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European stocks opened slightly lower, with the Stoxx 50 index in Europe down 0.1%, DAX index in Germany up 0.2%, FTSE 100 index in Britain down 0.1% and CAC 40 index in France down 0.1%.Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange, together with the Financial Office of Henan Provincial Party Committee, Henan Securities Regulatory Bureau and Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, jointly held an industrial exchange meeting on "Shenzhen M&A Revitalizing Quality". This activity focused on the advantageous industries of high-end equipment manufacturing in Henan Province, discussed in depth the development characteristics of the industry and the main points of M&A investment, built an exchange platform, conveyed the concept of supervision, supported the integration of upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, strictly prevented insider trading in M&A and reorganization, and helped Henan develop new quality productivity according to local conditions. Next, Shenzhen Stock Exchange will continue to implement the requirements of "Six Articles on M&A" in accordance with the unified deployment of China Securities Regulatory Commission, adhere to the direction of marketization, adhere to the major strategy of serving the country, give full play to the role of the capital market as the main channel in enterprise M&A and reorganization, take various measures to support listed companies to standardize M&A and reorganization, promote the landing of high-quality cases, strengthen exchanges with market players, and strive to create a healthy and orderly market ecology.Liao Min held video talks with the heads of sovereign credit rating teams of international credit rating companies. Recently, Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min held video talks with Mary Duron, global head of Moody's Sovereignty and Local Government Risk Department, and Roberto Xifeng-Arevalo, global head of Standard & Poor's Sovereignty Rating Team, respectively, to introduce the latest incremental policies of the China government, and exchanged views with each other on issues such as government debt management, fiscal sustainability, fiscal policy supporting the high-quality development of the real economy, and fiscal and taxation system reform. Both Moody's and Standard & Poor's said that the introduction of the Ministry of Finance was comprehensive and frank, which was very helpful for them to deepen their understanding of the macro policies of the China government, and they looked forward to more exchanges between the two sides. (Ministry of Finance)

It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.Deputy Director Huang Huabo attended the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group. On December 12, 2024, the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group was held in Beijing. Huang Huabo, chairman of the working group, member of the party group and deputy director of the National Health Insurance Bureau, attended and spoke. The symposium summarized the work results of the National Working Group on Medical Security Standardization in 2024, and discussed the work in 2025, the five-year development plan of medical security standardization, the framework system and relevant medical insurance standards. Huang Huabo pointed out that in 2024, with the guidance of the National Standards Committee and the support of the bureau party group, all the work of the working group was smoothly promoted through the joint efforts of all members and relevant units inside and outside the bureau. In 2025, the high-quality development of medical insurance put forward higher requirements for medical insurance standardization. It is necessary to further strengthen the sense of responsibility, professionalism and cooperation, accelerate the construction of medical insurance standardization team, and play a supporting role for the high-quality development of medical insurance. (National Medical Insurance Bureau)Villeroi, Governing Committee of the European Central Bank: Interest rates will be cut several times next year. Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a member of the Board of Governors of the European Central Bank, said that the European Central Bank will further reduce borrowing costs in 2025, and there is still a way to go before monetary policy is no longer restrictive. "There will be more interest rate cuts next year, and many times," he said on BFM Business TV on Friday He added that the central bank did not promise the specific interest rate trajectory in advance, but was "quite satisfied with the financial market forecast". The current expectation of the swap market is to cut interest rates by about 120 basis points by the end of next year.

US Secretary of State Blinken: discussed the ceasefire in Gaza with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan. Blinken: All parties reached a broad consensus on what we want to see in Syria. We discussed the necessity of continuing efforts to crack down on the extremist organization "Islamic State". We have seen encouraging signs in the past few weeks that a ceasefire in Gaza is possible.Deputy Director Huang Huabo attended the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group. On December 12, 2024, the 2024 annual discussion meeting of members of the National Medical Security Standardization Working Group was held in Beijing. Huang Huabo, chairman of the working group, member of the party group and deputy director of the National Health Insurance Bureau, attended and spoke. The symposium summarized the work results of the National Working Group on Medical Security Standardization in 2024, and discussed the work in 2025, the five-year development plan of medical security standardization, the framework system and relevant medical insurance standards. Huang Huabo pointed out that in 2024, with the guidance of the National Standards Committee and the support of the bureau party group, all the work of the working group was smoothly promoted through the joint efforts of all members and relevant units inside and outside the bureau. In 2025, the high-quality development of medical insurance put forward higher requirements for medical insurance standardization. It is necessary to further strengthen the sense of responsibility, professionalism and cooperation, accelerate the construction of medical insurance standardization team, and play a supporting role for the high-quality development of medical insurance. (National Medical Insurance Bureau)Citigroup: Raise the target price of Autozone from $3,500 to $3,900, and maintain the "buy" rating.