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Fang Yi, Chief Strategy Officer of Guotai Junan: The conditions of "transformation cattle" in China stock market are forming four themes, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and self-control. Fang Yi, Chief Analyst of Guotai Junan Strategy, said at the main forum of Guotai Junan 2025 investment strategy that the bottom of China stock market has appeared, and the conditions of "transformation cattle" are forming; The key driving force of the market comes from the decline of risk-free interest rate and the boost of risk preference, and the economic expectation is expected to be revised up in 2025H2; The mid-line of the stock market is expected to get out of the N-rhythm. Theme recommendation: merger and reorganization/self-control/humanoid robot/self-consumption. 1) M&A and reorganization: the regulatory tolerance of cross-border M&A and acquisition of unprofitable assets has been improved, and we are optimistic about the traditional industry leaders who are the main enterprises of science and technology chain and benefit from the optimization of industry structure; 2) Self-control: global science and technology supply chain reconstruction, optimistic about the improvement of localization rate of advanced semiconductors/basic software; 3) Humanoid robot: mass production and application scenario expansion are accelerated, and key components such as dexterous hands/actuators are optimistic; 4) Self-satisfaction consumption: demographic changes have given birth to new consumption patterns, and we are optimistic about the high growth of secondary consumption/pet consumption.Industry: The worry about the imbalance between supply and demand still exists, and there is limited room for alumina futures to continue to fall. Since the intraday record of 5,540 yuan/ton on December 5, the main contract price of domestic alumina futures has started to fluctuate and fall, reaching a minimum of 5,077 yuan/ton on December 12, with the cumulative maximum decline exceeding 8%. According to industry insiders, the increase of alumina registered delivery brands and the sharp drop in overseas alumina spot quotations have led to the recent decline in alumina futures prices. Although the short-term news in the market is intertwined, the imbalance between supply and demand in the alumina market has not fundamentally improved, so there is limited room for the subsequent decline of alumina futures prices. (CSI)The earnings per share of the opening customers in the first fiscal quarter exceeded the forecast. The earnings per share of the opening customers in the first fiscal quarter were $4.04, compared with $3.58 in the same period of last year, and the forecast was $3.81. Same-store sales in the United States increased by 5.2%, and it is estimated to increase by 5.03%. The total revenue was $62.15 billion, up 7.5% year-on-year, and it was estimated to be $61.98 billion. The net sales amounted to US$ 60.99 billion, up 7.5% year-on-year, and it is estimated to be US$ 60.85 billion.

Central Bank of Peru: It is expected that the annual inflation rate and core inflation rate will remain within the expected range.Hong Kong's IPO is expected to return to the top three in the world next year, and signs of recovery of Hong Kong's IPO are beginning to appear this year: Hong Kong's capital market has ushered in a strong wave of "listing in Hong Kong", from upstarts such as Horizon to giants such as Midea, SF Express, Hengrui, Haitian and Mao Geping, and many mainland enterprises have turned their attention to Hong Kong. Some institutions predict that Hong Kong is expected to return to the fourth place in global IPO financing this year and the top three in the world in 2025. "When I was in Hong Kong, I might have to see three or five companies a day. This is no exaggeration." Chen Yiting, chief executive of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, said in an interview recently that "many market participants and investment bankers are quite optimistic about Hong Kong's IPO market in 2025." (Securities Times)New york gold futures fell by 1.8%, silver futures fell by 4.2%, and mining stock Cordelen fell by 6.6%. In late new york on Thursday (December 12), spot gold fell by 1.36% to $2,681.37 per ounce, showing a downward trend throughout the day. It was as high as $2,726.23 at 09:00 Beijing time, and the US PPI was released at 21:30. Spot silver fell 2.91% to $30.9710 per ounce. COMEX gold futures fell 1.81% to $2,706.70 per ounce, with an intraday trading range of $2,761.30-$2,696.70. COMEX silver futures fell 4.19% to $31.5850 an ounce. COMEX copper futures fell 0.50% to $4.2420/lb.

Blinken: Providing 500 million U.S. dollars in aid to Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Blinken said that he would provide Ukraine with a 500 million U.S. dollar aid package, which includes providing "Haima" ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicle systems.The nominee of the Trump Department of Transportation said that the agency will ensure "the safety of aircraft produced by Boeing."Goldman Sachs: Given that the moderate oversupply of 400,000 barrels per day and the current normalization of low valuation almost offset each other, the basic expectation is that the average price of Brent crude oil in 2025 will be $76 per barrel.