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India's NIFTY metal index rose by 1.25%.The Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next rate hike is not high, but it is also open to raising interest rates this month. According to informed sources, Bank of Japan officials believe that there is almost no cost to wait before raising interest rates, and they are still open to raising interest rates next week, depending on data and market development. According to people familiar with the matter, even if the Bank of Japan decides to wait until January next year or a little longer before raising interest rates, the relevant authorities believe that this will not bring huge costs, because there are signs that there is little risk of inflation overshoot. According to people familiar with the matter, officials think it is only a matter of time before the next rate hike, because the economy and inflation are in line with their forecasts. According to people familiar with the matter, officials will make a final decision only after carefully evaluating the data and financial markets before announcing the policy decision in December. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and his committee will discuss next week whether it is necessary to raise the benchmark interest rate from 0.25%. Unlike the situation in July, the yen did not show a strong weakness, so the Bank of Japan believes that the risk of the yen pushing up inflation has weakened.HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.

MONDELEZ's share price rose 2.5% before the market, and it was authorized to buy back $9 billion in the news.Good shop: shareholder Dayong Co., Ltd. reduced its holdings by 3% in this reduction plan, which has reached the upper limit of the reduction plan. The good shop announced that during the period from December 2, 2024 to December 10, 2024, shareholder Dayong Co., Ltd. reduced its holdings by 4,560,400 shares, accounting for 1.14% of the company's total share capital. As of December 11, 2024, shareholder Dayong Co., Ltd. has reduced its shareholding by 3% in this reduction plan, which has reached the upper limit of the reduction plan, and the implementation of this reduction plan has been completed.Where to go: This year, the number of passengers who bought their first air ticket on the platform increased by 41% year-on-year. According to the data released by Qunar.com today, in 2024, the number of passengers who bought their first air ticket increased by 41% year-on-year, with the highest growth rate in Shanghai, Beijing, Yunnan, Fujian and Hubei. The number of residents in cities below the third tier where they bought their first air ticket increased by 35% year-on-year, a record high of nearly five years. From the perspective of age structure, young people under the age of 18 have become the main group where to buy their first air ticket, with a year-on-year increase of over 50%. Students aged 19-23 and young people aged 24-33 are the main growth forces. At the same time, the platform data shows that the number of passengers who left the country by plane for the first time in 2024 increased by 220% year-on-year, and the number of residents in third-tier cities and below who left the country by plane for the first time increased by 2.5 times. The most popular destinations for first-time outbound travel are Hongkong, China, Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lumpur.

The USD/JPY intraday increase of USD/JPY expanded to 0.50% and is now reported at 152.72.Shanghai Ultra-high-definition Audio-visual Industry Cluster is unveiled, aiming to reach 200 billion yuan by the end of the Tenth Five-Year Plan. Jing 'an will implement 21 major tasks of the "Four Key Projects" of the Ultra-high-definition Audio-visual Industry, and strive to reach 200 billion yuan by the end of the Tenth Five-Year Plan, with the output of ultra-high-definition audio-visual content exceeding 10,000 hours, making it a highland for the production of ultra-high-definition audio-visual content in China and an ultra-high-definition audio-visual industry cluster with global influence.Senior energy safety official: Poland will start looking for partners for the construction of the second nuclear power plant in early 2025.