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Securities Times: Deepen the reform of the capital market and lay a solid foundation for the coordinated development of investment and financing. The direct statement of the central economic work conference on the capital market includes two aspects: one is to "stabilize the stock market" and the other is to "deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, open up the blocking points of medium and long-term funds entering the market, and enhance the inclusiveness and adaptability of the capital market system". The reporter learned that the CSRC is currently studying and formulating an implementation plan to further comprehensively deepen the reform of the capital market, deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, and improve the institutional mechanisms to promote the high-quality development of listed companies and enhance the inherent stability of the market. It is reported that the CSRC will further improve the equity incentive system, focus on cultivating and expanding patient capital, comprehensively use various tools such as stocks, bonds and futures, improve the support policies for venture capital and private equity investment, guide better investment in early, small, long-term and hard technologies, help high-quality innovative enterprises to grow and develop, and provide support for China's economic transformation and upgrading and long-term development.The dual platform of transaction detection has landed in Henan to cultivate the diamond industry to a higher level. Recently, the Zhengzhou International Trading Center for Cultivating Diamonds (to be established) and the Henan Laboratory of Jewelry National Inspection Group, which are jointly established by China Jewelry and Jade Jewelry Industry Association and Jewelry National Inspection Group, were officially unveiled in Zhengzhou Airport Area, marking a key step in cultivating the industrial layout of diamonds in Henan Province, which is of great significance for promoting regional economic development and industrial upgrading. "With unified and authoritative product standards, the market can establish a sound pricing mechanism and further promote the extension of the industrial chain." During the interview, people in the industry told the reporter of Company E that this time, the Jewelry National Inspection Group landed in Henan, which will further provide inspection services close to the place of origin, reduce the cost of cultivating diamonds and establish professional evaluation standards. At the same time, the trading center will also set up a platform to cultivate the diamond price trading index, standardize the market pricing system, and stabilize prices and market supply and demand. In the future, Zhengzhou Airport Port Area will also rely on the trading center to build and cultivate the downstream industrial chain layout of diamond processing, design and inlay in the area, and base on the advantages of the airport to maximize the value of the industrial chain.The probability that the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December is 94.7%. According to CME's "Fed Watch", the probability that the Fed will keep the current interest rate unchanged by December is 5.3%, and the cumulative probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 94.7%. The probability of keeping the current interest rate unchanged by January next year is 4.1%, the probability of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points is 73.7%, and the probability of cutting interest rates by 50 basis points is 22.3%.

China's agricultural science and technology strength ranks first in the world, China's agricultural science and technology papers rank first in the world, China's agricultural science and technology papers rank first in the world, and China's agricultural patent competitiveness index ranks first in the world for the first time ... On December 12, 2024, the China Agricultural and Rural Science and Technology Development Forum and the conference on global agricultural research hotspots and scientific and technological competitiveness achievements were held in Beijing. At the meeting, the results reports of think tanks such as "2024 China Agricultural Science and Technology Papers and Patent Global Competitiveness Analysis" were released, and a group of bright data conveyed the vigorous trend that China's agricultural science and technology strength continued to rank first in the world.Google successfully attacked OpenAI：ChatGPT Vision was launched in the middle of the night. Yesterday, after Google enlarged its recruitment to release Gemini 2 and provided free services, OpenAI followed closely today (12-day conference Day6) and launched the long-awaited ChatGPT Vision function, bringing users a richer multi-modal interactive experience. In addition to the original advanced voice mode, you can now make video calls with ChatGPT, share the screen, and interact with Santa Claus in real time. The entire conference lasted for 11 minutes.Top 20 US stock turnover on December 12: Adobe's poor performance led to a sharp drop of 13.7%. On Thursday, Adobe, the fourth US stock turnover, closed down 13.69%, the biggest one-day drop in two years, with a turnover of 8.32 billion US dollars. The company's performance guidance fell short of market expectations, which aggravated investors' concerns that the creative software giant might be subverted by emerging artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The company expects revenue of $23.4 billion in fiscal year 2025, which is less than the $23.8 billion expected by analysts; Earnings per share are expected to be $20.20-$20.50, which is less than the analyst's expectation of $20.52. After Adobe announced its financial report and performance forecast, Bank of America Securities lowered its target price from $640 to $605, and Jefferies lowered its target price from $700 to $650. (Global Market Broadcast)

Economic Daily: Strengthening unconventional countercyclical adjustment, the article said, "Experts believe that unconventional countercyclical adjustment pays attention to forward-looking and is ahead of expectations, which is conducive to stabilizing expectations and stabilizing total demand, thus consolidating the foundation for economic recovery. Unconventional countercyclical adjustment, fiscal policy will further exert its strength, which may be reflected in: actively using the deficit space that can be improved, increasing the scale of special bonds, and continuing to issue ultra-long-term special government bonds. On the one hand, the scale may exceed expectations, on the other hand, the pace will be faster, and the economy will be stabilized and rebounded. The formulation of monetary policy is changed from "steady" to "moderately loose", which is intended to convey a positive and promising policy tendency more clearly and better stabilize the expectations of business entities.Google successfully attacked OpenAI：ChatGPT Vision was launched in the middle of the night. Yesterday, after Google enlarged its recruitment to release Gemini 2 and provided free services, OpenAI followed closely today (12-day conference Day6) and launched the long-awaited ChatGPT Vision function, bringing users a richer multi-modal interactive experience. In addition to the original advanced voice mode, you can now make video calls with ChatGPT, share the screen, and interact with Santa Claus in real time. The entire conference lasted for 11 minutes.Nine stowaways' bodies were found in Tunisia, and Tunisia's national news agency reported on the 12th that its coast guard found nine stowaways' bodies in the waters near Mahdiyah province in the east.