European Central Bank President Lagarde: The European Central Bank did not discuss neutral interest rates this week. Many things will become clear in the next few months, not in the next few weeks.The European Central Bank expects inflation to cool down faster. It is reported that the European Central Bank now expects inflation to cool down slightly faster than the forecast in September. It currently predicts that the average inflation rate in 2024 and 2025 will be 2.4% and 2.1% respectively, compared with the previous forecast of 2.5% and 2.2% respectively. In the statement, the European Central Bank also said: "The anti-inflation process is on the right track."German Finance Minister: We need to work together on initiatives to strengthen the European economy.
The European Central Bank predicts that inflation will decline in 2025, and the European Central Bank currently predicts that inflation will cool down slightly faster than predicted in September. The bank's latest forecast shows that the average inflation rate in 2024 and 2025 is 2.4% and 2.1% respectively, while the previous forecast is 2.5% and 2.2% respectively. After cutting interest rates by 25 basis points, the European Central Bank said in a statement: "The anti-inflation process is on the right track." The bank said: "Domestic inflation has declined slightly, but it is still at a high level, mainly because wages and prices in some industries are still adapting to the past inflation surge, but there is a great delay." The European Central Bank maintains its inflation forecast of 1.9% in 2026, and predicts that the average inflation rate in 2027 will be 2.1%.German 2-year bond yields rose by 1 basis point to 1.96%.WTI crude oil futures fell below $70/barrel, down 0.43% in the day; Brent crude oil fell 0.43% in the day to $73.05/barrel.
Qualcomm appointed BAAZIZ ACHOUR as Chief Technology Officer.Zhongyin Fashion: Zhongyin Group, the controlling shareholder, intends to transfer some shares of the company by agreement. Zhongyin Fashion announced that Zhongyin Group, the controlling shareholder of the company, intends to transfer 12,024,000 shares of the company's unrestricted shares to Wenwen Fund and Jinhe Investment by agreement transfer. The transferred shares each account for 5.01% of the company's total share capital, accounting for 5.07% of the company's total share capital after excluding the number of shares in the repurchase account. After this equity change, Zhongyin Group holds 94.284 million shares of the company, accounting for 39.29% of the company's total share capital, accounting for 39.79% of the company's total share capital after excluding the number of shares repurchased by the special account; Wenwen Fund and Jinhe Investment each hold 12.024 million shares of the company, each accounting for 5.01% of the company's total share capital, accounting for 5.07% of the company's total share capital after excluding the number of shares repurchased from the special account.Australia plans to force technology giants to pay for news content. The Australian government announced a new tax plan on the 12th, which will force technology giants to pay for news content to Australian media companies, otherwise they will face the risk of being charged higher taxes. According to the Australian government's plan, all digital platforms with an annual income of more than A $250 million (about US$ 160 million) in Australia must reach a commercial agreement with Australian media organizations on the use of news content, otherwise they will face the risk of being charged higher taxes. (Xinhua News Agency)
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14
Strategy guide 12-14