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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.Anhui Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.: A major project that won the bid of 15.506 billion yuan was announced by Anhui Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., and the company and its subsidiaries recently received the notice of winning the bid. The winning project is the Yangtze River Bridge and wiring project of Taishan Road in Wuhu, S24 Hanghe Expressway. The project is located in Wuhu City, and its main contents include investment, financing, survey and design, construction, operation management, maintenance, debt repayment and handover, with a total investment of about 15.506 billion yuan. The construction period of the project is 48 months and the charging period is 356 months. This project was jointly won by a consortium composed of several companies, such as CCCC Second Waterway Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd..The General Administration of Market Supervision held an anti-monopoly compliance lecture hall for the automobile industry. On December 11th, the General Administration of Market Supervision held the ninth anti-monopoly compliance lecture hall in Beijing to give lectures on anti-monopoly compliance for the automobile industry. The General Administration of Market Supervision requires the business entities of the automobile industry to compact the responsibility of the anti-monopoly compliance subject, actively regulate business practices, establish and improve the anti-monopoly compliance system, and effectively prevent and stop the occurrence of monopoly behaviors. The General Administration of Market Supervision will continue to pay attention to the competition in the automobile industry, further promote the special anti-monopoly law enforcement actions in the field of people's livelihood, promote the formation of a fairer and more dynamic market environment, and continuously enhance the people's sense of acquisition, happiness and security. (City speaks Newspeak)

Zhejiang Alibaba Cloud has invested in Sealos, and Tianyancha App shows that recently, Sealos affiliated company Zhuhai Huanjie Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. has undergone industrial and commercial changes, adding Zhejiang Alibaba Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. as a shareholder, and the registered capital has increased from about 2.679 million RMB to about 3.349 million RMB. Zhuhai Huanjie Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. was established in March 2022, and its legal representative is Fang Haitao. Its business scope includes computer software and hardware and auxiliary equipment wholesale, computer software and hardware and auxiliary equipment retail, cloud computing equipment technical services, etc. Now it is jointly held by Fang Haitao, Hangzhou Fanjie Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) and the above-mentioned new shareholders. Official website shows that the company focuses on developing and providing cloud native ecological products and services.Trump appointed TOM BARRACK as the US ambassador to Turkey.ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Daiyu and Midea Group. Recently, ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Daiyu and Midea Group in Chengdu. In the future, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation in VR space, AR application and MR interaction.

Morgan Asset Management: In 2025, there are sufficient reasons to continue to over-allocate US stocks. Sylvia Sheng, global multi-asset strategist of Morgan Asset Management, said that there are sufficient reasons to continue to over-allocate US stocks and increase exposure to small and medium-sized stocks. She pointed out that although the valuation may look high, it is expected that the profit growth of S&P 500 companies will continue. Sheng wrote that it is estimated that in 2025, the contribution of the six giants in the S&P 500 index to the profit growth of the other 494 stocks will be the same, and the profit growth of these six giants is expected to slow down from 40% in 2024 to 22%. In the international market, Morgan Asset Management continues to over-allocate Japanese stocks, and its quantitative model shows that the yield of Japanese stocks is attractive and the bottom-up profitability is strong.Tang Shikai, a member of the board of directors of Mercedes-Benz, will retire next year and is now in charge of the company's business in Greater China. Mercedes-Benz Group Co., Ltd. announced that Hubertus Troska, the current member of the board of directors in charge of the company's business in Greater China, will retire in 2025 as planned. He himself decided to take up a new position as a member of the board of directors of Mercedes-Benz Group Co., Ltd. and a special representative for China affairs from February 1, 2025 to promote the company's business system in the world's largest market. Tang Shikai will officially retire on July 31, 2025.Ministry of Finance of Korea: Korea's financial market is still facing uncertainty.