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At midday, the main contract of alumina futures opened lower, and now it is down nearly 3% to 5101 yuan/ton. In the news, according to Shanghai Nonferrous Metals, on December 10th, 30,000 tons of alumina was sold overseas, with a transaction price of $680/mt FOB Western Australia, and the shipping date was in late January/early February.South Korea's Minister of Planning and Finance, Choe Sang-mu, told Congress that the downside risks facing the economy are increasing.The Philippine stock index fell 1% to 6,656.39.

In the afternoon, the cultural media sector strengthened. Guangdong Media, vision china, Gravitation Media and Jishi Media strengthened. Tianlong Group rose by over 15%, while Palm Reading Technology and Xinhua Media rose rapidly.Allan Monks, an economist in JPMorgan Chase: The Bank of England's signal about gradually cutting interest rates has been very strong recently, suggesting that the possibility of cutting interest rates next week is very low. However, if the signs of the accelerated weakening of the labor market continue, it will force the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to deviate from this information.Cui Xiangmu, Minister of Planning and Finance of South Korea: South Korea has done its best to stabilize the exchange rate through smooth operation. Compared with the past crisis, the current foreign exchange market situation in South Korea is different. South Korea will not do anything that may damage the "safety net" of foreign exchange.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 39.40 points, or 0.47%, at 8353.60 points on Wednesday, December 11th.The Central Finger Research Institute: In November, the price of second-hand houses in Beijing narrowed by 0.17 percentage points from the previous month. On December 11th, the Central Finger Research Institute released a map of the price of second-hand houses in the top ten cities in November 2024, showing that in November 2024, 18,763 sets of second-hand houses were sold in Beijing, up 8% from the previous month and 49.6% from the same period last year. The cumulative turnover from January to November increased by 8.2% compared with the same period last year. In terms of price, in November, the price of second-hand housing in Beijing fell by 0.12% month-on-month, narrowing by 0.17 percentage points from the previous month.Scott Richardson, Chief Operating Officer of Celanese, will be promoted to CEO. Celanese, a chemical company, announced on December 10th local time that Scott Richardson, the current Chief Operating Officer of Celanese, has been appointed as CEO since January 1st, 2025, and will join the board of directors of the company. Richardson will succeed Lori Ryerkerk, who will resign as president, CEO and Celanese director at the end of the year. Edward Galante has been elected as an independent director of Celanese since 2013, and he will be the chairman of Celanese board, which will take effect after Ryerkerk leaves office.