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World Gold Council: The price of gold is expected to hit its best annual performance in more than 10 years. It is expected that there will be a positive but moderate growth next year. According to the report of the World Gold Council, the price of gold is expected to hit its best annual performance in more than 10 years, with an increase of 28% as of November. Behind this, the purchases of the central bank and investors offset the significant slowdown in consumer demand. Looking ahead, all eyes are focused on the impact of Trump's second term on the global economy. The current forecast of GDP, yield and inflation shows that gold will have a positive but much more moderate growth in 2025. The upward trend may benefit from a sharp drop in interest rates, an increase in volatility, or the continuous higher-than-average demand for gold by the central bank. On the contrary, higher long-term interest rates or weak demand for gold consumption may bring headwinds.Australia's unemployment rate in November was 3.93%, which is estimated to be 4.2%.Industrial Securities' investment strategy for the construction industry in 2025: internal and external resonance, optimistic about debt conversion and the "Belt and Road" industry, Industrial Securities Research Report said that the construction industry will face certain pressure in 2024, and it is expected that infrastructure investment will remain high in 2025, driven by the debt conversion policy. Review and prospect of plate market: central state-owned enterprises and design plates led the gains, with obvious excess returns. Main line 1: Debt conversion is expected to drive the improvement of the management quality of construction central enterprises. 1) The driving force and mode of action of this debt conversion can be compared with the "Belt and Road" market in 2014 and the PPP market in 2016, and the policy is driven from top to bottom. 2) The institutions' positions in construction central enterprises are low, and the valuation of construction central enterprises is also in the lower position of the historical center. 3) The unprecedented intensity of debt conversion will help the central enterprises to realize the double promotion of EPS and PE. Main Line 2: The Belt and Road Initiative is expected to accelerate and benefit international engineering enterprises. The "Belt and Road" market has accelerated its expansion, and international engineering enterprises are expected to accelerate their going out to sea, and their performance and valuation have both improved.

Australia's unemployment rate in November was 3.93%, which is estimated to be 4.2%.China Bank's RMB clearing volume in Australia exceeded 100 trillion yuan. According to Bank of China, recently, Bank of China Sydney Branch and Bank of China Hong Kong jointly held a RMB forum in Sydney to celebrate the 10th anniversary of being an Australian RMB clearing bank. As the only RMB clearing bank in the South Pacific at present, in the past ten years, China Bank has taken root in Australia and South Pacific, continuously expanded its clearing network, cooperated with four local banks and other financial institutions in Australia, and became the main channel for RMB clearing of local important banks, providing RMB clearing volume of more than 100 trillion yuan.The governor of the Swiss National Bank once again threatened negative interest rates, saying that it really worked. Martin Schlegel, governor of the Swiss National Bank, said that the bank did not like negative interest rates, but would use them again when necessary to curb speculation in the Swiss franc. Before his speech, the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly cut interest rates by 50 basis points. The new central bank governor once again threatened to re-implement the negative interest rate policy if necessary. "Nobody likes negative interest rates, and neither does the Swiss National Bank," Schlegel told Bloomberg Television in Bern. "Of course, we will also be ready to implement negative interest rates again if necessary. But as we cut interest rates today, the possibility of negative interest rates has been reduced. "

This round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has caused more than 44,800 deaths in the Gaza. On the afternoon of December 12, the health department in Gaza issued a statement saying that since the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on October 7 last year, 44,835 Palestinians have been killed and 106,356 others have been injured by Israeli military operations in the Gaza. (CCTV News)The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and HSBC signed a $1 billion trade flow arrangement for emerging markets.AIA Group repurchased 1.1 million shares for HK$ 61.7 million on December 12th.