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The Zhuhai earthquake did not meet the emergency response standard, so citizens need not worry too much. On December 13th, some Zhuhai citizens felt obvious vibration, and many people suspected that an earthquake had occurred. Some citizens felt the vibration during lunch break, and some people felt the building shaking in the office. On the afternoon of the 13th, the reporter called the Seismological Bureau of Guangdong Province, and the relevant staff responded that at about 1: 25 noon on December 13th, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred in the urban area of Zhuhai, so citizens need not worry too much. Because the magnitude of the earthquake did not reach the preset emergency response standard, the relevant departments did not start the emergency response mechanism, so the earthquake quick report information was not released. The staff member said that the bureau is also concerned about the public's concern about the earthquake, and is currently conducting corresponding research and judgment, and will issue corresponding research and judgment opinions later. (Nanfang Daily)Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.Saudi institutions are optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology. Ekta Torani, chief investment officer of Saudi KBW Venture Capital Company, recently said in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates that with the increasingly close economic and trade ties between the Gulf region and China, the institution is optimistic about China's "huge investment opportunities" in the fields of health care and biotechnology.

-40.8℃！ Bayinbuluke, Xinjiang refreshed the lowest temperature in the country in winter. With the strong invasion of cold air, the temperature in many places in Xinjiang hit a new low. On December 12th, according to the live ranking of the lowest temperature by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the lowest temperature in Bayinbuluke reached -40.8℃ from 15: 00 on December 11th to 14: 00 on December 12th, making it the top of the national lowest temperature list in this period, 5.4℃ lower than the Tuli River in Inner Mongolia, which ranked second, and becoming the first national weather station in China to fall below -40℃ after winter. (Xinjiang Daily)Shen Wanhongyuan: "Vigorously boosting consumption" is the first task of economic work next year. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Shen Wanhongyuan released a research opinion saying that in this Central Economic Work Conference, it can be seen that boosting consumption has once again become the top priority in 2025. The "two innovations" and "two heavyweights" in 2024 are important points of economic work. "Two Innovations" means to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and "Two Innovations" means to implement major national strategies and build safety capacity in key areas, and continue to pay attention to the efforts of fiscal policies including extra-long special national debt in this field.Jilin procuratorate prosecuted Jin Chunshan's suspected bribery case according to law. Recently, Jin Chunshan (deputy department level), the former party secretary and procurator-general of Yanbian People's Procuratorate of Jilin Province, was under the jurisdiction of Jilin Provincial People's Procuratorate, and the Liaoyuan People's Procuratorate filed a public prosecution with Liaoyuan Intermediate People's Court according to law. The case is being further processed. In the stage of examination and prosecution, the procuratorate informed the defendant Jin Chunshan of his litigation rights according to law, interrogated the defendant according to law and listened to the opinions of the defenders. The People's Procuratorate of Liaoyuan City sued the accusation that the defendant Jin Chunshan took advantage of his position as the county magistrate of Wangqing County, the deputy secretary and mayor of Hunchun Municipal Committee, and the party secretary and procurator-general of Yanbian People's Procuratorate to seek benefits for the relevant units and individuals in matters such as project contracting and work adjustment, and illegally accepted other people's property, with a huge amount. According to law, he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for accepting bribes.

Barclays: The Central Economic Work Conference released more signals of policy support, which was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. The Barclays research team said that the Central Economic Work Conference provided more forward-looking guidance and released more policy support signals. Barclays said that on the whole, the meeting made it clear that "stable economic growth should be maintained next year" and emphasized "implementing more active macro policies" and "vigorously boosting consumption". The agency believes that regulators are more likely to introduce policies in a gradual manner. At the same time, when measuring the rhythm, scale and composition of the next round of measures, we should focus on the development and changes of real estate and stock market. Barclays expects that a more specific financial plan will be announced in March next year. In terms of monetary policy, the meeting proposed to implement a "moderately loose monetary policy". Barclays believes that this change in wording and position has released a positive signal, especially considering the current environment, it is expected that the central bank may cut interest rates significantly in the future. (SSE)Ge Yu, former assistant general manager of China Xinbao Shandong Branch, was examined and investigated. The website of the State Supervision Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection reported on December 13th that according to the news of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in China Export Credit Insurance Company and the Supervision Committee of Liaoning Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, Ge Yu, former member of the Party Committee and assistant general manager of Shandong Branch of China Export Credit Insurance Company, was suspected of serious violation of discipline and law. At present, he is being examined by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in China Export Credit Insurance Company and supervised by the Supervision Committee of Dandong City, Liaoning Province.Citigroup: The target price of Illumina is lowered from $190 to $165, and the rating is lowered from "buy" to "neutral".