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Reserve Bank of Australia: Potential inflation is still too high. There is still uncertainty about the prospects. The Committee is increasingly convinced that inflationary pressure is decreasing with the recent forecast, but the risk still exists. The Committee will continue to rely on data and changing risk assessments to guide its decision-making. Although the potential inflation is still at a high level, other recent economic activity data are mixed, but overall, November data is weaker than expected.The Reserve Bank of Australia maintains the interest rate at a 13-year high, suggesting that it has made progress in fighting inflation. The Reserve Bank of Australia maintains the key interest rate at a 13-year high to cope with stubborn price pressure, while suggesting that it has made some progress in fighting inflation. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash interest rate unchanged at 4.35% on Tuesday. As widely expected, it has kept the interest rate at this level for more than a year. The Monetary Policy Committee said that "there is some confidence that inflation is moving towards the target in a sustainable way". Australian dollar and policy-sensitive 3-year Australian government bond yields fell. Since the last meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian dollar has fallen by about 3% against the US dollar, while Australian government bonds have risen due to the expectation of interest rate cuts as early as February next year.The turnover of Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exceeded 1.5 trillion, exceeding 430 billion compared with yesterday.

Reserve Bank of Australia President Brock: The upward inflation risk under discussion has eased, but it has not disappeared. We need to see more progress in basic inflation.Zhejiang provincial enterprise asset disposal platform signed the first batch of contracts and officially started the entrusted receipt and disposal of more than 370 assets. According to Zhejiang Daily, on December 6, the provincial enterprise asset disposal platform signed strategic cooperation agreements with the first batch of four provincial enterprises, including Hangzhou Iron and Steel Group, Provincial Agricultural Development Group, Zhejiang University Holding Group and Provincial Natural Resources Group, and officially started the entrusted receipt and disposal of more than 370 assets, including equity, creditor's rights, land and real estate.Huang Wentao of China CITIC Construction Investment Co., Ltd. and others: It is estimated that deficit ratio will rise to over 4% in 2025, and it is expected that the stock and debt will continue. On December 9th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work in 2025. Huang Wentao, chief economist of CITIC Jiantou, and Liu Tianyu, macro analyst of CITIC Jiantou, believe that the policy tone of this Politburo meeting is quite proactive, which shows that the central government has made a full assessment and policy reserve for the pressures and risks that may be encountered in economic development next year, which has strongly echoed the expectations of economic entities. Huang Wentao and Liu Tianyu pointed out that GDP growth in the fourth quarter is expected to reach more than 5.2%, achieving the expected goal of annual economic growth of around 5%. On this basis, the annual growth target of about 5% will also be the basic premise of policy discussion in the next few years. Since the fourth quarter of this year, the fiscal policy has been continuously overweight. This time, the fiscal policy is set to be "more active", which indicates that the fiscal policy will expand again. It is estimated that deficit ratio will increase to over 4% in 2025. Both stocks and debts are expected to continue. Unconventional countercyclical adjustment policies not only provide sufficient impetus for the recovery of economic vitality, but also provide strong support for improving expectations and reviving confidence, and provide sufficient source of living water for the capital market. The stock market is expected to continue to strengthen and the risk-free rate of return is expected to continue to decline.

Indian Rupee hit an all-time low, while Indian Rupee hit a low of 84.80 against the US dollar in early trading, surpassing the all-time low of 84.7575 hit last week. India's central bank may step in to support the rupee, and traders point out that state-owned banks have sold dollars.Datong, Shanxi: Parents' and children's provident funds can be withdrawn to buy houses. On December 9, the Housing Provident Fund Management Center of Datong City, Shanxi Province issued the Notice on Adjusting the Policy of Withdrawing and Lending Some Housing Provident Funds. According to the document, the minimum down payment ratio for the first set of housing and the second set of housing is 20% for paid employees who use provident fund loans to purchase self-occupied commercial housing, and 15% for affordable housing. At the same time, the interest rate of individual housing provident fund loans will be lowered by 0.25 percentage points. From May 18, 2024, the interest rates of the first set of individual housing provident fund loans for less than five years (including five years) and more than five years will be adjusted to 2.35% and 2.85% respectively, and the interest rates of the second set of individual housing provident fund loans for less than five years (including five years) and more than five years will be adjusted to 2.775% and 3.325% respectively. Datong will also appropriately increase the amount of provident fund loans. For high-level talents, families with two or more children and families with active military personnel, the maximum amount of housing provident fund loans will rise by 20% on the basis of the current policy. Expand the scope of housing provident fund purchase, and when employees purchase housing, they can also apply for the withdrawal of housing provident fund for parents or children.In 2024, the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.35%, which was the ninth consecutive meeting and was in line with market expectations.