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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. "According to Siemens, digital business revenue has more than doubled this year, reaching 1.7 billion euros, exceeding the commitment in 2021 ahead of schedule.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.

Institution: The Swiss National Bank does not need to cut interest rates sharply again. Melanie Debono, a macroeconomic analyst at Pantheon, wrote in a report that the Swiss National Bank does not need to cut borrowing costs sharply again. Earlier, the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly cut interest rates by 50 basis points. Most analysts had expected a more cautious rate cut of 25 basis points. Debono said that there may be further relaxation after this move, but only a little. Pantheon Macroeconomics predicts that the Swiss National Bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points again in March next year.Zhonggong Education: Director Yi Ziting resigned due to retirement. Zhonggong Education announced that the company's board of directors recently received a written resignation report from Director Yi Ziting. Yi Ziting applied to the company's board of directors for resignation due to retirement, and will not hold other positions in the company after resignation.Yin Zhongyu, Federal Reserve Securities: Industrial M&A will always have the opportunity to cross-border M&A and will never be supported on a large scale. Yin Zhongyu, assistant to the president of Federal Reserve Securities and head of the M&A business department, pointed out that M&A has ushered in a rare policy window. For industrial M&A, the policy window has always been there. "In particular, industrial M&A focusing on new productivity has always been the direction encouraged by the regulatory authorities, and there will always be opportunities. However, for buying and selling shells and cross-border restructuring, related risks need to be vigilant, and cross- (21 Finance)

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.Podolyak, adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in an interview with Channel 24 that Kiev was ready to negotiate with Russia, according to a report on the website of Russian satellite news agency on December 12th. He said: "negotiations can be started under any circumstances, but it is best not to use the word' peace talks' because it will be negotiations on freezing conflicts. Let's be realistic. " He pointed out that simple solutions should not be expected, and Ukraine needs just peace conditions. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman dmitry Peskov said that Russia was willing to negotiate with Ukraine provided that the conditions proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin were met. The conditions mentioned include the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Russia's "new region" and Ukraine's neutrality. (Reference message)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.