China Merchants Securities' salary adjustment: "The investment bank's salary is cut by half and the bonus is cancelled". It is reported that China Merchants Securities is taking more measures to reduce the salary. At present, the investment bank's salary is cut by half and the bonus is cancelled, so is the institutional department. A number of China Merchants Securities confirmed the authenticity of the above news to the trade wind, and also said that the "business entertainment expenses of the investment bank were basically cancelled". Affected by the slowdown of IPO rhythm, the equity business of China Merchants Securities Investment Bank has shrunk significantly. Wind data shows that since 2024, the amount of equity underwriting has been 8.181 billion yuan, down over 50% year-on-year.Yuzhou Group's contracted sales in November was 781 million yuan, compared with 703 million yuan in the same period of last year; From January to November, the cumulative contracted sales amounted to 7.25 billion yuan.Saudi Arabia said that Israel's occupation of the buffer zone in the Golan showed its intention to "destroy Syria's chances of restoring security".
WTI crude oil futures closed up 1.74%, while WTI January crude oil futures closed up 1.17 USD, or 1.74% to 68.37 USD/barrel. Brent February crude oil futures closed up 1.02 US dollars, or 1.43% to 72.14 US dollars/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed up 3.45% to $3.1820/million British heat.Huaxi Securities: The capital of its subsidiary Huaxi Yinfeng was reduced by 500 million yuan. Huaxi Securities announced that it decided to reduce the capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary Huaxi Yinfeng Investment Co., Ltd. by 500 million yuan. Before the capital reduction, the registered capital of Huaxi Yinfeng was 2 billion yuan and the paid-in capital was 1.5 billion yuan. After this capital reduction, its registered capital will be reduced to 1.5 billion yuan. This capital reduction does not involve the return of paid-in capital, and Huaxi Securities will still hold 100% equity of Huaxi Yinfeng. The matter was reviewed and approved at the meeting of the board of directors held on December 10, 2024, and it does not need to be submitted to the shareholders' meeting for consideration, and does not constitute a connected transaction or a major asset restructuring. After the capital reduction, the registered capital and various risk control indicators of Huaxi Yinfeng still meet the regulatory requirements.Institution: The European Central Bank is expected to hint that interest rates will be further lowered after this week. Pioneer analyst Shaan Raithatha said in a report that the European Central Bank is expected to cut the deposit interest rate by 25 basis points to 3% this week, and hinted at further interest rate cuts at the meeting on Thursday. The senior economist said that this should reflect the softening growth prospects and the increasing possibility that inflation will weaken more than expected. He said that the ECB can choose not to mention the statement that "as long as it is necessary, the policy will be limited enough". Vanguard continues to predict that the European Central Bank will accelerate the pace of interest rate cuts in early 2025 and reduce the deposit interest rate to 1.75% by mid-2025, slightly lower than the neutral level.
Dutch International: It is a foregone conclusion that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25bp, and the euro should face another decline. Frantisek Taborsky, an international analyst in the Netherlands, said in a report that the euro may face a new round of decline after a short respite due to position adjustment in recent days. "However, to see more actions here, we must wait until the meeting of the European Central Bank on Thursday, when it should show the next direction." At the meeting of the European Central Bank, it seems a foregone conclusion to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. However, Taborsky said that the press conference may lead to discussions on further interest rate cuts later, which may put pressure on the euro.Market news: South Korean minister asked the opposition party not to impeach officials to prevent a government vacuum.Saudi Arabia said that Israel's occupation of the buffer zone in the Golan showed its intention to "destroy Syria's chances of restoring security".
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