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Ethereum hit $3,900/piece, up 1.81% in the day.Wei Lanfeng became the vice president and chief operating officer of Porsche China, and Porsche announced that Philipp von Witzendorff will officially become the vice president and chief operating officer of Porsche China from January 1st, 2025. It is understood that in the past two years, Wei Lanfeng has served as President and CEO of Porsche Japan.Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments: Since December 15th, the personal pension system has been pushed from 36 pilot cities (regions) to the whole country, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other five departments have issued the Notice on the Full Implementation of the Personal Pension System. Since December 15th, the personal pension system has been extended from 36 pilot cities (regions) to the whole country. The so-called personal pension is a supplementary old-age insurance system with voluntary participation, market-oriented operation and national policy support. Individuals voluntarily deposit a sum of money in a specific account, which does not exceed 12,000 yuan per year. Different from ordinary bank wealth management, funds and commercial insurance, individual pensions can enjoy the preferential policy of deferred taxation. In order to promote the preservation and appreciation of individual pensions, the circular requires optimizing product supply, and on the basis of existing financial products such as wealth management products, savings deposits, commercial pension insurance and Public Offering of Fund, specific pension savings and index funds will be included in the catalogue of individual pension products. (Xinhua News Agency)

The securities sector continued to rise, and Guolian Securities closed the daily limit. Prior to this, Guosheng Financial Holdings had three consecutive boards, and Harbin Investment, Southwest Securities, Huaxin Shares and Cinda Securities followed suit.Meitu, a Hong Kong stock company, rose more than 10% in intraday trading, with turnover exceeding HK$ 400 million.Survey: More than 40% of analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month, but most think that January next year is the best time. According to the latest survey, observers of the Bank of Japan predict that January is the most likely time to raise interest rates next time, but more than 40% of the respondents still expect to take action next week. According to the survey, about 52% of the 52 economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise the policy interest rate from 0.25% in January, compared with 32% in the last survey. About 44% of the respondents expect the central bank to take action at the end of the two-day meeting on December 19, down from 53% in the last survey. The survey results show that observers believe that the Bank of Japan's policy meeting this month is likely to move or not to move to a large extent. About 88% of the respondents said that the earliest possible time to raise interest rates in their risk scenarios is next week. Another equally high data shows that Japan's economic and price environment will justify raising interest rates this month.

Thai Prime Minister: Energy prices will fall next year.Market News: Brian Quintenz has become the top contender for the chairmanship of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The three major stock indexes rose, the GEM index rose by 1%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 0.44%, and the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.42%.