Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: The Hang Seng Index basically closed flat, and the Hang Seng Technology Index fell by 0.23%. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, the Hang Seng Index basically closed flat, and the Hang Seng Technology Index fell by 0.23%. Haidilao and Nongfu Spring rose more than 3%, and the same journey and the drop of nearly 3%.Before the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, it released chaotic signals. Japanese traders were confused about when to raise interest rates. After the Bank of Japan officials' remarks and media reports sent different signals, traders have been confused about when the central bank might raise interest rates in the past week. This kind of confusion led to sharp fluctuations in the market's interest rate hike bets. The overnight index swap pricing showed that the probability of raising interest rates in December was 22%, which was significantly lower than 60% at the beginning of last week. This week, the yen fell from 150 last Friday to a low of 152.18 to the dollar, and the exchange rate was 151.73 at 10:40 Tokyo time. Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, said in an interview last month that the interest rate hike was approaching. A few days later, a report by the news agency emphasized the concern of the central bank about raising interest rates prematurely. Tomaki Nakamura, a member of the Dove Policy Committee, said last week that he was not opposed to raising interest rates, but this month's policy decision must consider data factors.The share price was 6 consecutive boards, and Shandong Fiberglass responded. On December 11th, the share price of Shandong Fiberglass went up again. Since December 4, the company's share price has been up and down for six consecutive trading days. In response to the abnormal fluctuation of the stock price, the reporter called Shandong Glass Fiber, and the company responded: "At present, the company's production and operation are all normal, and there is no significant information that should be disclosed but not disclosed. The short-term sharp fluctuation of stock price may be caused by overheated market sentiment. We remind investors that they should invest prudently and make rational decisions to avoid blindly chasing up. " (CSI Taurus)
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."According to the Associated Press: NORC poll, only about two-tenths of Americans support President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter.Local regulators have found out the situation of institutions purchasing unlicensed financial information service products. The reporter was informed that some local securities regulatory bureaus are finding out the situation of institutions purchasing unlicensed financial information service products. The regulatory requirements require the securities fund and futures-related operating institutions within their jurisdiction to self-inspect the purchase of foreign financial information service products without the permission of the National Network Information Office. The main contents include a brief description of financial information service products, the contact telephone number and email address of foreign institutions, and so on. According to relevant regulations, the provision of financial information services by foreign institutions in China must be approved. Up to now, a total of 31 foreign institutions and 10 enterprises invested and established by foreign institutions in China have been licensed to provide financial information services. (Cailian)
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