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Gold prices rose three times in a row, and brands such as Chow Tai Fook and Lao Fengxiang broke through 810 yuan. After a short-term shock, the gold trend became stronger. On December 11th, spot gold hit $2,700 per ounce, hitting a two-week high and rising for three consecutive days. As of press time, COMEX Gold reported $2,737.5 per ounce, up 0.7% in the day. In the domestic gold consumption market, the gold prices of gold brands such as Chow Tai Fook, Lao Fengxiang and Luk Fook Jewelry reached 812 yuan/gram, while the gold prices in Zhou Shengsheng reached 814 yuan/gram. (Dahe Finance Cube)Sony Group's share price hit a record high in intraday trading, and Sony Group's share price broke through the high of 3,390 yen set in 2000, reaching a record high.Survey by Monetary Authority of Singapore: Economists have lowered Singapore's non-oil domestic export growth forecast from 3.0% to 1.0% in 2024.

In 2024, the rating of brokerage investment banking business is nearing the end, and the results of 96 brokers will be released. The reporter was informed that the quality evaluation of brokerage investment banking business in 2024 is nearing the end, and the evaluation scores of investment banking business quality of 96 participating brokers in 2024 have been distributed to companies. After the brokers confirm, the association will start the formal scoring work. In September this year, the China Securities Association launched the quality evaluation of brokerage investment banking business in 2024, and initially determined the participating brokerage and investment banking projects. According to the preliminary statistics, about 68 brokers are expected to get extra points for supporting high-level science and technology in investment banking. (Cailian)Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.ExxonMobil: By 2030, we plan to invest about 140 billion US dollars in major projects and Permian basin development plans.

Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.CEO of audi ag: I hope to keep pace with BYD in China. audi ag is in the stage of strategic stability and will enter the growth stage of new energy vehicles from 2026. Audi ag hopes to maintain its leading position in the China market and keep pace with BYD. On December 10th, 2024, Oliver Blume, CEO of German audi ag, made the above remarks in a speech at Tongji University. (Caixin. com)South Korea's Public Affairs Office: The arrest of President Yin Xiyue will be discussed. On the 11th, South Korea's Senior Public Officials' Crime Investigation Office (referred to as the Public Affairs Office) said that it is working hard to launch an investigation and will discuss the arrest of President Yin Xiyue, "with full will". Wu Dongyun, head of the Public Mediation Office, made the above statement when attending the meeting of the Legal and Judicial Committee of the National Assembly on the same day. Wu Dongyun said that if circumstances permit, an attempt will be made to arrest Yin Xiyue by emergency arrest or applying for issuing an arrest warrant. Earlier in the day, the special investigation team of the National Investigation Headquarters under the South Korean Police Agency said that the Presidential Palace, the South Korean Police Agency, the Seoul Police Agency and the National Guard had been seized and searched. (Xinhua News Agency)