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The interest rate swap market predicts that the probability of the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates further in January next year is about 70%.U.S. Department of Justice: An insider of Dominion Bank was arrested for assisting in money laundering.If the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates by 50bp as expected, it is expected that the pace of interest rate cuts will slow down. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates sharply for the second time in a row this month, and hinted that policymakers are prepared to slow down the pace of monetary easing. The bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points to 3.25%, bringing borrowing costs to the upper part of their expected range of neutral interest rates. However, they also hinted that after the sharp interest rate cut expected by the market and most economists, there may be a smaller interest rate cut again in 2025. Officials dropped their previous statement that they expected to further reduce borrowing costs. "With the policy interest rate greatly reduced, we expect that if the economic development is generally in line with expectations, monetary policy will adopt a more gradual approach," Bank of Canada Governor Mackler said in a prepared speech. "Looking ahead, we will evaluate the necessity of further reducing the policy interest rate one by one."

Futures closed at night, domestic main futures contracts rose more and fell less, futures closed at night, domestic main futures contracts rose more and fell less, coke rose 0.77%, coking coal rose 0.43%, iron ore rose 0.25%, rebar rose 0.18% and coil fell 0.03%.Yibin Paper: The asset-liability ratio of the acetate fiber company to be acquired is 88.31%. Yibin Paper announced the change, and the company plans to acquire 67% equity of Sichuan Pushi Cellulose Acetate Co., Ltd. held by the related party Yibin Pushi Group Co., Ltd.. As of July 31, 2024, according to the audited financial data, the total liabilities of Acetic Fiber Company were 971,116,800 yuan, and the asset-liability ratio was 88.31%. It is expected that there will be related capital outflows in the future. The transaction has yet to be reviewed and approved by the company's shareholders' meeting and procedures such as handling industrial and commercial change registration, and subsequent implementation is uncertain. Investors are requested to invest rationally and pay attention to risks.Goldman Sachs raised the target price of several hotel chain stocks. Goldman Sachs raised the target price of Hilton Hotel from $247 to $277, Hyatt Hotels Group from $151 to $167, and Marriott from $280 to $314.

Goldman Sachs CFO Coleman: US President-elect Trump announced the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It is expected that this progress will lead to more M&A transactions.Fitch: The progress of inflation decline seems to have ended. Brian Coulton, chief economist of Fitch, said that the decline of core commodity prices (the main force of inflation decline this year) seems to have ended. With the increase of automobile prices, the core commodity prices rose by 0.3% month-on-month. Service inflation is declining, but the rate of decline is very slow, because rent inflation is stubborn, and the service inflation is 4.6%, which is still far higher than the pre-epidemic level.Bank of Canada: Wage growth shows signs of slowing down, but wage growth related to productivity is still at a high level.