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The Syrian capital Damascus and the central city of Homs were attacked. On December 9, local time, Israel launched attacks on the Syrian capital Damascus and the central city of Homs. On the same day, there were many air strikes near the western suburbs of Damascus, Syria, and the Damascus Scientific Research Center was attacked, with more than four explosions. It is reported that in the past few hours, the Israeli army destroyed all air defense bases in Syria, most military airports, Syrian fighter planes and helicopter formations, long-range missile depots, strategic weapons warehouses and dozens of tunnels connecting Syria and Lebanon. At present, the Israeli side has no response to this.At the end of the year, banks intensively sold certificates of deposit at the highest interest rate of 3%. Near the end of the year, many small and medium-sized banks began to sell certificates of deposit, and the annualized interest rates of some three-year and five-year certificates of deposit could reach more than 2%, even as high as 3%. At the same time, some banks have "raised the deposit interest rate against the trend" to attract depositors. The industry believes that near the end of the year, although some small and medium-sized banks raised deposit interest rates, on the whole, the downward trend of deposit interest rates is a general trend, and there is still room for downward trend in the future. (Securities Daily)Front-page article of China Securities Journal: Focus on synergy and cohesion to boost confidence in the stock market. The front-page article of China Securities Journal said that the the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 proposed to "stabilize the property market and stock market". Market participants believe that the key to stabilizing the stock market is to enhance the internal stability of the market, enhance the investment value of listed companies, crack down on securities crimes, strengthen investor protection, and effectively boost investor confidence. This is a systematic project, involving many aspects, which needs to be exerted in the same direction and form a joint force. The emphasis on coordination, grasping the key, will help to better cohesion and create good conditions for the healthy development of the capital market.

The monetary policy is moderately loose. Many chief brokers actively interpret "extraordinary countercyclical adjustment". On December 9, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work in 2025. The meeting released many new signals, such as the change of monetary policy from "flexible and moderate" to "moderately loose". In an interview, a number of brokerage chiefs believe that liquidity support may increase in the future to better serve the development of the real economy. (Securities Times)Apollo's flagship private equity fund aims to raise $25 billion.WTI crude oil futures closed up 1.74%, while WTI January crude oil futures closed up 1.17 USD, or 1.74% to 68.37 USD/barrel. Brent February crude oil futures closed up 1.02 US dollars, or 1.43% to 72.14 US dollars/barrel. Nymex January natural gas futures closed up 3.45% to $3.1820/million British heat.

Volkswagen will resume its protracted cost-cutting negotiations with workers next week, and Volkswagen and the labor union will continue negotiations next week, because the two sides still have differences on how to make the automaker more competitive. Arne Meiswinkel, the chief negotiator of the management, said on Monday night that the two sides will hold the fifth round of negotiations again on December 16th to discuss the restructuring of the Volkswagen brand.Economist: Pork price, temperature, incremental policies and other factors are expected to push up CPI. Looking forward to the next stage, Wen Bin, chief economist of China Minsheng Bank, predicts that the year-on-year increase of CPI may rebound. With the increase of meat demand in winter, the price of pork will rise seasonally. In addition, the further drop of temperature will affect the production, storage and transportation of fresh vegetables, fresh fruits and other products, which may push up food prices. The domestic package of incremental policies will continue to improve domestic demand and boost consumer confidence, which is expected to boost the core CPI. (Securities Daily)Maintaining the "three public" order in the capital market, the regulatory authorities continue to strengthen the prevention and control of insider trading in mergers and acquisitions. Recently, the securities regulatory bureaus in Hunan and Zhejiang have issued several tickets for insider trading, which fully demonstrates the determination and attitude of the regulatory authorities to "zero tolerance" for securities illegal activities. Judging from the insider trading cases investigated this year, the field of mergers and acquisitions has become the "hardest hit" for insider trading violations. At present, the support of all parties in the market for mergers and acquisitions continues to increase. At the same time, the behavior of speculating stock prices through mergers and acquisitions also has a tendency to take the lead. The process of planning and implementing major asset restructuring usually takes a long time and involves many people, so the importance of strengthening the prevention and control of insider trading is becoming more and more prominent. The reporter learned that regulators are continuing to strengthen the prevention and control of insider trading in mergers and acquisitions, and help maintain the normal functioning of market pricing functions. (SSE)