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According to the information released by the National Earthquake Center of the University of Chile, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Maule region of central Chile on the 13th. (Xinhua News Agency)Market News: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Moller, Chile.Moody's: Political division in France is more likely to hinder meaningful fiscal consolidation.

Market News: The Chief Veterinary Officer of USDA said that USDA does not expect to complete the necessary steps to resume importing Mexican cattle before the end of the holiday.According to the information released by the National Earthquake Center of the University of Chile, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Maule region of central Chile on the 13th. (Xinhua News Agency)Betta claimed 6 million yuan from college students. The arbitration result came out: it was awarded 20,000 yuan as liquidated damages, and Betta claimed 6 million yuan from Luo Li, a college student who had a dispute over the interpretation agreement. After several years, the arbitration result finally came out, and Shenzhen International Arbitration Court only supported 20,000 yuan as compensation. (The Paper)

A number of banks' "second response": individual pension fund accounts will be opened in batches. Since the news that the individual pension system was pushed from 36 pilot cities to the whole country was released, a number of commercial banks acted quickly and successively issued notices on the automatic account opening business of individual pension fund accounts. At the same time, commercial banks have made careful preparations, started the "customer grabbing war" ahead of schedule, and launched a number of preferential account opening packages. Insiders interviewed by reporters said that the comprehensive roll-out of the personal pension system is an important measure for China to cope with the changes in population structure and employment situation, which will have a positive impact on China's economic development and put forward new requirements for commercial banks to do a good job in personal pension financial services. (Securities Daily)Wafer factory "bargains for orders"? Insiders: It's not so exaggerated that there is no need for drastic price reduction at present. Recently, some industry media reported that the Chinese mainland wafer foundry has overflowed its capacity and is striving for more IC design factory orders to return at a low price discount. A manager of Chinese mainland Head Wafer Factory told reporters that the actual situation was "not as serious as reported by the media, and not so exaggerated". The source said that since the fourth quarter of this year, the quotation of its wafer factory has been "stable at present". In the fourth quarter, product orders from display drivers, power management and other categories were "not bad", and the market demand was similar to that previously publicly disclosed. The independent control of the mainland market is still the main theme. It is understood that the fourth quarter is usually the "off-season" of the wafer foundry industry, and downstream customers will review the sales plan at the beginning of the year, and they are not willing to stock up and receive goods. A person from a consumer chip company in Chinese mainland said, "Fab factories generally adjust prices according to market supply and demand." Yang Shengxin, a senior analyst of Sigmaintell's semiconductor business unit, said in an interview that according to the observation of Sigma Intell, Chinese mainland's wafer factory decreased by about 5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, and concentrated on 12-inch products; The price of China Taiwan Province Wafer Factory has not changed significantly. (science and technology innovation board Daily)China's economic restructuring and upgrading loan interest rates have remained at a historically low level, the financial sector has continued to exert its efforts to support the real economy, and credit resources have more flowed to key areas and weak links of the national economy. At the end of November, medium and long-term loans for manufacturing industry, loans for "specialized and innovative" enterprises, and small and micro loans for general benefit increased by 12.8%, 13.2% and 14.3% respectively, which were higher than the growth rates of various loans in the same period. China's economic structure has been transformed and upgraded, and the credit structure has been continuously optimized. (CCTV News)