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U.S. stock ETFs generally closed down, with regional bank ETFs falling by more than 1.6%. On Monday (December 9), regional bank ETFs closed down by 1.62%, while banking ETFs, financial ETFs, internet stock index ETFs and semiconductor ETFs fell by at least 1%, technology ETFs fell by more than 0.6%, energy ETFs fell by more than 0.1%, and medical ETFs and biotechnology index ETFs rose by about 0.3%.The phenomenal world tour of "Mould Mould" ended, earning over 2 billion dollars in two years. After nearly two years and about 150 performances, the phenomenal world tour of American singer "Mould Mould" Taylor Swift finally ended on December 8. This grand tour extended from the United States to South America, Asia and Europe, and became a global phenomenal event, which was a great commercial success: by the end of 2023, the Swift-era concert tour had become the first tour in the world with a total income of more than 1 billion US dollars. According to the statistics of Pollstar, the industry publication of the concert, the total tour revenue will exceed $2 billion after the series of tours are completed on December 8. (Global Times)In the shooting of the CEO of UNH insurance business, the hearing of the suspect Luigi Mangione (illegal gun possession) is scheduled for next Monday (December 16th).

Seven Sisters | NVIDIA closed down more than 2.5%, Apple rose more than 1% and its market value exceeded 3.7 trillion US dollars. On Monday (December 9), among Magnificent 7, NVIDIA closed down 2.55%, Meta Platforms fell more than 1.6%, Amazon fell more than 0.4%, Tesla closed up more than 0.1%, and Google A and Microsoft rose about 0.5%. AMD closed down 5.57%, Lilly Pharmaceuticals fell 2.8%, TSMC ADR fell 1.9%, and Berkshire Hathaway B shares fell more than 1.4%.Bitcoin quickly rebounded by $1,500 and is now reported at $95,500.Bonds are almost in a bearish state. Many brokers expect the Bank of China to cut interest rates next year, and the yield of 10-year government bonds may be around 1.8%. According to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, from the perspective of many institutions in 2025, the central bank's interest rate cuts will continue. Many institutions believe that in this context, the yield of 10-year government bonds will also fall to around 1.8%. Tan Yiming, a fixed-income analyst at Minsheng Securities, believes that this year's monetary policy framework reform has been promoted, and the 7-day reverse repo rate, as the main policy interest rate, has become the starting point of the interest rate transmission mechanism. It is expected that there will be one or two interest rate cuts in 2025, and the 7-day reverse repo rate will be lowered by about 20 to 40 basis points, and the 10-year government bond yield will be 1.7% to 1.8%.

 The application of AI continues to deepen, and the prosperity of the sector continues to improve. Recently, a number of artificial intelligence companies have intensively released their latest products, and the related concept sectors in the A-share market are active. Wind data shows that Wande's artificial intelligence concept index has risen in six of the nine trading days since November 27, with an interval increase of 12.64%. Analysts believe that overseas AI applications are growing strongly, and the growth potential of domestic AI applications is expected to explode. On the one hand, the performance of the core AI application companies in US stocks has grown rapidly, further strengthening the AI narrative logic; On the other hand, domestic AI application scenarios are more extensive and have achieved good application results in many fields such as education and office. It is suggested to focus on the growth and liquidity of domestic AI applications. (CSI)Many places in Syria were attacked by air. According to many media reports, Damascus, the capital of Syria, and Homs, the central city, were attacked by air on the evening of the 9th. Saudi Arabia's Arabiya TV reported on the 9th that Latakia, Damascus, Homs, Qamishli and other places in Syria were attacked by Israel. The report quoted two Syrian security sources as saying that Israel attacked several major air bases in Syria and destroyed a large number of infrastructure, dozens of helicopters and fighter planes. According to pro-Syrian opposition media reports on the 9th, Israel attacked the naval fleet belonging to Syrian government forces in Latakia. On the same day, the opposition also announced that it would pardon all soldiers who performed compulsory military service in the government army and prohibit anyone from infringing on their rights and interests.