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China Seismological Network officially determined that an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in Fiji Islands (14.95 degrees south latitude and 178.15 degrees west longitude) at 09: 51 on December 12, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.The venue of the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups was confirmed. On the 11th, FIFA held a special meeting online, attended by all 211 FIFA member associations. The Congress confirmed that the 2030 Men's Football World Cup will be jointly hosted by Morocco, Portugal and Spain, and the 2034 Men's Football World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia. After multi-party coordination, there is only one bidder left in the two World Cups, so there is no suspense in the final result. At the same time, the conference confirmed that 2030 coincides with the centenary of the first World Cup, and FIFA decided to hold a 2030 World Cup in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, respectively, to celebrate the centenary of the World Cup.Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 occurred in the sea area northeast of Fiji. According to the measurement of the European and Mediterranean Earthquake Center, at 13: 51 local time on December 12th, a magnitude of 5.6 earthquake occurred in the sea area 478 kilometers northeast of Suva, Fiji (15.201 degrees south latitude and 178.282 degrees west longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.The Ministry of Water Resources started the emergency water quantity dispatching of the Pearl River during the dry season from 2024 to 2025. It was learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that the first emergency water quantity dispatching of the Pearl River during the dry season from 2024 to 2025 was started at 8: 00 on December 12. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, through the implementation of this emergency water regulation, the runoff of the lower reaches of Xijiang River and Beijiang River will continue to increase, which can effectively suppress the salty tide in the Pearl River estuary and increase the water storage capacity of local reservoirs in Zhuhai and other places. The Ministry of Water Resources will guide the Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission and the water conservancy departments of the relevant provinces (autonomous regions) to closely monitor the rain, water and salt conditions in the Pearl River Basin, forecast the scope and extent of the upstream influence of salt tide, issue early warning in time, implement unified dispatching of river basin water projects, and make every effort to ensure the water supply safety of important cities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities: It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing at home and abroad will be further released. At the investor open day of CITIC Securities in 2024, Zou Yingguang, General Manager of CITIC Securities, said that the demand for two-way cross-border investment and financing is very strong, whether it is a China enterprise "going abroad" or an overseas investor "coming to China". Among them, with the rapid evolution of China's new open economic system, cross-border finance will usher in greater development space, and securities companies will be in cross-border finance. In the medium and long term, China's macro securitization rate is still accelerating, the internationalization of Chinese-funded enterprises will continue to increase, and the opening up of China's capital market will continue to increase. It is expected that the demand for cross-border investment and financing from domestic and foreign customers will be further released.

FTSE China A50 index futures rose 1%.The project of Chuangpu Instrument Industrial Park started in Hefei, with a total investment of 320 million yuan. According to the news of Hefei High-tech Zone Management Committee, on December 10th, the project of Chuangpu Instrument Industrial Park at the intersection of Caihong West Road and Peacock Terrace Road in Hefei High-tech Zone officially started. The total investment of the project is 320 million yuan, which is planned to be completed at one time and is expected to be put into use in the second half of 2027.The individual pension system has been extended to the whole country. (Xinhua News Agency)