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The construction of a new model of real estate development is expected to make positive progress. From December 11th to 12th, the Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing. The meeting emphasized "stabilizing the property market and stock market". Specific to the key tasks to be done next year, the meeting made it clear that "the real estate market will continue to exert efforts to stop falling and stabilize" and "promote the construction of a new model of real estate development". Experts interviewed generally believe that the Central Economic Work Conference will stabilize the property market and further clarify the policy direction of the real estate sector next year. In 2025, relevant policies to promote the stabilization of the real estate market will continue to exert their strength, and the construction of basic systems related to the new model of real estate development is expected to make positive progress. (Securities Daily)Market News: Apple CEO Cook will meet with US President-elect Trump on Friday local time.When the yield of 10-year treasury bonds falls below 1.8%, we need to be alert to the risk of callback. In the past two weeks, the yield of 10-year treasury bonds has fallen rapidly, breaking through several key points one after another, and the market sentiment has soared. While the favorable monetary policy promotes the bond bull market, the hidden risks behind the bond market are gradually emerging. In the market environment with high expected consistency and crowded transactions, the recent rectification measures may further aggravate the fluctuation of net value and trigger redemption pressure. In the face of this bond market carnival, market participants should not only enjoy the market, but also be alert to the potential callback risk. (SSE)

The grain output of "Beidacang" topped 160 billion Jin for the first time in the country for 15 consecutive years. According to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2024, the total grain output of Heilongjiang Province reached 160.034 billion Jin. Wang Yong, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Heilongjiang Province, said that this year, the grain production in Heilongjiang Province achieved "21 consecutive harvests", and the total grain output exceeded 160 billion Jin for the first time. The total grain output has been stable at more than 150 billion Jin for seven consecutive years, ranking first in the country for 15 consecutive years. (Xinhua News Agency)Many people were killed and injured in the explosion in Thailand. The reporter from the General Desk was informed that an explosion occurred at a festival in Umpan County, Thailand in the early morning of December 14th local time. According to local media reports, the explosion killed four people, including a 14-year-old child, and injured 48 others. The local police have arrived at the scene to investigate the case. (CCTV News)According to the information released by the National Earthquake Center of the University of Chile, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Maule region of central Chile on the 13th. (Xinhua News Agency)

Meta stepped in to discourage OpenAI from turning into a profit-making enterprise, and Meta urged the Attorney General of California to stop OpenAI from turning into a profit-making enterprise. Meta said that allowing OpenAI to become a for-profit company will set a dangerous precedent, that is, allowing startups to enjoy the advantage of non-profit status before preparing for profit.National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC): We need to further strengthen the effective consumption promotion policies and support them with greater efforts. Wu Sa, deputy director of the Institute of Economics of the Macroeconomic Research Institute of the NDRC, said that it should be said that we have accumulated more and more experience in promoting consumption this year, whether it is the stock policy or the package of incremental policies. For example, the "two new" policy and the trade-in policy of consumer goods have greatly promoted the growth of consumption. This economic work conference also clearly pointed out that the effective consumption promotion policy should be further strengthened, and the scope should be expanded, the quality should be improved, and more efforts should be made to support it, which will inevitably bring better efforts to the consumption growth of household appliances, various household appliances and so on next year. In addition, this economic work conference also put forward many new policies to promote consumption, which will also affect the improvement of our consumer market next year, so it will have a greater supporting role for the consumer market next year. (CCTV News)Two-way opening-up continues to deepen, and foreign-funded institutions continue to be optimistic about China's capital market. Near the end of the year, many foreign-funded institutions have issued investment strategies for 2025. Foreign-funded institutions generally believe that a series of incremental policies since the end of September are gradually exerting their effects, providing strong support for China's stable economic growth and high-quality development. At the same time, the interconnection of financial markets continues to deepen, and the system of qualified foreign investors continues to be optimized, which also makes foreign investors' interest in investing in China continue to rise. Many foreign-funded institutions such as Goldman Sachs, UBS and Morgan Asset Management continue to be optimistic about the market outlook of China's capital market. Xing Ziqiang, chief economist of Morgan Stanley in China, said that the regulatory authorities are increasingly friendly to foreign investment, and the attention of overseas long-term capital and foreign investors to China is also developing in a positive direction. With the coordinated efforts of reform, it is believed that China's economy and market confidence will continue to stabilize and rebound. (Securities Times)