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Russian President Vladimir Putin: External sanctions are pushing Russia to develop artificial intelligence solutions.Barclays: M&A and cooperation between banks and financial technology companies will grow.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."

Market analysis: The US CPI report is in line with expectations, and the stock market will breathe a sigh of relief. Wasif Latif, chief investment officer of Sarmaya Partners, said that according to the latest US CPI report, the market will not be further impacted. Everything is in line with expectations, and the stock market seems to breathe a sigh of relief, because this is another steady report with no surprises. The stock market seems to be ready for higher-than-expected data, but since there is no accident, the market is relieved. Although the short-term bond market has some reaction, the long-term bond market has no reaction.Alaska Airlines Group shares rose 3.35% after at least three brokers raised their P/E ratios.Barclays: M&A and cooperation between banks and financial technology companies will grow.

According to the news of China Securities Industry Association on December 11th, on December 5th, the meeting of directors and all members of regional equity market professional committee of China Securities Association was held in Chongqing. The meeting studied and implemented the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the new "National Nine Articles" in the capital market, and studied and discussed the key work of the Committee. The main person in charge of the China Securities Association, the relevant persons in charge of the Second Market Division of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, Chongqing Local Financial Administration and Chongqing Securities Regulatory Bureau attended the meeting, and more than 60 staff members of CSI Technology, Chongqing Securities and Futures Association and Securities Industry Association and Committee members attended the meeting.CEO of Bank of America: The prospect is "stable and positive".CEO of ExxonMobil: Our next generation graphite will shorten the charging time and increase the cruising range of electric vehicles by 30%.