As fears around Trump rise, the trends in Emerging Markets MMF and Gold diverge.
Amid expectations of Trump possibly returning to the White House, the 30-day correlation between Gold and the MSCI Emerging Markets MMF Index has dropped to its lowest point in nearly three years. Over the past three years, these two Assets have been positively correlated 86% of the time, but now they are experiencing a 30-day negative correlation, which has occurred for only the fifth time in three years.
3 billion yuan! This year's first bank perpetual bond approval for "capital replenishment" has been granted to BANK OF GUIZHOU, with an issuance scale exceeding 1.6 trillion last year.
① On the evening of January 2, the official website of the National Financial Regulatory Administration showed that the regulatory authority approved BANK OF GUIZHOU to issue capital instruments not exceeding 3 billion yuan (inclusive), in the form of subordinated Bonds. The approval date is shown as December 23, 2024. ② In 2024, the issuance scale of perpetual Bonds by commercial banks exceeded 1.6 trillion yuan, significantly exceeding the 1.12 trillion yuan in 2023.
Gold Price Surge Pushes Rolex to Raise Prices for Iconic Watches
It's once again the annual mortgage repricing day, and Banks personnel candidly state that "revenue pressure is increasing." How to stabilize the interest margin under the expectation of interest rate cuts?
① With the arrival of the repricing cycle on January 1st, many industry professionals who spoke with reporters from the Financial Association stated that "revenue pressure is increasing." ② Looking ahead to 2025, many experts believe that the policy interest rates need to be further lowered during the year, and mortgage rates will continue to decline. ③ From the perspective of the Industry, controlling costs remains the primary measure each bank is taking to ease the downward pressure on interest margins.
"No price limit" has sparked intense competition: in Peking, the two plots have attracted over 400 rounds of bidding, totaling nearly 18.2 billion.
At the beginning of 2025, the Peking land auction market welcomed a strong start, with two plots sold for nearly 18.2 billion yuan at a High Stock Price. Due to the absence of price limits on these two plots, developers fiercely competed, with a total of over 400 bidding rounds for the two plots.
After being vacant for more than two years, Zheng Guoyu was elected as the new Chairman of the Postal Savings Bank Of China, previously serving in the Bank Of China and Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China.
① This afternoon, the Postal Savings Bank Of China announced that, following a resolution by the Board of Directors, Zheng Guoyu has been elected as the Chairman of the Postal Savings Bank Of China, and his qualification is subject to approval by the National Financial Regulatory Administration before taking effect; ② Zheng Guoyu currently serves as a director, general manager, and chief compliance officer of China Post Group Co., Ltd. He has previously held the position of vice president at both the Bank Of China and the Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China.