Market analysis: The US CPI report is in line with expectations, and the stock market will breathe a sigh of relief. Wasif Latif, chief investment officer of Sarmaya Partners, said that according to the latest US CPI report, the market will not be further impacted. Everything is in line with expectations, and the stock market seems to breathe a sigh of relief, because this is another steady report with no surprises. The stock market seems to be ready for higher-than-expected data, but since there is no accident, the market is relieved. Although the short-term bond market has some reaction, the long-term bond market has no reaction.Futures closed at night, domestic main futures contracts rose more and fell less, futures closed at night, domestic main futures contracts rose more and fell less, coke rose 0.77%, coking coal rose 0.43%, iron ore rose 0.25%, rebar rose 0.18% and coil fell 0.03%.The Bank of Canada cut interest rates by 50BP for the second consecutive month, and the Bank of Canada lowered its policy interest rate from 3.75% to 3.25%, which was the second consecutive month to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, in line with market expectations, and cut interest rates by 175 basis points during the year.
Hershey's share price fell by about 4%.Mackler, Governor of the Bank of Canada: The current policy focus is to keep inflation close to the target. Mackler, Governor of the Bank of Canada: Due to the sales tax holiday, the overall rate is expected to slow down to 1.5% in January. We will focus on core inflation indicators to help us evaluate CPI trends. It is expected that the inflation rate will drop at the end of the sales tax holiday. The current policy focus is to keep inflation close to the target. We hope to see economic growth accelerate to absorb unused capacity in the economy and keep the inflation rate at around 2%.Goldman Sachs raised the target price of several hotel chain stocks. Goldman Sachs raised the target price of Hilton Hotel from $247 to $277, Hyatt Hotels Group from $151 to $167, and Marriott from $280 to $314.
Bank of Canada: Other federal and provincial policies will affect the dynamics of demand and inflation; The central bank will pay attention to potential trends. The decline in the level of immigration shows that the GDP growth in 2025 will be lower than the forecast of the central bank in October; Its impact on inflation will be more moderate.If the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 50bp as expected, it is expected that the pace of interest rate cuts will slow down. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates sharply for the second time in a row this month, and hinted that policymakers are prepared to slow down the pace of monetary easing. The bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.25%, bringing borrowing costs to the upper part of their expected range of neutral interest rates. However, they also hinted that after the sharp interest rate cut expected by the market and most economists, there may be a smaller interest rate cut again in 2025. Officials dropped their previous statement that they expected to further reduce borrowing costs. "With the policy interest rate greatly reduced, we expect that if the economic development is generally in line with expectations, monetary policy will adopt a more gradual approach," Bank of Canada Governor Mackler said in a prepared speech. "Looking ahead, we will evaluate the necessity of further reducing the policy interest rate one by one."Russian Presidential Press Secretary: The telephone conversation between Putin and Trump has not been prepared yet. On December 11th, local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov said that there is no telephone conversation between Russian President Putin and US President-elect Trump at present, and Russia is waiting for Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20th next year. Peskov also said that at present, Russia has no plans to hold a summit meeting with Turkish and Iranian leaders on the Syrian situation, Putin's visit to Turkey "has not yet been finalized" and he is not ready to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban. (CCTV News)