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Yardeni, Wall Street Strategist: The Federal Reserve should keep interest rates unchanged at its December meeting. Yardeni Research believes that at the upcoming FOMC meeting, US policymakers should keep interest rates unchanged and assess the economic situation. "Policy committees should take time to see how the economy will evolve in the coming months after Trump wins the election," strategists such as Ed Yardeni said in the report. Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, asserted at the last meeting that policymakers "can't (or won't) model the new government's fiscal policy before it is implemented". Although the impact of tariffs and tax cuts is still uncertain, the basic view is that inflation is still too high, real GDP growth is strong, and the labor market is close to full employment, which is likely to contradict the relaxation of monetary policy.More than 1,000 A-share companies have issued shareholder return plans, and both the mid-term dividend and the third quarterly dividend reached record highs this year. Since the beginning of this year, more than 1,000 A-share listed companies have issued shareholder return plans, focusing on the company's long-term and sustainable development, and making institutional arrangements for profit distribution in the next three or five years based on the actual business development and shareholders' wishes. Among them, many leading enterprises with large market capitalization have made high dividend commitments. Judging from the dividend situation in 2024, under the guidance of policies, the dividend rhythm of listed companies has been continuously optimized. During the year, the number and amount of A-share listed companies that have announced interim dividends and third quarterly dividends have set a new record, and the awareness of listed companies to repay investors has been continuously enhanced. (Economic Information Daily)South Korea's Ministry of Finance: The recent market volatility is a bit excessive, and measures to stabilize the market will be taken to deal with it.

China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred in Nevada, USA (39.05 degrees north latitude and 118.85 degrees west longitude) at 07: 08 on December 10th with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.South Korea's Seoul composite index rose to 2%, and South Korea's KOSDAQ index rose by nearly 4%.Huaxi Securities: In 2025, the rate of RRR cut and interest rate cut may not be lower than 50bp and 20bp. Huaxi Securities Research Report pointed out that this Politburo meeting revisited "moderately loose monetary policy", and the market inevitably associated with the magnificent combination of monetary and fiscal policies in 2008-2010. Specific to this round of monetary policy, it may be similar to it, not only the tone has changed, but also the framework has changed from the previous cross-cycle (or both cross-cycle and counter-cycle) to counter-cycle adjustment, which is likely to point to an increase in the adjustment range of reserve ratio and policy interest rate. Looking forward to 2025, the rate of single RRR cut and interest rate cut of monetary policy may not be lower than 50bp and 20bp (the rate in 2024), and the possibility of further increasing the rate in the face of extreme circumstances is not ruled out. The specific degree and duration of easing may depend on the economic situation.

Yonhap News Agency: South Korea's defense intelligence commander was suspended.59 Hong Kong stocks were repurchased by the company yesterday, with Tencent Holdings, AIA and Aauto Quicker having the largest amount of repurchase. On December 9, a total of 59 Hong Kong stocks were repurchased by the company, and the amount of repurchase of 11 stocks exceeded HK$ 10 million. Among them, Tencent Holdings, AIA and Aauto Quicker -W have the largest repurchase amounts, with the repurchase amounts of HK$ 701 million, HK$ 61.927 million and HK$ 48.4189 million respectively.Japan's M2 money stock increased by 1.2% and M3 by 0.7% in November.