Japanese manufacturers' confidence index turned negative to the central bank's forecast in December. A short-term survey in Reuters, Japan, found that Japanese manufacturers' business confidence deteriorated further in December due to concerns about US protectionist policies. The survey of 505 large Japanese non-financial enterprises showed that manufacturers' confidence index fell from 5 in November to -1 in December, which was the first time since last February, and the number of pessimists exceeded optimists for the first time in 10 months. The loss of business confidence may cast a shadow over the Bank of Japan's forecast. The Bank of Japan had previously predicted that a steady recovery driven by rising wages and consumption would help inflation reach the 2% target in a sustainable way and justify further interest rate hikes. Many manufacturing industries have reported that business confidence has declined. Among electronic machinery manufacturers, steel and non-ferrous metal manufacturers, pessimists far exceed optimists.Xie Yunliang, macro chief analyst of Cinda Securities, said that historically, the establishment of a "moderately loose" policy orientation needs to meet two major conditions, namely, the domestic pressure to stabilize prices is high and the foreign Federal Reserve is in a loose cycle. At present, it is judged that both situations may exist next year.CITIC Jiantou: China's commercial space layout continues to land, and SpaceX's first mobile phone direct connection constellation has been built. CITIC Jiantou Research Report said that China's state-owned private enterprises have laid out one after another, and the satellite development and rocket launch modes have gradually transformed, and commercial space forces are expected to accelerate the layout process of low-orbit Internet. Recently, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Commercial Satellite Co., Ltd. unveiled its design concept of Internet satellite for the first time, including standardization, low cost, integration, digitalization and scale. The company's production line in Tianjin has an annual production capacity of more than 100 satellites, and the satellite super factory in Wenchang, Hainan is expected to be put into operation in 2025, with an annual production capacity of 1,000 satellites. The third batch of networked satellites in Qian Fan (G60) constellation was successfully launched, and the number of satellites in orbit increased to 54. China Telecom invested 1 billion yuan to set up a new satellite company. Internationally, SpaceX has built the world's first low-orbit mobile phone direct connection constellation, and the three European aerospace giants Airbus Group, Terez Company and Leonardo Company want to jointly build a new satellite company.
With the general election approaching, German Chancellor Angela Scholz supports reducing the value-added tax on basic groceries. German Chancellor Angela Scholz said in an interview on the evening of December 10th local time that he was in favor of reducing the value-added tax on basic groceries from 7% to 5% to help low-income families cope with inflation. The center-left leader also said that although the opposition Conservative Party has a big lead in the polls, he is confident of winning the early election on February 23rd.Maotai Group went to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for investigation and exchange. From December 3 to 9, local time, Wan Bo, member of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of Maotai Group, led a team to Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for investigation and exchange. Through in-depth investigation of the local market, the brand promotion activities of "Maotai Night" were carried out, which continued to promote Maotai's deep cultivation in Southeast Asia. During this period, Wanbo and his party also visited Eisenwo, Chairman of the China-Cambodia Friendship Exchange Association, Princess Norodom Allen Rasmi, Director of the Cambodian Royal Modita Foundation, former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chichai Vanashati, Chairman of the Thailand-China Friendship Association and former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gong Taparansi, and Lao Minister of Education and Sports Pu Simarong to discuss how Maotai culture and Southeast Asian cultures can be blended and promoted together to help Maotai and China traditional culture go to sea.During the year, there were 461 new indices, and the index investment fever continued to climb. On December 10th, in order to meet the investment demand of diversified indices, CSI Index Co., Ltd. officially released five new indices, including CSI 1000 Growth Index, CSI 1000 Value Index, CSI 2000 Growth Index, CSI 2000 Value Index and CSI 1000 Quality Balance Strategy Index. With the "listing" of the above five indexes, the number of newly-issued indexes reached 461 during the year, covering categories such as strategy, style, scale, industry, theme and other fixed-income indexes; Related index asset classes include stocks, fixed income, funds and futures. At the same time, the secondary market, this year, the heat of indexed investment is also high. Looking forward to the future, with the continuous vigorous growth of market demand and unabated heat, and the precise guidance and strong support from the supervisory level, the indexed investment ecology will become more and more perfect. (Securities Daily)
More support policies for specialization and innovation are brewing. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, up to now, China has cultivated a total of 14,600 "little giant" enterprises with specialization and innovation, and more than 140,000 small and medium-sized enterprises with specialization and innovation. Over 80% of the "Little Giant" enterprises are located in strategic emerging industrial chains such as integrated circuits and aerospace, and the number of enterprises in future industry-related fields such as artificial intelligence and low-altitude economy is nearly 5,000. The reporter was informed that the relevant departments will study and formulate guidance on building a mechanism to promote the development and growth of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, issue guidance on cultivating high-quality enterprises, continue to increase support for the cultivation of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote the "expansion, quality improvement and strong chain" of specialized and innovative groups. (Economic Information Daily)Navigation warning! Sea shooting test in the southern Yellow Sea, according to the website of China Maritime Safety Administration, Lianyungang Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning. From 8: 00 to 14: 00 on December 11, some sea areas in the southern Yellow Sea were fired with live ammunition, and it was forbidden to enter.Vanke: It received a loan of 1.05 billion yuan from the Postal Savings Bank. On December 10th, Vanke Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Vanke A, 000002.SZ) issued an announcement on providing guarantee for bank loans. According to the announcement, Vanke recently applied for a loan from Shenzhen Luohu Sub-branch of Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Postal Savings Bank"), with a total loan principal of RMB 1.05 billion, and subsequent companies will make withdrawals according to business needs. The holding subsidiaries of the Company provide corresponding mortgage and pledge guarantee for the relevant loans respectively, and at the same time, the holding subsidiaries, as co-borrower, undertake repayment obligations together with the Company. After this guarantee, the total external guarantee of the company and its holding subsidiaries will be 118.673 billion yuan, accounting for 4.732% of the company's audited net assets attributable to shareholders of listed companies at the end of 2023.
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