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Centaline Property: The price of second-hand houses in Hong Kong dropped by 0.6% on a weekly basis. Centaline Property said on its website that in the week from December 2 to 8, the leading index of Central Plains cities, which measures the price of second-hand houses in Hong Kong, fell by 0.6% to 137.59.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.On the 13th, caustic soda dropped by 3.03%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract caustic soda 2501 closed, with a turnover of 57,100 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 1,383 lots. The total contract turnover of caustic soda futures was 94,800 lots, an increase of 27,900 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 71,100 lots, an increase of 2,202 lots over the previous day. Short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 72,700 lots, an increase of 1,157 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)

Jilin procuratorate prosecuted Jin Chunshan's suspected bribery case according to law. Recently, Jin Chunshan (deputy department level), the former party secretary and procurator-general of Yanbian People's Procuratorate of Jilin Province, was under the jurisdiction of Jilin Provincial People's Procuratorate, and the Liaoyuan People's Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with Liaoyuan Intermediate People's Court according to law. The case is being further processed. In the stage of examination and prosecution, the procuratorate informed the defendant Jin Chunshan of his litigation rights according to law, interrogated the defendant according to law and listened to the opinions of the defenders. The People's Procuratorate of Liaoyuan City sued the accusation that the defendant Jin Chunshan took advantage of his position as the county magistrate of Wangqing County, the deputy secretary and mayor of Hunchun Municipal Committee, and the party secretary and procurator-general of Yanbian People's Procuratorate to seek benefits for the relevant units and individuals in matters such as project contracting and work adjustment, and illegally accepted other people's property, with a huge amount. According to law, he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for accepting bribes.Guoxin Technology: Serialized chip products have been launched in the field of automotive electronic MCU. Guoxin Technology said in an investigation that the company has launched serialized chip products in the field of automotive electronic MCU in recent years, which has been welcomed by the market; Through the implementation of the strategy of "standing on the ground" and "overwhelming", this year, the company's automobile electronic MCU chip business has formed certain advantages, and obvious progress has been made in loading application and shipment volume. The product price is relatively stable, the fluctuation range is small, and the gross profit margin of the product remains relatively stable. In 2024, the company's BMS main control chip CCFC2007PT, high-end domain control chip CCFC3007PT, airbag ignition drive chip CCL1600B, etc. have all been used for loading/installing, and several manufacturers are developing at designated locations based on the above chips. In the future, with the increase of fixed-point mass production projects, shipments are expected to continue to grow.Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan discussed the situation in Syria and Gaza with US Secretary of State Blinken. Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan: We discussed the possible roles of Turkey and the United States in Syria in the future. Our primary task is to ensure the stability of Syria and prevent extremist organizations "Islamic State" and the PKK from taking control of Syria.

Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant: Japan must be prepared for Trump to impose tariffs. Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant Akihisa Nagashima said that Japan needs to be prepared for US President-elect Trump's threat to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and adjust the supply chain to reduce the collateral damage suffered by Japanese enterprises. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Akihisa Nagashima said that he had "frank" communication with Trump team members on tariff issues during his recent visit to the United States. "I realized that Japan must be ready for Trump to implement his plan," he said. Akihisa Nagashima said that these tariff measures may encourage Japan to reduce its dependence on these three countries, where some Japanese companies operate and parts made in Japan are transported to these three countries to manufacture finished products for export to the United States. "Japanese companies will certainly try to restructure the supply chain," he pointed out. "This is economically reasonable." (Interface News)Shen Wanhongyuan: "Vigorously boosting consumption" is the first task of economic work next year. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Shen Wanhongyuan released a research opinion saying that in this Central Economic Work Conference, it can be seen that boosting consumption has once again become the top priority in 2025. The "two innovations" and "two heavyweights" in 2024 are important points of economic work. "Two Innovations" means to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and "Two Innovations" means to implement major national strategies and build safety capacity in key areas, and continue to pay attention to the efforts of fiscal policies including extra-long special national debt in this field.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.