December 17th Morning Important Financial News Summary

1. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed, with the Dow down 0.63%, the Nasdaq up 0.23%, and the S&P 500 down 0.24%. Tesla rose over 3% to hit a new high since its listing; cryptocurrency concepts and computer hardware sectors saw the largest increases, with Hut 8 rising nearly 4%, Strategy and SanDisk up over 3%, Quantum up nearly 3%, and Dell Technologies up over 2%. The oil, gas, and energy sectors saw significant declines;

2. The FTSE A50 futures index closed up 0.02% in consecutive night trading, while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed down 0.34%, with popular Chinese concept stocks showing mixed performance;

3. In November, the U.S. adjusted non-farm payrolls increased by 64,000, with expectations of a 50,000 increase; the unemployment rate was 4.6%, with expectations of 4.4%; after the data was released, the probability of the U.S. interest rate futures market expecting a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in January slightly rose to 31% (up from 22% previously). The U.S. interest rate futures still anticipate two rate cuts in 2026, with next year's expected easing amounting to 58 basis points.

4. Expanding domestic demand is the top priority for next year's key tasks, with a focus on structural changes in consumption from both supply and demand sides to boost consumption.

5. Social Security Fund: Fully leverage the role of long-term funds and patient capital.

6. On December 17th, the second domestic GPU company, Muxi Co., is about to be listed on the STAR Market.

7. Expected to be no more than 9 billion yuan! Xiechuang Data plans to invest in server procurement, having already disclosed several large server procurement announcements this year.

8. The "National Reading Promotion Regulations" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") will come into effect on February 1, 2026.

9. Finance Office: Expanding domestic demand is the top priority for next year's key tasks.

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