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German Chancellor Scholz: Putin has not achieved a single war goal, and the process of Ukrainian European integration is irreversible. Ukraine's energy sector needs a lot of private investment.If the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 50bp as expected, it is expected that the pace of interest rate cuts will slow down. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates sharply for the second time in a row this month, and hinted that policymakers are prepared to slow down the pace of monetary easing. The bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.25%, bringing borrowing costs to the upper part of their expected range of neutral interest rates. However, they also hinted that after the sharp interest rate cut expected by the market and most economists, there may be a smaller interest rate cut again in 2025. Officials dropped their previous statement that they expected to further reduce borrowing costs. "With the policy interest rate greatly reduced, we expect that if the economic development is generally in line with expectations, monetary policy will adopt a more gradual approach," Bank of Canada Governor Mackler said in a prepared speech. "Looking ahead, we will evaluate the necessity of further reducing the policy interest rate one by one."According to the survey of Monetary Authority of Singapore, 33% people expect that the slope of Singapore's exchange rate will be lowered in the January monetary policy evaluation (previously 50%).

Chilean Mining Association (SONAMI): Chile's copper production is expected to remain stable this year.According to a survey conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore's GDP growth rate is expected to be 3.6% in 2024 (previously 2.6%) and 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (previously 2.2%).German Foreign Minister: The transition in Syria is not over yet.

Citigroup: It is expected that the overall commodities will fall slightly in 2025.Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: The Hang Seng Index basically closed flat, and the Hang Seng Technology Index fell by 0.23%. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, the Hang Seng Index basically closed flat, and the Hang Seng Technology Index fell by 0.23%. Haidilao and Nongfu Spring rose more than 3%, and the same journey and the drop of nearly 3%.The Israeli army claimed to have attacked "most of Syria's strategic arsenals" in the past 48 hours. The Israel Defense Forces said on the 10th that hundreds of attacks were carried out in Syria in the past 48 hours, hitting most of Syria's strategic arsenals. In terms of ground operations, the Israeli army claimed to have attacked more than 130 arsenals and military buildings in Syria. On the naval side, Israeli warships attacked two naval ports in Syria where 15 ships docked, and the Israeli army destroyed dozens of ship-to-ship missiles. On the air force side, Israeli warplanes have flown in Syrian airspace for hundreds of hours and carried out more than 350 air strikes, targeting a wide range, including air defense positions, air force airports and dozens of weapons production facilities in Damascus and Homs, destroying Scud missiles, cruise missiles, fighter planes, tanks, radars and other weapons and equipment. (CCTV)