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Analyst: The interest rate of the European Central Bank will be pushed to the low end of the neutral range. Marchel Alexandrovich, an economist at Saltmarsh Economics, said that the European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points again, which is the fourth time in this easing cycle. The monetary policy statement reiterated that the Committee would not commit to a specific interest rate path in advance. However, the new forecast shows that the core inflation rate is 1.9% in 2026 and 2027, which indicates that interest rates may continue to push to the low end of the neutral range.European Central Bank: It is estimated that the GDP growth rate will be 0.7% in 2024, 1.1% in 2025, 1.4% in 2026 and 1.3% in 2027. (It is expected to be 0.8%, 1.3% and 1.5% respectively in September) It is estimated that the core inflation rate will be 2.9% in 2024, 2.3% in 2025 and 1.9% in 2026. (It is expected to be 2.8%, 2.3% and 2.0% respectively in September) It is estimated that the core inflation rate will be 1.9% in 2027.ByteDance and Peking University set up the Joint Lab of Bean Bag Large Model System Software. On the evening of December 12th, the signing ceremony of Peking University-ByteDance Joint Lab of Bean Bag Large Model System Software and the academic seminar of "Intelligent Software Technology and Ecology for Large Model" were held in Yingjie Exchange Center, Peking University. Experts attending the meeting agreed that it is of great significance to promote the deep integration of Industry-University-Research to promote the breakthrough of core technologies of artificial intelligence. The establishment of this joint laboratory is an important milestone in collaborative innovation between schools and enterprises, and will jointly promote the technological innovation and application development of large-scale model system software based on the advantages of both parties. (Sina Technology)

The United States ITC issued a 337-part final ruling on the wireless front-end module and its downstream equipment. According to the China Trade Relief Information Network, on December 10, 2024, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a notice saying that it made a 337-part final ruling on a specific wireless front-end module and its downstream equipment: the preliminary ruling (No.13) made by the administrative judge in this case on November 8, 2024 will not be reviewed, that is, based on the withdrawal of the applicant, Kangxi Communication Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Ruijie Network Co., Ltd. are listed as defendants.For the first time, Nanjing Port docked with container ships of "longest ship scale" and "maximum load". Today (December 12th) morning, the largest container ship that entered the port since the opening of Nanjing Port, Panamanian vessel "Mai Di Hong Wei", successfully docked at Longtan Container Terminal, setting a new "double historical record" for the longest scale and maximum load of container ships entering the port. It is understood that the ship is 208.3 meters long, 29.8 meters wide and 33,715 tons deadweight. This voyage is a direct flight from Europe to Nanjing, which will directly increase the maximum container capacity of incoming ships from the current 1938TEU (standard container) to 2600TEU. The successful berthing indicates that 30,000-ton container ships can enter and leave Nanjing Port normally. (CCTV News)ECB: Most indicators show that the inflation rate will stabilize at 2%.

Anhui's first high-growth industrial bond was successfully issued in Shanghai. Recently, Anhui Wantong Expressway Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Wantong Expressway") completed the issuance of Anhui's first high-growth industrial bond in Shanghai Stock Exchange. On October 30th this year, Wan Tong Expressway was approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission to publicly issue corporate bonds with a registered scale of no more than 5 billion yuan to professional investors.Enterprise IT Expenditure Survey: Google Cloud is expected to be the first choice for 50% of the respondents. Tae Kim, a science and technology columnist, wrote that according to a recent survey, Google Cloud has risen rapidly in the enterprise AI expenditure competition and may become the winner. According to the 2025 CIO survey released by Piper Sandler, 81 CIOs were asked about their budget priorities in different suppliers and technical fields. According to the survey, 87% of CIOs surveyed expect to increase the IT budget in 2025, which is the highest proportion of the survey since 2020. In this survey, the status of Google Cloud has risen significantly, surpassing Microsoft and OpenAI to become the "most strategic" AI supplier, with a support rate of 27%, a significant increase from 15% six months ago. Relatively speaking, Microsoft's support rate dropped from 33% to 24%. When asked which cloud company they plan to use to test or implement AI projects next year, 50% of the respondents chose Google Cloud, making it the top AI infrastructure provider. In addition, Harsh Kumar, a Piper semiconductor analyst, pointed out that these results are also beneficial to Invista, because all cloud companies are the main buyers of AI chips in NVIDIA. Kumar estimates that the entire AI chip market will have more than $500 billion in business opportunities by 2028.Shenzhen Energy Investment established a new energy development company, and the enterprise search APP showed that recently, Shenneng (Zhuolu) New Energy Development Co., Ltd. was established, with Li Xuedong as the legal representative and a registered capital of 2 million yuan. Its business scope includes: solar power generation technical services; Technical services for wind power generation; Research and development of wind farm related systems; Energy storage technology services, etc. Enterprise survey shows that the company is indirectly wholly-owned by Shenzhen Energy.