The new CEO of Pakistan Stock Exchange said that the exchange is seeking to provide traders with the option of cash settlement of futures trading, and plans to conduct a test before March next year.The White House commuted the sentences of 1,500 people in one day, and Biden pardoned 39 people in one day. According to Agence France-Presse reported on December 12, US President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 people at the end of his term. The White House said that this was the "largest" leniency action in a single day in American history. Biden announced on the 12th that about 1,500 people would be commuted, and at the same time, 39 non-violent offenders would be pardoned, saying that they had turned over a new leaf and were committed to making the community safer. (Reference message)[The yield of 30-year treasury bonds fell below the 2% mark, and the active bonds of 30-year treasury bonds fell below 2% by 4.26bp, reaching 1.9999% as of press time.
CEO of Cloud Whale Intelligence responded to layoffs: In order to optimize the organizational structure, it was streamlined from 1,600 to 1,400. Zhang Junbin, CEO of Cloud Whale Intelligence, recently issued a statement in a circle of friends, responding to previous reports of layoffs: "The company's personnel adjustment is to optimize the organizational structure and improve organizational efficiency." According to Zhang Junbin, the company was downsized from the original 1,600 to 1,400, which was not a large-scale layoff. Previously, a number of insiders and employees of Cloud Whale Intelligence revealed to Sina Technology that the company has recently started a major layoff. This round of layoffs involves a wide range of business departments, including development departments, testing departments, etc., and in groups, some groups directly cut their staff by half, and extreme groups cut their staff by 65%. In addition, the company's 12 director-level leaders, three of whom left in the past year, "is very mobile." (Sina Technology)Cantor Fitzgerald, the nominee of Trump Secretary of Commerce, was fined by the SEC, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company, for allegedly violating the regulatory disclosure regulations related to the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) before raising funds. Cantor agreed to settle the SEC's allegations with a civil fine of $6.75 million, and agreed not to violate the relevant laws and regulations again, but the company did not admit or deny the relevant allegations. It is worth noting that Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor, was recently nominated by US President-elect Trump as the Secretary of Commerce, and Lutnick is also the co-chairman of Trump's transition team.The three major indexes all fell by more than 1%, with nearly 4,200 stocks, and the index weakened sharply. The Shanghai Composite Index fell by more than 1%, the Shenzhen Component Index fell by 1.24%, and the Growth Enterprise Market Index fell by 1.45%. Securities, real estate and photovoltaics were among the top losers, with nearly 4,200 stocks falling in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing.
Bank of China Securities Guan Tao: As long as the economy is stable and risks are prevented, the spring of China's capital market can be expected. The Central Economic Work Conference will be held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Guan Tao, global chief economist of Bank of China Securities, said that the meeting continued the policy thinking since the end of September and emphasized the need to implement more active and promising macro policies. Among them, implementing a more active fiscal policy is an important point to strengthen unconventional countercyclical adjustment. I believe that as long as the economy is stable and risks are prevented, the spring of China's capital market can be expected.-40.8℃! Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang refreshed the lowest temperature in the country in winter. With the strong invasion of cold air, the temperature in many places in Xinjiang hit a new low. On December 12th, according to the live ranking of the lowest temperature by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the lowest temperature in Bayinbuluke reached -40.8℃ from 15: 00 on December 11th to 14: 00 on December 12th, making it the top of the national lowest temperature list in this period, 5.4℃ lower than the Tuli River in Inner Mongolia, which ranked second, and becoming the first national weather station in China to fall below -40℃ after winter. (Xinjiang Daily)FedEx signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong Customs on the facilitation of cross-border express customs clearance. FedEx announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong Customs on the facilitation of cross-border express customs clearance (CEFA) yesterday and became the first company to join the memorandum of understanding, which is expected to benefit from stable and efficient customs clearance procedures. CEFA aims to improve the efficiency of customs clearance of cross-border cargoes from the Mainland to Hong Kong. According to the Memorandum of Understanding, the Customs and Excise Department will provide customs clearance service for imported cargoes transported from the Mainland to Hong Kong at one of the FedEx service stations in the urban area of Hong Kong, and arrange for imported cargoes currently transported to Hong Kong by FedEx Guangzhou Asia-Pacific transshipment center to be transported by cross-border trucks equipped with electronic locks (E-locks) and global positioning systems (GPS).