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Some deposit interest rates have returned to the "2% era". At the end of the year, some small and medium-sized banks "saved money" with high interest rates. Near the end of the year, under the general environment of lowering the RRR and reducing the interest margin, many small and medium-sized banks "bucked the trend", or raised the deposit interest rate and raised interest rates to save money, or launched high-interest deposit products. According to the incomplete statistics of the announcements issued by banks, more than ten small and medium-sized banks have announced to raise deposit interest rates or launch high-interest deposit products. The reporter found out that the phenomenon that some small and medium-sized banks attract customers' deposits at high interest rates does not exist only at the end of the year. In the second half of this year, "high interest rates" are an important "selling point" of their deposit products. (21 Finance)Barclays: The Central Economic Work Conference released more signals of policy support, which was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. The Barclays research team said that the Central Economic Work Conference provided more forward-looking guidance and released more policy support signals. Barclays said that on the whole, the meeting made it clear that "stable economic growth should be maintained next year" and emphasized "implementing more active macro policies" and "vigorously boosting consumption". The agency believes that regulators are more likely to introduce policies in a gradual manner. At the same time, when measuring the rhythm, scale and composition of the next round of measures, we should focus on the development and changes of real estate and stock market. Barclays expects that a more specific financial plan will be announced in March next year. In terms of monetary policy, the meeting proposed to implement a "moderately loose monetary policy". Barclays believes that this change in wording and position has released a positive signal, especially considering the current environment, it is expected that the central bank may cut interest rates significantly in the future. (SSE)Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant: Japan must be prepared for Trump to impose tariffs. Japanese Prime Minister's Assistant Akihisa Nagashima said that Japan needs to be prepared for US President-elect Trump's threat to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and adjust the supply chain to reduce the collateral damage suffered by Japanese enterprises. In an interview with the media on Thursday, Akihisa Nagashima said that he had "frank" communication with Trump team members on tariff issues during his recent visit to the United States. "I realized that Japan must be ready for Trump to implement his plan," he said. Akihisa Nagashima said that these tariff measures may encourage Japan to reduce its dependence on these three countries, where some Japanese companies operate and parts made in Japan are transported to these three countries to manufacture finished products for export to the United States. "Japanese companies will certainly try to restructure the supply chain," he pointed out. "This is economically reasonable." (Interface News)

Hisense Jia Shaoqian: Brand building is very hard work, which requires long-term persistence and a lot of money. The annual meeting of Caijing 2025: Forecast and Strategy and 2024 Global Wealth Management Forum was held in Beijing from December 13th to December 15th. Jia Shaoqian, Chairman of Hisense Group, delivered a speech. Jia Shaoqian pointed out that whether it is globalization or transformation, the key to the success of strategy lies in persistence and implementation to the end. He bluntly said that branding is a very hard job, which requires long-term persistence and a lot of money. Hisense firmly believes in the power of brands, that brands are the future of enterprises, and that there is no internationalization of Hisense without the internationalization of brands. "Especially when most China enterprises take advantage of the dividends from entering the market and borrow ships to go out to sea through OEM to make quick money, Hisense voluntarily gave up OEM and chose the most difficult shipbuilding to go out to sea, that is, resolutely went to the high end and invested a lot of money, people and resources in brand building, especially in corporate marketing." He said. (Rui Jian)Wen Ning Ke, former CEO of ASML, will be the chairman of the supervisory board of Heineken in April next year. Heineken Holdings announced on December 13th that Peter Wen Ning Ke, vice chairman of the supervisory board and former CEO of ASML, will be the chairman of the supervisory board in April next year, replacing Jean-Marc Huët. Wen Ning Ke joined the Board of Supervisors of Heineken at this year's annual general meeting of shareholders, and is an important member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Selection and Appointment Committee.Shenzhen Longgang Yueke Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital Fund was established with a capital contribution of 1 billion yuan. According to Tianyanchao App, recently, Shenzhen Longgang Yueke Artificial Intelligence Venture Capital Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership) was established. The executive partner is Guangdong Yueke Parent Fund Investment Management Co., Ltd., with a capital contribution of 1 billion yuan. The business scope is to engage in equity investment, investment management, asset management and other activities with private equity funds. Shenzhen Longgang District Guide Fund Investment Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Emerging Industry Investment Fund Partnership.

To ensure that patients across the country will use the drugs selected in April next year, the tenth batch of drugs organized by the state will be opened for centralized procurement, and the tenth batch of drugs organized by the state will be selected in Shanghai yesterday, and 62 drugs will be purchased successfully. Covering hypertension, diabetes, tumors, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, infections, mental diseases and other fields. In the next step, the National Medical Insurance Bureau will guide local and selected enterprises to do a good job in the implementation of the selected results to ensure that patients across the country can use the selected products in this centralized collection in April 2025. (CCTV News)On the 13th, silver fell by 1.91%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract silver was 2,502, up or down by -1.91%, with a turnover of 1,004,900 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were net, and the difference position was 30,444 lots. The total turnover of silver futures contracts was 1,505,900 lots, an increase of 417,500 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 335,600 lots, a decrease of 15,200 lots from the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 251,300 lots, an increase of 17,500 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)Zhongwei Semiconductor launched the cost-effective touch MCU-CMS79FT72xB series, and Zhongwei Semiconductor (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. continued to improve the resources of the 8-bit MCU product lineup and launched the cost-effective touch MCU-CMS79FT72xB. CMS79FT72xB series MCU has built-in 26-channel touch key detection circuit, working voltage is 2.5V~5.5V, working temperature range is -40℃~85℃, and it integrates ADC, LED, PWM, USART, LVD and other modules. Provide SOP16, SOP20 and SOP28 packages, which can flexibly meet the applications of household appliances, kitchen and bathroom appliances, household appliances, personal care and so on. At present, the CMS79FT72xB series has been mass-produced in Q4 of 2024, and the sample application has been opened. (Medium-micro semiconductor)