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It is reported that the Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next rate hike is not great, and the short-term earthquake of the yen market is reported. It is reported that the Bank of Japan believes that the cost of waiting for the next rate hike is not great. Some policy makers are not opposed to raising interest rates in December if it is proposed. It is said that officials believe that the next rate hike is only a matter of time, not whether to raise interest rates. In addition, they believe that there is little risk that the depreciation of the yen will push up inflationary pressure at this stage. The yen then fluctuated greatly. USD/JPY once fell to a low of 150.99, then rose by about 100 points, and now it is back to around 152. Judging from the current situation, traders expect the probability that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week to be around 26%.The Israeli army attacked a house in the northern Gaza, killing 18 people. The reporter learned that the Israeli army bombed a house in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza on the early morning of the 11th local time, killing 18 people and leaving many others missing. (CCTV News)Before the Bank of Japan's policy meeting, it released chaotic signals. Japanese traders were confused about when to raise interest rates. After the Bank of Japan officials' remarks and media reports sent different signals, traders have been confused about when the central bank might raise interest rates in the past week. This kind of confusion led to sharp fluctuations in the market's interest rate hike bets. The overnight index swap pricing showed that the probability of raising interest rates in December was 22%, which was significantly lower than 60% at the beginning of last week. This week, the yen fell from 150 last Friday to a low of 152.18 to the dollar, and the exchange rate was 151.73 at 10:40 Tokyo time. Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan, said in an interview last month that the interest rate hike was approaching. A few days later, a report by the news agency emphasized the concern of the central bank about raising interest rates prematurely. Tomaki Nakamura, a member of the Dove Policy Committee, said last week that he was not opposed to raising interest rates, but this month's policy decision must consider data factors.

IDC: It is estimated that the edge cloud market in China will grow at a compound annual rate of over 25% from 2023 to 2028. Recently, the latest report "China Edge Cloud Market Tracking Research, 2024H1" released by International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that in the first half of the year, the edge cloud market in China totaled 5.48 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth rate of 21.0%. Among them, the market scale of edge public cloud services, edge exclusive cloud services and edge cloud solutions reached 3 billion yuan, 970 million yuan and 1.5 billion yuan respectively. According to IDC, it is estimated that the average annual compound growth rate of China's edge cloud market will be 25.5% from 2023 to 2028, taking into account the changing trend of customer expenditure in major industries, the commercialization progress of hot demand and the changes of bandwidth supply policy throughout the year.German Foreign Minister: We have seen hope in Syria.State Railway Administration: From January to November, the national railway passenger volume reached a record high, and the State Railway Administration announced that from January to November, the national railway passenger volume reached a record high. From January to November, the number of railway passengers sent nationwide reached 4.015 billion, up 12.6% year-on-year, and the annual number of passengers sent exceeded 4 billion for the first time, reaching a record high. Passenger turnover reached 1,484.061 billion person-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. In the month of November, the number of railway passengers sent nationwide was 304 million, up 8.8% year-on-year; Passenger turnover reached 98.135 billion person-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. The volume of freight delivery has increased steadily. From January to November, the national railway freight volume was 4.715 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. In November, the national railway freight volume was 455 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%; The freight turnover was 324.521 billion tons kilometers, up 2.4% year-on-year.

South Korea's Public Affairs Office: The arrest of President Yin Xiyue will be discussed. On the 11th, South Korea's Senior Public Officials' Crime Investigation Office (referred to as the Public Affairs Office) said that it is working hard to launch an investigation and will discuss the arrest of President Yin Xiyue, "with full will". Wu Dongyun, head of the Public Mediation Office, made the above statement when attending the meeting of the Legal and Judicial Committee of the National Assembly on the same day. Wu Dongyun said that if circumstances permit, an attempt will be made to arrest Yin Xiyue by emergency arrest or applying for issuing an arrest warrant. Earlier in the day, the special investigation team of the National Investigation Headquarters under the South Korean Police Agency said that the Presidential Palace, the South Korean Police Agency, the Seoul Police Agency and the National Guard had been seized and searched. (Xinhua News Agency)The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Welcome Mr. Ma Ying-jeou to lead a delegation to visit again. On the 11th, Zhu Fenglian, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of, introduced at a regular press conference that Mr. Ma Ying-jeou will lead Taiwan Province youth to attend and visit the Youth Ice and Snow Festival on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Heilongjiang and Sichuan from December 18 to 26. We welcome Mr. Ma Ying-jeou to lead a delegation to visit again and will make arrangements for various activities. (Xinhua News Agency)Bank of Communications International: In November, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles in the mainland was 52.3%, and the performance in December was optimistic. Bank of Communications International published a research report to give the mainland auto industry a leading rating. According to the report, the retail sales of passenger cars increased by 16.5% year-on-year in November; The retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles was 52.3%, exceeding 50% for the fifth consecutive month, and the retail sales of new energy vehicles increased by 50.5% year-on-year. In November, the export growth slowed down, and the proportion of new energy vehicles fell to 20%. The bank pointed out that considering that the Spring Festival in 2025 is earlier than that in 2024, some car purchases before the Spring Festival will be completed by the end of 2024, and the subsidy policy for trade-in will enter the final stage in December, and some car companies are also sprinting sales through promotional activities. The bank expects the passenger car market in December. It is expected to maintain the potential of the current retail sales to continue to increase year by year. However, after the sales sprint in December, the auto market entered the off-season of consumption, so it is necessary to be cautious that the stock price performance of the auto sector may fluctuate.