other of attacking nuclear facilities, including the Zaporoge nuclear power plant, and constantly increased the security risks of related facilities. (Xinhua News Agency)Financial Times: The RMB exchange rate has a solid foundation to remain basically stable. The Financial Times issued a document today saying that recently, after the US election, the market speculated on Trump trading, which greatly pushed up the US dollar index, with the highest exceeding 108. Non-US dollar currencies were generally under pressure. The RMB exchange rate fluctuated in both directions, the flexibility was enhanced, the market expectation was relatively stable, the purchase and sale of foreign exchange by enterprises were rational and orderly, and the foreign exchange market was generally stable. Many industry experts believe that the possibility of the downward trend of the US dollar is increasing, and China's economic development is stable and improving. From the internal and external conditions, the RMB exchange rate has a solid foundation for maintaining basic stability at a reasonable and balanced level, and it is highly probable that it will stabilize and rise with the increase of foreign exchange settlement by enterprises at the end of the year.According to the Associated Press: NORC poll, only about two-tenths of Americans support President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter.