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In November, Sichuan CPI rose by 0.1% year-on-year, and the price increase of pork and fresh vegetables dropped from the previous month. On December 10, the data released by the Sichuan Survey Corps of the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the consumer price index (CPI) in Sichuan rose by 0.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. It decreased by 0.7% from the previous month. From January to November, the consumer price of Sichuan residents decreased by 0.1% compared with the same period of last year. In terms of food, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 1.8% year-on-year in November, and the growth rate dropped by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, the prices of pork and fresh vegetables increased by 15.2% and 14.0% year-on-year, respectively, and the growth rate dropped from last month; The price of fresh fruit changed from a year-on-year increase of 3.4% last month to an increase of 2.0%; The prices of eggs and aquatic products decreased by 1.6% and 0.6% respectively. From the ring comparison, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 1.9% from 0.3% last month, mainly because the average temperature in November was higher than that in previous years, which was beneficial to the production, storage and transportation of agricultural products, and most fresh food prices were affected by the super-seasonal decline.Market News: Apple is cooperating with Broadcom around artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Apple chips may be ready for production in 2026.The price of gold is expected to break through the market. The key data of the United States are expected tonight, and the price of gold is basically flat on Wednesday. The market expects the key inflation data of the United States, which may affect the general expectation of interest rate cuts and provide more clues for the outlook in 2025. Rhona O‘Connell, an analyst at StoneX, said that the market is concerned about the upcoming inflation data and will pay attention to President Powell's post-meeting comments next week for further policy insights. O' Connell added that the price of gold was once stagnant but showing signs of recovery. The recent rebound was driven by geopolitical risks, and the price of gold reached the upper limit of the range, but did not break through the high point. Kyle Rodda, a financial market analyst in Capital.com, said: "The expected data almost gives the Fed a green light to cut interest rates next week, which may be a gold price catalyst." Goldman Sachs said that the main downside risk of predicting that gold will be $3,000 per ounce by the end of 2025 is that the Fed will cut interest rates, not that the dollar will strengthen. Goldman Sachs predicts: "If the Fed cuts interest rates again, the price of gold will rise to $2,890 per ounce."

Kremlin: Many people predict that Biden's administration will try to leave a difficult legacy by escalating tensions with Russia.Traders increased their bets on the Fed's interest rate cut. After the CPI report was released, swap traders increased their bets on the Fed's interest rate cut before the end of 2025. They now predict that by that time, they will cut interest rates by 87 basis points, which means that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week. In 2025, there will be another two interest rate cuts of 25 basis points each time, which is less than the four times proposed by Fed officials in the latest quarterly bitmap in September.India's NIFTY metal index rose by 1.25%.

Beijing Auto: BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor invested US$ 1.095 billion in Beijing Hyundai. Beijing Auto announced that on December 11, 2024, BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor entered into an agreement, and both parties agreed to jointly invest US$ 1.095 billion in Beijing Hyundai according to the proportion of their respective registered capital, and both parties invested US$ 548 million respectively. The capital injection will be carried out in stages. After the capital injection is completed, the registered capital of Beijing Hyundai will increase to US$ 4.074 billion, and Beijing Hyundai will still be owned by BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor respectively, and will continue to be accounted for as a joint venture of the Company.Guanghua Technology: Breaking the dependence on the import of key raw materials for daily chemicals and meeting the high-end diversified needs. In the global oral care industry, tin salt is a key raw material, which is widely used in toothpaste and professional oral care products because of its excellent effects of preventing dental caries, anti-sensitivity, reducing gingival bleeding and fighting gingivitis. However, the domestic market has long relied on imports for this key raw material, and the production cost remains high, which seriously restricts the competitiveness of our oral care products in the international market. Guanghua Technology has made a breakthrough in this field, successfully breaking the long-term dependence on imports, taking the lead in becoming a domestic enterprise to realize large-scale production of this special effect ingredient, significantly reducing the cost of key raw materials for customers, and further enhancing the competitiveness of China manufacturing in the international market.*ST Zhongli: The company's reorganization plan was approved by the court. *ST Zhongli announced that the company's reorganization plan had been approved by the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court and the reorganization procedure was terminated. The content of the reorganization plan is consistent with the previously disclosed draft, aiming at comprehensively solving the historical problems of the company's 1.805 billion yuan capital occupation and illegal guarantee. In the implementation stage of the reorganization plan, the company will be responsible for implementation and the manager will be responsible for supervision. If it is successfully implemented, it will help to optimize the company's asset-liability structure, enhance its sustainable operation and profitability, and have a significant impact on the relevant financial indicators in 2024.