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Chilean Mining Association (SONAMI): Copper production in Chile is affected by poor project performance.From January to November, the oil and gas production of SOCAR Company in Azerbaijan decreased year-on-year.Market News: Apple is cooperating with Broadcom around artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Apple chips may be ready for production in 2026.

In November, Sichuan CPI rose by 0.1% year-on-year, and the price increase of pork and fresh vegetables dropped from the previous month. On December 10, the data released by the Sichuan Survey Corps of the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the consumer price index (CPI) in Sichuan rose by 0.1% year-on-year, and the growth rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point from the previous month. It decreased by 0.7% from the previous month. From January to November, the consumer price of Sichuan residents decreased by 0.1% compared with the same period of last year. In terms of food, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol rose by 1.8% year-on-year in November, and the growth rate dropped by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month. Among them, the prices of pork and fresh vegetables increased by 15.2% and 14.0% year-on-year, respectively, and the growth rate dropped from last month; The price of fresh fruit changed from a year-on-year increase of 3.4% last month to an increase of 2.0%; The prices of eggs and aquatic products decreased by 1.6% and 0.6% respectively. From the ring comparison, the price of food, tobacco and alcohol decreased by 1.9% from 0.3% last month, mainly because the average temperature in November was higher than that in previous years, which was beneficial to the production, storage and transportation of agricultural products, and most fresh food prices were affected by the super-seasonal decline.The China Securities Association held a plenary meeting of the professional committee on securities brokerage, wealth management and asset management, which was held in Beijing on December 3rd. The meeting stressed that the securities industry should focus on its main business, optimize supply, improve its value creation ability, form a diversified financial product and service system suitable for the needs of various investors, and implement the strategic layout of "five big articles"; Adhere to the customer-centered, practice the development concept of finance serving the country and finance serving the people, and correctly handle the relationship between functionality and profitability; Actively serve the national strategic needs, optimize product design, innovate service models, and provide more long-term financial support for the real economy. The meeting summarized the key work of the Committee in 2024 and discussed the work plan for 2025. In the next stage, the Committee will further play its role as a platform for communication, deliberation and handling affairs, unite industry consensus, guide the industry to focus on its main business, give full play to the functions of wealth managers, continuously improve its professional service capabilities, provide full chain services for investors' property preservation and appreciation, and help the high-quality development of the capital market.Kremlin: Actions in the Golan Heights and the buffer zone are unlikely to help stabilize the situation in Syria.

Health Yuan: Obtained the commitment letter of stock repurchase loan from financial institutions of no more than 238 million yuan. Health Yuan announcement, the company recently obtained the commitment letter of loan from Industrial Bank, with a loan amount of no more than 238 million yuan, no more than 90% of the upper limit of repurchase amount, and a loan period of no more than 36 months, which is specially used to repurchase shares of listed companies. The total amount of the company's actual loan and the amount of the repurchased funds shall not exceed the upper limit of the amount of this repurchase program. The commitment letter of the financial institution's stock repurchase loan obtained this time does not represent the company's commitment to the repurchase amount. The specific number of shares repurchased shall be subject to the actual number of shares repurchased at the expiration of the repurchase period.The probability of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates this month doesn't seem to increase the strength of the US/Japan again. Justin Low, an analyst at Forexlive, a financial website, said that the possibility of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates this month was very low from the beginning, and earlier today, the ratio was about 30%. There has just been a sudden report that some policy makers of the Bank of Japan may support raising interest rates in December, but they also think it is unnecessary to rush because they think the cost of waiting for raising interest rates is "very small". After this news, the possibility of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates further dropped to about 23%. This, in turn, led to buying against the yen, while the yen fell. In the initial reaction, USD/JPY once fell to a low of 150.99, but then rose to around 152.30.The "12.9" forest fire in Yajiang, Ganzi, Sichuan Province was caused by a short circuit of high-voltage transmission lines. At 20: 00 on December 11th, the reporter learned from the "12.9" forest fire disposal headquarters in Yajiang County that the entire fire site had been extinguished and the smoke spots had been cleared. After consultation and judgment by the headquarters, the fire site entered the guard stage in an all-round way, and some fire-fighting teams were being evacuated in an orderly manner. It was preliminarily found that the fire was caused by short circuit of high voltage transmission line under the action of strong wind. (CCTV News)