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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.Report: By 2035, the demand for hydrogen in the global power industry may increase fourfold. According to analysis, the demand for clean hydrogen in the global power industry will reach 4 million tons by 2035. This is five times the scale of 800,000 tons of clean hydrogen agreements signed by the power industry at present. The power industry is increasingly interested in hydrogen, which is good news for hydrogen producers who are competing to find an off-buyer. However, from the climate point of view, the prospect is not so optimistic, because most global reserve projects plan to burn hydrogen and natural gas together.It is reported that Canada is considering imposing export taxes on commodities such as uranium and oil to counter Trump's tariff threat. Canada is studying the imposition of export taxes on major commodities exported to the United States, including uranium, oil and potash, in the case that Trump fulfills the comprehensive tariff threat. Officials familiar with the internal discussions of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's government said that the export tax would be Canada's last resort. According to people familiar with the matter, retaliatory tariffs on goods made in the United States and export controls on some Canadian products are more likely to come first. However, these officials said that if Trump decides to launch a full-scale trade war, the commodity export tax is a practical option, which will push up the costs of American consumers, farmers and enterprises. They said that the Trudeau government may also propose to expand its export control power in the latest report on the country's financial and economic situation scheduled to be released on Monday. It is reported that Canada is currently the largest external oil supplier in the United States. Some refineries rely on cheaper Canadian heavy crude oil, and there are few other options. The impact of rising costs is particularly severe in the Midwest of the United States, where nearly half of the crude oil used by fuel producers to produce gasoline and diesel comes from Canada.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange, together with the Financial Office of Henan Provincial Party Committee, Henan Securities Regulatory Bureau and Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, jointly held an industrial exchange meeting on "Shenzhen M&A Revitalizing Quality". This activity focused on the advantageous industries of high-end equipment manufacturing in Henan Province, discussed in depth the development characteristics of the industry and the main points of M&A investment, built an exchange platform, conveyed the concept of supervision, supported the integration of upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, strictly prevented insider trading in M&A and reorganization, and helped Henan develop new quality productivity according to local conditions. Next, Shenzhen Stock Exchange will continue to implement the requirements of "Six Articles on M&A" in accordance with the unified deployment of China Securities Regulatory Commission, adhere to the direction of marketization, adhere to the major strategy of serving the country, give full play to the role of the capital market as the main channel in enterprise M&A and reorganization, take various measures to support listed companies to standardize M&A and reorganization, promote the landing of high-quality cases, strengthen exchanges with market players, and strive to create a healthy and orderly market ecology.Zhouming Technology: cooperated with Byte Volcano and Bean Bag to access TTS and big model question-and-answer ability. Zhouming Technology said on the interactive platform that Zhouming Technology cooperated with Microsoft, Tencent, Baidu, Iflytek, Byte Volcano and Bean Bag on the self-developed UniAvatar digital human system. Among them, in May 2024, Zhouming Digital Man was able to access Volcano Engine's TTS capability and bean bag's big model question-and-answer capability, which was suitable for digital man dialogue system and other application scenarios.Comments on Hong Kong stocks: Hang Seng Index fell by 2.09%, Hang Seng Technology Index fell by 2.63%, Hong Kong stocks closed, Hang Seng Index fell by 2.09% and Hang Seng Technology Index fell by 2.63%. Domestic insurance stocks and domestic housing stocks were among the top losers, with Sunac China falling more than 8%, and Xpeng Motors, China Pacific Insurance and Zijin Mining falling more than 5%.

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.Shanghai Gold Exchange: the settlement price of NYAuTN12 contract in Shanghai New Zealand was 627.85 yuan/gram. On December 13th, Shanghai Gold Exchange issued a notice saying that NYAuTN12 contract in Shanghai New Zealand was settled on December 13th, 2024. The details of the settlement of the contract are as follows: the settlement price of NYAuTN12 contract in Shanghai New Zealand was 627.85 yuan/gram.Some short-term inter-bank bonds performed brilliantly. The yield of 2-year active bonds "21 interest-bearing bonds 02" went down 5bp to reach 1.1%, which was 11bp upside down from the current 1-year active bonds "24 discount bonds 67" yield of 1.21%.