Reuters survey: 93 out of 103 economists believe that the Federal Reserve will cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% on December 18th.The central bank will buy more than 4 tons of gold after half a year. Will the price of gold rise? According to the latest data from the Bank of China, the official gold reserve of China at the end of November 2024 was 72.96 million ounces, an increase of 160,000 ounces (about 4.54 tons) compared with the end of October, which means that the People's Bank of China increased its holdings of gold for the first time in half a year. Why did the central bank buy gold again after half a year? What is the trend of the subsequent gold price? Guo Zhongwei, chief analyst of non-ferrous industry in Zhongtai Securities, said in an interview that the uncertainty of the global situation has increased recently, especially Trump is about to officially take office as president of the United States, or the anti-globalization trend has been intensified, thus increasing the instability of the external environment. In this context, increasing gold holdings will help to enhance the security of China's reserve assets. . The market generally believes that the resumption of gold purchase by the Bank of China resonates with the global interest rate cut cycle, and the increase in holdings is significantly higher than the level of the last gold purchase before the suspension, which not only strongly supports the gold price, but also greatly boosts the market's confidence in the market outlook. (The country is a through train)Fitch: It is expected that the Tax Reduction and Employment Act will be extended in 2017, which may increase tariffs on Canada, restrict immigration and re-promote deregulation. It is expected that the economic growth in the United States and Canada will slow down slightly, inflation will fall, and policy interest rates will continue to be lowered.
Wang Dong was appointed as Party Secretary and Chairman of Heilongjiang New Industry Investment Group. On December 10th, Heilongjiang New Industry Investment Group Co., Ltd. held a cadre meeting to announce the decision of the provincial party committee on the adjustment of the main leaders of the group: Comrade Wang Dong was appointed as Party Secretary and Chairman of New Industry Investment Group, and Comrade Sun Guangyuan was no longer appointed as Party Secretary and Chairman of New Industry Investment Group.Fitch: It is expected that the Tax Reduction and Employment Act will be extended in 2017, which may increase tariffs on Canada, restrict immigration and re-promote deregulation. It is expected that the economic growth in the United States and Canada will slow down slightly, inflation will fall, and policy interest rates will continue to be lowered.China Mobile cooperated with Huawei to complete the first commercial deployment of 5G EasyMacro high-precision positioning for subway tunnels in China. On December 10th, according to Huawei's official news in China, in response to the requirements for positioning capability of communication industry in China's 14th Five-Year Plan, China Mobile Design Institute and Shanghai Mobile Company cooperated with Huawei to successfully realize the first commercial deployment of 5G EasyMacro (EM) high-precision positioning solution in Shanghai subway tunnel. As an important network capability in vertical industry, the successful deployment of 5G high-precision positioning in subway tunnel scene marks a major breakthrough in 5G private network positioning technology.
TSMC ADR fell before the market, but analysts said that the demand for artificial intelligence remained strong. TSMC ADR fell by 0.6% in pre-market trading in the United States, after the world's largest chip foundry announced its sales data for November. Analysts said that the data is a positive signal of TSMC's quarterly revenue. Bernstein analysts said that the company's revenue in October and November totaled 590 billion Taiwan dollars, accounting for 69.6% of TSMC's guidance midpoint in the fourth quarter of 2024, close to the high end of the range of 65-72% in December of the past eight years. If December follows the average seasonal factors of the past eight years, the income in the fourth quarter of 2024 will be 1.7% higher than the midpoint of the guidance interval and 1.2% higher than the market expectation.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: Facts have proved that the global economy is flexible.SOMO, Iraq's national oil marketing organization: Iraq will set the official selling price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to North America and South America in January next year at a discount of $1.5 per barrel. Iraq will set the official sales price of Basra Intermediate crude oil sold to Europe in January next year at a discount of $5.5/barrel compared with the spot Brent crude oil price.
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