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Ping An Securities: The gold price center is expected to increase in 2025. Ping An Securities released the 2025 annual strategy report of nonferrous metals and new materials industry, saying that nonferrous metals have entered a stage of high fluctuation in 2024, and the main pricing lines and core variables have changed to varying degrees. 2025 is still a year in which the core contradictions of various varieties continue to ferment, and the monetary attributes of precious metals represented by gold are expected to continue to be prominent. It is expected that the gold price center will still improve throughout the year, and it is recommended to pay attention to Shandong gold and Zhongjin gold; The long-term resource bottleneck of industrial metal copper has bottomed out, and the demand elasticity driven by internal and external policies is expected to be gradually released. It is suggested to pay attention to Zijin Mining and Luoyang Molybdenum Industry; The supply and demand pattern of electrolytic aluminum continues to improve, and the demand side maintains a high growth rate under the shrinking supply elasticity, and the long-term center of aluminum price is expected to further rise. It is recommended to pay attention to Tianshan Aluminum, China Aluminum, Shenhuo and Yunnan Aluminum. Tin resources are in short supply or accelerated transmission, and the gap between supply and demand is further enlarged. It is suggested to pay attention to tin industry shares; At the bottom of the energy metal industry, it is confirmed that enterprises with lower valuation level may enjoy greater flexibility under the marginal improvement of fundamentals. It is recommended to pay attention to enterprises with significant integration advantages, and it is recommended to pay attention to China Mining Resources, Tianqi Lithium Industry and Huayou Cobalt Industry.The Ministry of Water Resources started the emergency water quantity dispatching of the Pearl River during the dry season from 2024 to 2025. It was learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that the first emergency water quantity dispatching of the Pearl River during the dry season from 2024 to 2025 was started at 8: 00 on December 12. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, through the implementation of this emergency water regulation, the runoff of the lower reaches of Xijiang River and Beijiang River will continue to increase, which can effectively suppress the salty tide in the Pearl River estuary and increase the water storage capacity of local reservoirs in Zhuhai and other places. The Ministry of Water Resources will guide the Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission and the water conservancy departments of the relevant provinces (autonomous regions) to closely monitor the rain, water and salt conditions in the Pearl River Basin, forecast the scope and extent of the upstream influence of salt tide, issue early warning in time, implement unified dispatching of river basin water projects, and make every effort to ensure the water supply safety of important cities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.Malaysia set up a national office of artificial intelligence policies and regulations, and Malaysia set up a national office of artificial intelligence on Thursday to formulate policies and solve regulatory problems, and hoped to build itself into a regional center for the development of artificial intelligence. In the past year, this Southeast Asian country has received billions of dollars of investment from global technology companies, which seek to build critical infrastructure to meet the growing demand for its cloud and artificial intelligence services. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said at the opening ceremony of the new office: "This is another historic moment in our digital transformation. According to the detailed information published on its website, the office is expected to serve as the central organization of artificial intelligence, providing services such as strategic planning, research and development, and supervision. On Thursday, the Malaysian government also announced the establishment of strategic partnerships with six companies, including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, which all announced data center, cloud computing and artificial intelligence projects in Malaysia in the past year.

The 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, today (12th) is the 10th anniversary of the middle route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Up to now, the project has transferred more than 10.6 billion cubic meters of water to Beijing. In the past decade, Beijing has greatly reduced the amount of groundwater exploitation and shut down more than 1,300 self-prepared wells. The groundwater level in the plain area of Beijing has risen for nine consecutive years. The groundwater depth has risen from 25.75 meters in 2015 to 12.61 meters today, and the groundwater reserves have increased by 7 billion cubic meters compared with 2015. There are 81 springs in Beijing that have re-flooded. Since 2019, the five major rivers in Beijing, Yongding River, Chaobai River, North Canal, Juma River and Chanhe River, have all been "flowing rivers" after a lapse of 26 years, and have been flowing into the sea for four consecutive years. (CCTV News)The South-to-North Water Transfer Project has transferred 76.7 billion cubic meters of water to support the GDP growth of more than 16 trillion yuan in the northern region. The State Council held a press conference to introduce the tenth anniversary of the first phase of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. Wang Daoxi, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, said that the project has transformed the water resources advantage in the southern region into the development advantage in the northern region. Up to today, the South-to-North Water Transfer Project has transferred 76.7 billion cubic meters of water, supporting the GDP growth of more than 16 trillion yuan in the northern region.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)

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)Many places have started issuing coupons to help the consumption of catering and cultural tourism. With the arrival of the peak consumption season at the end of the year, Beijing, Changzhou, Jiangsu, Xi 'an and other places have started a new round of issuing coupons to support the consumption fields such as catering and cultural tourism. Shanghai "Lepin Shanghai" food and beverage coupons were distributed in the first batch in the third round, and all four coupons were arranged at a 30% discount. The first round of 40 million food and beverage coupons were collected within 15 minutes. Consumer vouchers cover many fields and are distributed in rolling stages to meet the needs of different consumers. The data shows that the role of consumer vouchers in stimulating consumption has steadily increased, effectively boosting consumer confidence and driving the recovery of related industries. Experts believe that consumer vouchers can produce a multiplier effect and promote economic activities. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen supervision, prevent violations, introduce social capital to participate in the issuance of consumer vouchers, and form a diversified development model. (Securities Times)The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the United States for providing Ukraine with the proceeds from Russia's frozen assets and announced retaliatory measures. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 11th local time, condemning the United States for providing Ukraine with a loan of $20 billion with the proceeds from frozen Russian assets as collateral, calling this behavior "theft". According to a report quoted by Russian Tass news agency from Russian Ministry of Finance, in retaliation, Russia will use the proceeds from the frozen assets of western countries in Russia to support Russia's regional and economic development.