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The presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan talked on the phone to discuss the regional situation. According to the news released by the Kremlin in Russia on December 11th, Russian President Vladimir Putin talked with Uzbek President Mirziyoev, and the two sides exchanged views on the Ukrainian issue, the situation in Syria and bilateral relations between the two countries. (CCTV News)Bank of Canada Governor Mackler M: Monetary policy no longer needs to remain tight. The job market is still weakening. Officials will adopt a more "gradual" interest rate policy.Bank of Canada: Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter seems weaker than expected. Bank of Canada: Canada's economic growth in the fourth quarter seems weaker than expected. The United States may impose new tariffs on Canadian products exported to the United States, increasing uncertainty and casting a shadow over the economic prospects. Consumer spending and household activities both picked up in the third quarter, indicating that lower interest rates began to boost household spending. The growth in the fourth quarter may be weaker than the 2% annualized level expected by the central bank, and the average inflation rate is expected to be close to 2% in the next few years.

Saudi Arabia won the right to host the 2034 World Cup, and the FIFA Council confirmed that the 2034 World Cup will be hosted by Saudi Arabia, which is the third time that Asia has hosted the World Cup. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is also the only bidding country for the 2034 World Cup. The Saudi Football Association announced its bid to host the 2034 World Cup on October 9, 2023. By the deadline of November 1, 2023, there was still only one bidding country in Saudi Arabia. This is the first time in nearly 60 years that FIFA has determined the right to host the World Cup without competitors. Saudi Arabia is also the fourth Asian country to host the World Cup after South Korea and Japan in 2002 and Qatar in 2022. This is the second time that the World Cup has entered West Asia.Fujia shares: general election of the board of directors and the board of supervisors. On December 11, Fujia shares announced that the second board of directors of the company will expire on December 29, 2024, and the general election of the board of directors and the board of supervisors will be held. Mr. Wang Yuedan, Mr. Lang Yiding, Mr. Tu Ziqun, Mr. Luo Junbin, Ms. Wang Yiming and Mr. Kang Zuyao are nominated as candidates for non-independent directors of the third board of directors, and Mr. Shen Hongjian, Mr. Yu Weixing and Ms. Zheng Jiwen are candidates for independent directors. At the same time, Mr. Li Qiuyuan and Mr. Shen Xuejun were nominated as candidates for the non-employee representative supervisor of the Third Board of Supervisors, and Mr. Li Mingming was appointed as the employee representative supervisor.Bank of Canada Governor Mackler M: Future decisions will be guided by future data and inflation prospects.

CFO of Goldman Sachs: As President-elect Trump nominates candidates for government positions, the FTC may take a new direction.Fitch: The progress of inflation decline seems to have ended. Brian Coulton, chief economist of Fitch, said that the decline of core commodity prices (the main force of inflation decline this year) seems to have ended. With the increase of automobile prices, the core commodity prices rose by 0.3% month-on-month. Service inflation is declining, but the rate of decline is very slow, because rent inflation is stubborn, and the service inflation is 4.6%, which is still far higher than the pre-epidemic level.Market News: The US CPI report in November may suggest that the core PCE index, the inflation indicator favored by the Federal Reserve, may rise slightly to 2.9% in the last two months of 2024.