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If the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 50bp as expected, it is expected that the pace of interest rate cuts will slow down. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates sharply for the second time in a row this month, and hinted that policymakers are prepared to slow down the pace of monetary easing. The bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.25%, bringing borrowing costs to the upper part of their expected range of neutral interest rates. However, they also hinted that after the sharp interest rate cut expected by the market and most economists, there may be a smaller interest rate cut again in 2025. Officials dropped their previous statement that they expected to further reduce borrowing costs. "With the policy interest rate greatly reduced, we expect that if the economic development is generally in line with expectations, monetary policy will adopt a more gradual approach," Bank of Canada Governor Mackler said in a prepared speech. "Looking ahead, we will evaluate the necessity of further reducing the policy interest rate one by one."The General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On December 11th, according to the news of official website, the General Administration of Market Supervision held the on-the-spot meeting of commercial secret protection and the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot meeting in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, to implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, systematically summarize the effectiveness of the national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work, deeply analyze the current situation, and deploy and carry out the third batch of national commercial secret protection and innovation pilot work. On the basis of the good results of the first and second batches of pilot projects, the General Administration of Market Supervision launched the third batch of innovative pilot projects this year, and in December, it identified 11 areas such as Minhang District of Shanghai as the third batch of national commercial secret protection innovation pilot projects, and agreed to change the pilot scope of Hefei High-tech Zone in Anhui Province to Hefei City. The launch of the third batch of pilot projects has further expanded the provincial coverage of innovation pilot work and achieved comprehensive coverage in the eastern, central and western regions, which will continue to deepen the influence from point to area and give full play to the radiation-driven effect of innovation pilot work on improving the overall level of trade secret protection in China.Two Hanfu industry standards were released to promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry. Hanfu Terminology and General Rules for Hanfu Design were released in Luoyang, Henan Province on the 11th. The above two standards aim to provide technical guidance for the standardization and development of Hanfu industry in China, and promote the accurate inheritance and sustainable development of Hanfu culture in China. According to Cui Yiming, Deputy Secretary-General of Design Standards Branch of China Industrial Design Association, Hanfu Terminology explains the commonly used terms, definitions and specifications of Hanfu in China, and provides a unified terminology application for the design, production, trade and teaching of Hanfu. General Principles of Hanfu Design is the basic design standard to guide the sustainable development of Hanfu industry, which provides a comprehensive technical standard and evaluation system for Hanfu design from four dimensions: safety, design aesthetics, ergonomics and culture. (Zhongxin. com)

Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin met with Armenian Ambassador to China Gevolker Yang. According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 11th, 2024, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin met with Armenian Ambassador to China Gevolker Yang. Liu Bin said that the friendly and cooperative relations between Central Asia have maintained healthy and stable development, and the cooperation between the two countries in building the "Belt and Road" has yielded fruitful results, and the cooperation in international affairs has been fruitful. The two sides should plan the next stage of exchanges and cooperation and promote the all-round development of bilateral relations. Gevolker Yang said that Asia attaches importance to Asia-China relations and is willing to further close high-level exchanges between the two countries, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and international cooperation, and push Asia-China relations to a higher level.Private placement: Positive factors in the stock market are accumulating. Recently, A-shares have fluctuated, and the latest strategies of many first-line private placements for investment at the end of the year and the beginning of the year have been released one after another. A number of private placements are optimistic about the market at the end of the year. Kou Zhiwei, a partner of chongyang investment, said that the "strengthening unconventional countercyclical adjustment" proposed by the policy at the end of the year inspired market confidence. At present, compared with the end of September, the market has a large increase, and the market has fully expected and priced the policy overweight. The further rise of the short-term market may need the support of strong economic recovery data. Judging from the recent overall investment trends of private placement, the reporter found that maintaining medium and high positions and maintaining high flexibility of portfolios have become the strategic focus of current private placement institutions. (CSI)According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore's GDP growth rate is expected to be 3.6% in 2024 (previously 2.6%) and 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (previously 2.2%).

Citigroup: It is expected that the overall commodities will fall slightly in 2025.Spot silver fell 1% in the day and is now reported at $31.57 per ounce.Sony group's share price hit a record high in intraday trading.