HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.Wanfang Development: A supplementary agreement on equity transfer of RMB 12.3 million was signed, and Wanfang Development announced that the company held the 66th meeting of the 9th Board of Directors on December 11th, 2024, at which the Proposal on the Progress of Selling a wholly-owned subsidiary and Signing a Supplementary Agreement was reviewed and approved. The Company signed Supplementary Agreement III to the Equity Transfer Agreement with Beijing Tianyuan and Beijing Baiyu, and Beijing Baiyu will pay the remaining equity transfer amount of RMB 12.3 million to the Company before December 31, 2025. As of the disclosure date of the announcement, Beijing Baiyu has paid 77.7 million yuan of equity transfer to the company, and the remaining 12.3 million yuan of equity transfer has not been paid. The company has transferred its 86.3333% equity of Beijing Tianyuan to Beijing Baiyu, so far, the company holds 13.6667% equity of Beijing Tianyuan.Macy's fell 8.2% before the market, and the company lowered its profit outlook after discovering accounting errors.
Spot gold just broke through the $2,690.00/oz mark, and the latest price was $2,689.72/oz, down 0.15% in the day.Sina Navigation: The project won the bid of 145 million yuan. Sina Navigation announced that the company recently received the bid-winning notice of "2024 GNSS/MET water vapor observation station procurement project" with the bid-winning amount of 145 million yuan. If the formal contract is signed and implemented smoothly, it will have a positive impact on the company's operating performance. At present, the company and the tenderer have not signed a formal contract, and the total project amount and specific implementation contents shall be subject to the formal contract.CPOPC: The price of palm oil is expected to fluctuate in the range of RM 4,000-5,000 in 2025. It is reported that the Council of Palm Oil Producers (CPOPC) predicts that the price of palm oil may fluctuate in the range of RM 4,000-5,000 per ton in 2025, driven by the stagnant production in major markets, especially Indonesia and Malaysia. Deputy Secretary-General CPOPC pointed out that the current price level around RM5,000 per ton may be temporary, mainly affected by the continuous floods in Malaysia, which boosted the bullish sentiment in the market. Due to the aging plantations, unpredictable weather and limited expansion to new plantations, it is expected that the cessation of production will tighten global supply and further push up prices.
Jinfei Kaida: The controlling shareholder plans to increase the company's shares by RMB 50 million to RMB 100 million. Jinfei Kaida (002863) announced on the evening of December 11th that the controlling shareholder Jinfei Holdings plans to increase the company's shares by RMB 50 million to RMB 100 million. Jinhua Branch of China Construction Bank Co., Ltd. issued the "China Construction Bank Loan Commitment Letter" to Jinfei Holdings on December 10th, promising to provide Jinfei Holdings with a special loan of no more than 90 million yuan for stock increase, with a loan period of 3 years.OPEC Monthly Report: Russia slightly cut its oil production in November. On Wednesday, OPEC quoted data from second-hand sources as saying that Russia's crude oil production in November decreased slightly by 0.7 million barrels per day to about 8.99 million barrels per day. This is basically consistent with Russia's monthly production quota of 8.98 million barrels under the OPEC+agreement (including voluntary production reduction). Russia promised to cut production in October and November this year and from March to September next year to make up for the excess production since April. The output of Iraq and Kazakhstan has also been higher than the target, and they also promised to further reduce production to compensate for their excess production.India's new central bank governor: we must be vigilant and flexible to the challenges we face.