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The Nikkei 225 index closed at 39,881.10 points in early trading, up 1.29%.The personal pension system has been implemented nationwide since 15th, and national debt and index funds have been included in the product range. Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Finance, State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Financial Supervision and the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. The Notice makes it clear that from December 15th, 2024, all workers who participate in the basic old-age insurance for urban workers or urban and rural residents in China can participate in the personal pension system. The scope of implementation of preferential tax policies has been expanded from 36 leading cities (regions) to the whole country. The Circular stipulates that on the basis of existing wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial old-age insurance and Public Offering of Fund products, national debt, specific old-age savings and index funds will be included in the scope of personal pension products. Financial institutions should do a good job in publicizing the asset allocation of personal pension products, carry out investment consulting services according to laws and regulations, and explore the default investment services. Strengthen the protection of financial consumers and investors, and guarantee the participants' right to know and choose independently. The "Notice" pointed out that the scope of commercial banks offering personal pension services should be carefully determined, and commercial banks should be encouraged to sell all types of personal pension products. Commercial banks should improve online and offline service channels, provide more personalized services for participants to change their bank accounts and receive personal pensions, and provide convenience for wealth management companies, insurance companies and other institutions to carry out personal pension business. The "Notice" clarifies that on the basis of receiving the basic pension age, completely losing the ability to work, going abroad to settle down, etc., participants who suffer from major diseases, receive unemployment insurance benefits to meet certain conditions, or are receiving the minimum living guarantee can apply for receiving personal pensions in advance, and the specific measures will be formulated separately. Participants can apply through social insurance agencies at all levels, the national unified online service portal and commercial banks, and after verification, the commercial banks will issue personal pensions to their social security card bank accounts. The "Notice" requires relevant departments to strengthen supervision according to the division of responsibilities, strengthen information sharing, and promote the standardized operation of the system. At the same time, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of financial institutions and business entities to jointly promote the healthy development of the individual pension system. (CCTV News)Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.

OPEC continues to lower its global oil demand forecast. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released its monthly oil market report on the 11th, lowering its global oil demand forecast for 2024 and 2025. This is the fifth time that OPEC has lowered its global oil demand forecast for this year and next since August this year.The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments: the situation of receiving personal pensions in advance was added. On December 12, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. The circular calls for optimizing the supply of products, and on the basis of existing financial products such as wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial pension insurance and Public Offering of Fund, specific pension savings and index funds will be included in the catalogue of personal pension products. The notice also increased the situation of receiving the pension in advance. In addition to reaching the age of receiving the basic pension, completely losing the ability to work, and going abroad to settle down, participants who suffer from serious diseases, receive unemployment insurance benefits to certain conditions, or are receiving the minimum living allowance can apply for receiving the personal pension in advance. (Xinhua News Agency)In response to Trump's tariff threat, some Canadian governors supported the "cut-off" of energy products to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and provincial governors held another meeting on December 11 local time to discuss the tariff threat of US President-elect Trump. After the meeting, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Christia freeland told the media that "many governors strongly supported Canada to take strong countermeasures, and some of them took the initiative to list the key minerals and metals produced in their provinces and exported to the United States." Doug Ford, Governor of Ontario, Canada, said after the meeting that if the United States insists on imposing tariffs on Canada, Ontario will "cut off" the energy supply to the United States. He said, "We will cut off the energy supply to Michigan, New York and Wisconsin." Ford also believes that Canada needs to "prepare for the battle" and Trump's tariff will be "100%". (CCTV News)

Consumer stocks in Hong Kong stocks fluctuated higher, with the same journey rising by more than 6%, Mengniu Dairy rising by more than 4%, and China Resources Beer, Master Kong Holdings and Haidilao rising.In the inter-bank market, the yield of the active 10-year treasury bond "24 Treasury Bond with Interest 11" dropped by 1bp to 1.815%. Wind data shows that compared with yield to maturity, a Chinese bond with the same term, it hit a record low.Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities: It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing at home and abroad will be further released. At the investor open day of CITIC Securities in 2024, Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities, said that the demand for two-way cross-border investment and financing is very strong, whether it is a China enterprise "going abroad" or an overseas investor "coming to China". Among them, with the rapid evolution of China's new open economic system, cross-border finance will usher in greater development space, and securities companies will be in cross-border finance. In the medium and long term, China's macro securitization rate is still accelerating, the internationalization of Chinese-funded enterprises will continue to increase, and the opening up of China's capital market will continue to increase. It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing from domestic and foreign customers will be further released.