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Pimco and Fidelity believe that the economic outlook in the euro zone is weak, and the European Central Bank has cut interest rates by more than market expectations. Investors such as Pimco and Fidelity International believe that the economic outlook in Europe is bleak, which may force policymakers to cut interest rates by more than market expectations. The latest market pricing shows that the European Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate to 1.75% next year. The bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row on Thursday, to 3%. However, Fidelity said that the borrowing cost may be further reduced to 1.5%, and Pimco also believed that there was a risk of a larger interest rate cut. Further repricing may aggravate the rise of European bonds, which have outperformed the US and UK bond markets in 2024. A Bloomberg index, which tracks the return of euro bonds, has risen by more than 3% this year, while the corresponding indexes of US bonds and British bonds have risen by 2% and fallen by 2% respectively. "Market expectations are still more hawkish than we expected," said Salman Ahmed, global head of macro and strategic asset allocation at Fidelity. "If downside risks become a reality, then the European Central Bank may cut interest rates further."Market News: It is reported that Morgan Stanley will buy a mortgage loan from Santander Bank, worth about 900 million euros.According to the latest announcement of Allianz Fund, due to work arrangement, Shen Liang stepped down as general manager and financial controller on December 12, and Duan Jing became the new financial controller, and there is no statement about his transfer to other positions in the company. As early as October 8th, the former Inspector General Gu Wen left his post for personal reasons, and Shen Liang acted as Inspector General. Allianz Fund is the ninth wholly foreign-owned public offering in China, which is wholly owned by Allianz Investment. On April 18th this year, it was approved to launch China Public Offering of Fund business, and the first public offering product was established in early September. Before leaving office, Shen Liang served as director, general manager, legal representative and financial controller of Allianz Fund. According to the data, Shen Liang, Gu Wen and Duan Jing joined Allianz Investment in January 2021, August 2021 and May 2022 respectively.

HKEx: HSBC repurchased 527,200 shares for HK$ 39.4 million on December 12.Gao Ruidong, chief economist of Everbright Securities: The capital market is working harder to serve the new quality productivity. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Gao Ruidong, chief economist and director of the research institute of Everbright Securities, said in an interview that the Central Economic Work Conference set the general tone of macro-control in 2025 and in the future, emphasizing that fiscal and monetary policies are more powerful, real estate policies are further strengthened, and capital markets are more energetic in serving new quality productivity. "The capital market will be more powerful in serving new quality productivity." Gao Ruidong said that on the one hand, improve the multi-level financial service system, expand patient capital, attract social capital to participate in venture capital, and cultivate innovative enterprises in a gradient; On the other hand, deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, explore and expand the macro-prudential and financial stability functions of the central bank, innovate financial instruments, stabilize the financial market, and better serve the development of new quality productive forces. (SSE)The qualification of general manager of Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Co., Ltd. was approved. On December 13th, the website of Beijing Financial Supervision Bureau issued an official reply, approving the qualifications of directors and general managers of Gert Christian Middelhauve Mercedes-Benz Auto Finance Co., Ltd.. The company shall require the above-mentioned personnel with approved post qualifications to strictly abide by the relevant regulatory provisions of the General Administration of Financial Supervision, take up their posts within 3 months from the date of making this administrative licensing decision, and report their posts in a timely manner as required. If he fails to arrive within the above-mentioned prescribed time limit, this approval document will become invalid, and the decision-making organ shall go through the formalities for cancellation of administrative license.

Shenzhen Airport cooperated with China Airlines to build the first domestic civil aviation international transit service system. According to Shenzhen Airport, the first domestic civil aviation international transit service system jointly built by Shenzhen Airport and China Airlines was officially released recently. The system is dedicated to solving the problems of data barriers and information blind spots in the supervision of international transit passengers and luggage, which will effectively improve the security efficiency of international through flights and international transit passengers and further enhance the competitiveness of Shenzhen Airport International Aviation Hub.The International (Xiong 'an) Robot Industry Alliance was formally established. On December 12th, it was learned from the 2024 xiong'an new area Intelligent Robot Industry Development Conference held in xiong'an new area, Hebei Province that the International (Xiong 'an) Robot Industry Alliance and Xiong 'an Robot Innovation and Technology Research Institute were formally established. "As an important representative of the future industry, the intelligent robot industry is in a critical period of rapid development. The establishment of the International (Xiong 'an) Robot Industry Alliance will strongly promote the development of Xiong 'an robot industry, and the establishment of Xiong 'an Robot Innovation Technology Research Institute will provide strong technical support for the sustainable development of intelligent robot industry, marking a solid step in technology research and development and innovation of xiong'an new area robot industry. " Zhang Qin, former vice chairman of China Association for Science and Technology, said. (xinhuanet)Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA): Geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. The IEA said on Friday that shale drilling technology, which has led to a sharp increase in oil and gas production, has also stimulated the development of geothermal energy. In theory, geothermal energy can provide a stable power source equivalent to the total demand of India and the United States. Fatih Birol, director of the International Energy Agency, said after the agency released its first report on geothermal energy that geothermal energy is suitable for providing a large amount of stable energy for data centers. Birol said: "One of the demands for geothermal energy is the demand for electricity in data centers. The demand for data centers in the United States is great, and they need all-weather electricity, which makes geothermal very suitable. " Birol said that unlike renewable energy such as wind energy and solar energy, geothermal energy can be a sustainable energy source, but it is still in its infancy and needs a lot of investment and support from the government. The incoming Trump administration said it would promote more oil and gas drilling and hoped to reduce the green energy plan, but Birol saw no reason not to increase the use of geothermal energy. According to the data of the International Energy Agency, by 2050, the global geothermal heating may increase to 800 GW, accounting for 15% of the global demand growth, and the annual output is equivalent to the current total demand of the United States and India. According to the report of the International Energy Agency, global investment will exceed $1 trillion by 2035 and $2.8 trillion by 2050, of which about 75% will be invested in power generation facilities.