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US officials say that Russia may soon launch another hypersonic missile into Ukraine.German Foreign Minister: We have seen hope in Syria.According to the survey of Monetary Authority of Singapore, 33% people expect that the slope of Singapore's exchange rate will be lowered in the January monetary policy evaluation (previously 50%).

US officials say that Russia may soon launch another hypersonic missile into Ukraine.Citigroup: cut the iron ore price forecast from $110 per ton to $100 per ton.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.

The Ministry of Commerce held a special promotion activity of "Investing in China" in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. According to the website of the Ministry of Commerce, on December 11th, the Ministry of Commerce held a special promotion activity of "Investing in China" in the Middle East and a docking activity of industrial capital between China and the Middle East. Ling Ji, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiations, and Zhang Yiming, Ambassador of China to the United Arab Emirates attended the event and delivered speeches. Zhao Haiying, deputy general manager of China Investment Corporation, Zhang Xiaodong, deputy governor of China Bank, and relevant officials of the UAE Ministry of Economy and Investment attended the event. 40 China enterprises from new energy, advanced manufacturing, biomedicine, information technology and other fields negotiated docking with more than 70 sovereign wealth funds and investment institutions in the Middle East, and some enterprises conducted on-site roadshows. Ling Ji said that the purpose of holding this "Invest in China" activity is to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of China and Arab countries and push the two sides to deepen economic and trade cooperation. At present, China is fully promoting Chinese modernization with high-quality development, developing new quality productivity according to local conditions, and many high-quality enterprises have emerged in emerging frontier areas, which contain broad investment space. Innovation is an important link between China market and capital in the Middle East. China actively encourages venture capital and private equity investment, revises and improves the management measures for foreign investors' strategic investment in listed companies, and supports the development of science and technology enterprises. Welcome Middle East capital to seize the development opportunity of China and deepen cooperation with China in industrial innovation. The participating sovereign wealth funds and investment institutions in the Middle East said that China has a vast market, strong scientific and technological strength, efficient and reliable supply chain and abundant talent pool, and is an ideal destination for innovative investment. It is willing to invest in China and deepen its cultivation in China. Before the event, Ling Ji had a small-scale in-depth exchange with some representatives of sovereign wealth funds and investment institutions in the Middle East, and had a discussion with some representatives of China enterprises.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."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.