European Central Bank Management Committee Muller: It is expected that Europe will recover slowly.Huang Hongfei, former CFO of McDonald's China, joined the company? Bawang Chaji: No response. Recently, it was reported in the market that Huang Hongfei, the former CFO of McDonald's China, recently left his post and joined Bawang Chaji after a short break. In response to this news, Bawang Chaji said that he would not respond. According to public information, Huang Hongfei joined McDonald's around 1995 and played an important role in the financial and strategic planning of McDonald's China. He was one of the key figures who witnessed the development of McDonald's China. (SSE)Pimco and Fidelity believe that the economic outlook in the euro zone is weak, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by more than market expectations. Investors such as Pimco and Fidelity International believe that the economic outlook in Europe is bleak, which may force policymakers to cut interest rates by more than market expectations. The latest market pricing shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate to 1.75% next year. The bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, to 3%. However, Fidelity said that the borrowing cost may be further reduced to 1.5%, and Pimco also believed that there was a risk of a larger interest rate cut. Further repricing may aggravate the rise of European bonds, which have outperformed the US and UK bond markets in 2024. A Bloomberg index, which tracks the return of euro bonds, has risen by more than 3% this year, while the corresponding indexes of US bonds and British bonds have risen by 2% and fallen by 2% respectively. "Market expectations are still more hawkish than we expected," said Salman Ahmed, global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity. "If downside risks become a reality, then the European Central Bank may cut interest rates further."
Gao Ruidong, chief economist of Everbright Securities: The capital market is working harder to serve the new quality productivity. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Gao Ruidong, chief economist and director of the research institute of Everbright Securities, said in an interview that the Central Economic Work Conference set the general tone of macro-control in 2025 and in the future, emphasizing that fiscal and monetary policies are more powerful, real estate policies are further strengthened, and capital markets are more energetic in serving new quality productivity. "The capital market will be more powerful in serving new quality productivity." Gao Ruidong said that on the one hand, improve the multi-level financial service system, expand patient capital, attract social capital to participate in venture capital, and cultivate innovative enterprises in a gradient; On the other hand, deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, explore and expand the macro-prudential and financial stability functions of the central bank, innovate financial instruments, stabilize the financial market, and better serve the development of new quality productive forces. (SSE)Chinese researchers have developed a new type of implantable cranial nerve probe. The reporter learned from Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences that Zhang Qiang, a researcher at the institute, and his collaborators have developed a new type of implantable hydrogel neural probe to realize long-term stable monitoring of cranial nerve signals, precise regulation of neural circuits, and preliminary exploration in the application of diagnosis and treatment of severe brain diseases. Related research results were recently published in the international academic journal Advanced Materials. (Xinhua News Agency)Gao Ruidong, chief economist of Everbright Securities: The capital market is working harder to serve the new quality productivity. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Gao Ruidong, chief economist and director of the research institute of Everbright Securities, said in an interview that the Central Economic Work Conference set the general tone of macro-control in 2025 and in the future, emphasizing that fiscal and monetary policies are more powerful, real estate policies are further strengthened, and capital markets are more energetic in serving new quality productivity. "The capital market will be more powerful in serving new quality productivity." Gao Ruidong said that on the one hand, improve the multi-level financial service system, expand patient capital, attract social capital to participate in venture capital, and cultivate innovative enterprises in a gradient; On the other hand, deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, explore and expand the macro-prudential and financial stability functions of the central bank, innovate financial instruments, stabilize the financial market, and better serve the development of new quality productive forces. (SSE)
China Securities Association: Let the margin financing and securities lending business truly become a powerful tool to serve the people's wealth growth and promote the healthy development of the capital market. On December 6, 2024, China Securities Association held a plenary meeting of the professional committee on margin financing and securities lending business in Chongqing. The meeting emphasized that industry organizations should give full play to the functional role of margin financing and securities lending business, strictly implement relevant regulatory requirements, optimize business processes, improve institutional systems, provide quality services to customers, always bear in mind the people-oriented principle, and put the protection of investors' legitimate rights and interests at the core, so that margin financing and securities lending business can truly become a powerful tool to serve the wealth growth of the people and promote the healthy development of the capital market. The meeting summarized the key work of the Committee in 2024 and discussed the work plan for the next stage. In the next step, the Committee will further play a professional and "handle affairs, discuss and communicate" platform role to jointly promote the high-quality development of margin trading and securities lending business.Alipay sells cryptocurrency funds? Originally an indirect investment in a product of Huabao Fund, the subscription has been suspended. Recently, some netizens found that Huabao Fund promoted a fund product issued by Huabao Fund in Alipay-QDII-FOF-LOF C (hereinafter referred to as "Huabao Overseas Technology C"), promoting "riding the wind to encrypt the rising market of currency" and "the representative of subversive innovation technology: cryptocurrency". According to the report of Warburg Overseas Technology C in the third quarter of this year, among the top ten funds with the highest fair value at the end of the reporting period, five were only index funds managed by Ark Investment Management under Cathy Wood, the "Mujie", accounting for 73.12% of the total. Looking through the archives of ARK Management Fund, the reporter found that ARK Innvonation ETF (hereinafter referred to as "ARKK"), the largest heavyweight of Huabao Overseas Technology C, was invested in Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange. ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (hereinafter referred to as "ARKW"), the second largest warehouse, invests in GBTC(Grayscale Bitcoin Trust) or investment tools such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrency ETFs. ARKW also suggests the risks related to the indirect investment of funds in cryptocurrencies. In addition, Coinbase ranks third among ARKW's heavy stocks. The reporter logged on to several consignment platforms such as Ant Fortune, Licaitong, Tiantian Fund, China Merchants Bank, Snowball Fund and found that the product was sold on the above platforms, but from December 11th, the large subscription of Class A shares and Class C shares was suspended, and the daily limit for each person was 1000 yuan RMB. However, on December 13th, Huabao Overseas Science and Technology Stock Securities Investment Fund announced that it would suspend subscription and regular fixed investment business. (21 Finance)The compound annual growth rate of average daily turnover is 30%. The ETF market in Hong Kong is growing rapidly. The compound annual growth rate of average daily turnover in the past five years is as high as 30%, and the average daily turnover in the first 11 months of this year reached HK$ 18.7 billion. According to HKEx, Hong Kong ETF market will continue to innovate and expand with diversified product selection, market structure optimization and international cooperation.