HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.It is reported that the Bank of Japan thinks that it is no harm to raise interest rates later, but it does not rule out taking action in December. On December 11th, according to informed sources, officials of the Bank of Japan believe that it is not costly to raise interest rates later, and they are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends. The authorities believe that even if the Bank of Japan decides to wait until January or later, it will not pay a huge price, because there are signs that there is little risk that inflation may exceed the target. They also said that if the December meeting proposed to raise interest rates, some officials would not object. According to people familiar with the matter, officials think it is only a matter of time to raise interest rates again, because the economy and inflation are in line with their forecasts. Before announcing the policy decision on December 19, officials will carefully evaluate the data and financial markets before making a final decision.It is reported that the Bank of Japan thinks that it is no harm to raise interest rates later, but it does not rule out taking action in December. On December 11th, according to informed sources, officials of the Bank of Japan believe that it is not costly to raise interest rates later, and they are still open to taking action next week, depending on data and market trends. The authorities believe that even if the Bank of Japan decides to wait until January or later, it will not pay a huge price, because there are signs that there is little risk that inflation may exceed the target. They also said that if the December meeting proposed to raise interest rates, some officials would not object. According to people familiar with the matter, officials think it is only a matter of time to raise interest rates again, because the economy and inflation are in line with their forecasts. Before announcing the policy decision on December 19, officials will carefully evaluate the data and financial markets before making a final decision.
Colombia's consumer confidence index in November was -5.7, and the forecast was -4.8.The Israeli army demanded that some residents in central Gaza be evacuated to the "humanitarian zone". On the 11th local time, Avikai Adrahi, Arabic spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces, issued a warning on social media, demanding that some residents in the central Gaza Strip be evacuated immediately and transferred to the so-called "humanitarian zone".The personal pension fund will be expanded to broad-based index products, and the personal pension pilot will be fully liberalized in the near future, expanding from the original 36 pilot cities to the whole country. At the same time, personal pension fund products are also expanding, and some mature broad-based ETF-linked funds and broad-based index OTC products will add Y shares. It is reported that the investable products included in personal pension may include over-the-counter products tracking nearly 20 broad-based indexes such as Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 Index, CSI 500 Index, CSI 800 Index, GEM Index and Kechuang 50 Index. (21 Finance)
Chilean Mining Association (SONAMI): Copper production in Chile is affected by poor project performance.*ST Masters: It is planned to sell some accounts receivable to Shenzhen Pickup Investment for 60 million yuan. *ST Masters announced that the company plans to transfer the accounts receivable with book value of 16,697,800 yuan (original book value of 171 million yuan) to Shenzhen Pickup Investment Partnership (limited partnership) for 60 million yuan. According to the regulations, the transaction constitutes a related party transaction and does not constitute a major asset reorganization, which needs to be submitted to the company's shareholders' meeting for consideration and approval. The accounts receivable to be transferred this time are all due to the daily business of the company, mainly due to the overdue accounts receivable formed by providing engineering services to the debtor.Huayuan Real Estate: It is planned to transfer the assets and liabilities related to real estate development business to Huayuan Group, the controlling shareholder of the company. Huayuan Real Estate announced the change, and the company is planning major asset sales and related transactions. It is planned to transfer the assets and liabilities related to real estate development business to Huayuan Group, the controlling shareholder of the company, that is, the company plans to transfer 100% equity of Huayuan Real Estate. As of the evaluation benchmark date (April 30, 2024), the company's receivables from Huayuan Real Estate and its subsidiaries are as follows.