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According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, economists raised Singapore's GDP growth forecast from 2.6% to 3.6% in 2024.Starbucks China responded to the new Chief Growth Officer: promoting the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. Recently, some media reported that the management of Starbucks China continued to adjust and hired CGO to manage the growth from digital marketing companies. In response to the above information, Sina Technology verified Starbucks, and the official response said: China is Starbucks' largest international market and an important engine for the company's future growth. In November, Starbucks China established the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) organization and appointed Tony Yang as the company's Chief Growth Officer (CGO). The establishment of CGO organization will continue to strengthen Starbucks' coffee leadership, accelerate the product innovation with coffee as the core, better refresh customers' Starbucks experience at various contacts through integrated marketing strategies, and promote the sustainable development of Starbucks brand in China. (Sina Technology)Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.

On the 11th, the director of the Crime Investigation Department of Senior Public Officials in South Korea said that if the situation is urgent, he would try to arrest the president urgently.Afternoon comment: the three major indexes rose slightly in half a day, and the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform lifted the tide of daily limit. The three major indexes opened lower and went higher in early trading and rose slightly in half a day. In terms of sectors, the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform is on the rise, and Shanghai Material Trade, First Medicine and Shibei High-tech are collectively on the rise. The retail sector continued to be strong, with the daily limit of Youa, Zhongbai Group and Maoye Commercial. The concept of AI glasses is higher, and Tianjian shares and Star Technology both have a daily limit of 20cm; Insurance stocks continued to adjust, and Tianmao Group fell to an intraday limit; Sora concept stocks collectively adjusted back, and the word Huayang Lianzhong fell; Bank shares fluctuated lower, with Bank of Ningbo leading the decline. Overall, stocks rose more and fell less, with more than 3,500 stocks rising. On the disk, Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform, AI glasses and retail sectors were among the top gainers, while insurance, Sora concept and banking sectors were among the top losers.There is a wave of "restriction on purchases" in the public offering market. The announcement of Huitianfu Fund on December 11th shows that since December 12th, Huitianfu Enhanced Income Bond A has suspended large-scale subscription, large-scale conversion and large-scale fixed investment business, and the amount of single or multiple cumulative subscriptions, conversion and fixed investment in a single fund account per day should not exceed 10 million yuan (inclusive). Recently, the reporter found that there is a "restricted purchase tide" in the public offering market. Whether it is active equity funds, bond funds or QDII funds, many outstanding products have recently announced the suspension of large-scale subscription, and even QDII products have directly "closed the market" and suspended all buying operations. (CSI)

Kremlin: Russia has dialogue with all countries in the region, and we intend to continue the dialogue.Citigroup: It is expected that the gold and silver markets will resume their gradual upward trend within 3-12 months, reaching $3,000/ounce and $36/ounce respectively. Under basic conditions, it is expected that the price of crude oil will gradually drop to 60 USD/barrel in the middle of 2025, and will remain near this level in the second half of 2025 and 2026.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%.