Institution: Sweden's weak economic data highlights the need to further loosen monetary policy. Torbjorn Isaksson, chief analyst of Nordic United Bank, said that the weak economic data in October highlighted the fragility of Sweden's recovery and needed to further loosen monetary policy to support growth. He said that the decline occurred after the sharp decline in September, indicating that the fourth quarter started very weakly. Isaksson said that household consumption fell by 0.3% in the month, which was disappointing and would be a concern of the Swedish central bank. At the same time, the production of the commercial sector decreased by 0.8% in that month, the production of the construction sector increased, and the manufacturing orders remained basically unchanged. "Overall, the October data is weaker than we expected."Market News: The Russian Duma supports the legislation to remove the Taliban from the list of prohibited organizations.Zhongke Wenge completed a new round of strategic financing. On December 10th, Zhongke Wenge completed a new round of strategic financing, which was invested by Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund. This round of funds will be mainly used for R&D investment in the field of large model and decision intelligence, and promote the commercial application of general artificial intelligence technology.
Market News: Siemens Medical AG acquires Advanced Accelerator Applied Molecular Imaging Company.The pace of interest rate cuts may be inconsistent. The pound rose to the highest level against the euro since 2022, and the pound rose to the highest level against the euro in more than two and a half years. British government bonds fell because the market expected that the Bank of England would cut interest rates less than Europe. On Tuesday, the pound rose 0.3% against the euro to 82.50p, the first time since April 2022. British government bonds fell across the board, and the 10-year yield rose to 4.33%, the highest since November 28. Traders expect the Bank of England to stay put at its last policy meeting this year next week and maintain a cautious stance on subsequent interest rate cuts. The country's growth remains strong, while inflation in some areas remains high. At the same time, it is widely believed that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday to support the economy. "The 0.8200 mark is imminent," said Brad Bechtel, global foreign exchange director of Jefferies. "It is clear that the Bank of England will still lag far behind the European Central Bank in the pace and extent of interest rate cuts.Zhou Xiaobo served as the deputy general manager of Haifutong Fund. On the evening of December 10th, Haifutong Fund Management Co., Ltd. announced the change of senior management: from December 9th, 2024, Zhou Xiaobo served as the deputy general manager of the company. The resume of the announcement shows that Zhou Xiaobo has served as the chief analyst of the chemical industry and director of the investment research department of Shanghai Shen Yin Wanguo Securities Research Institute Co., Ltd., the investment manager, assistant general manager (presiding) and deputy general manager (presiding) of the equity investment department of Taiping Asset Management Co., Ltd., and the deputy general manager of Shen Wanlingxin Fund Management Co., Ltd. In November 2024, he joined Haifutong Fund Management Co., Ltd.
Sharp and KDDI reached a consensus on starting the AI data center in 2025. On December 9, Sharp announced that it had reached a consensus with Japanese telecom giant KDDI, and strived to fully start the AI data center transformed from a factory in 2025. Including Datasection, which is engaged in system development and OEM, and Supermicro, USA, the negotiation between the four companies will be concluded. Four companies reached a consensus in June this year to coordinate the establishment of an operating company and the procurement of a graphics processor (GPU) for generative AI learning and inference.In the third quarter of the United States, the productivity growth of 2.2% was in line with expectations. According to the data of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the productivity in the third quarter increased by 2.2% year-on-year, which was in line with expectations. The forecast range of 32 economists is 2.1% to 2.8%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced earlier that the initial productivity in the third quarter increased by 2.2%.Citigroup: India, Brazil, Mexico and Japan show good prospects in 2025.
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide 12-13
Strategy guide
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