Japan Life Insurance announced that it would spend $8.2 billion to acquire the life insurance company Resolution Life. On December 11th, Japan Life Insurance Mutual announced that it would spend about $8.2 billion to acquire the remaining 77% shares of the life insurance company Resolution Life. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. On the same day, Japan Life announced that it would acquire the remaining 20% shares of MLC Life Insurance from National Bank of Australia (NAB) and integrate MLC with Resolution Life.On the 11th, the director of the Crime Investigation Department of Senior Public Officials in South Korea said that if the situation is urgent, he would try to arrest the president urgently.Volvo Cars: The Daqing plant has rolled off 500,000 vehicles.
Business community: The melamine market with insufficient demand is mainly weak and volatile. According to the commodity market analysis system of business community, the price of melamine is weak and volatile recently. As of December 11th, the benchmark price of melamine in the business community was 6,412.5 yuan/ton, which was 0.12% lower than 6,420 yuan/ton at the beginning of this month. This week, the overall price of melamine showed a stable trend, although there were small fluctuations, but there was no sharp rise or fall. This week, the production capacity of the melamine industry remained relatively stable, and there was no large-scale increase or decrease in production, which helped to maintain the smooth operation of the market. Some melamine production enterprises may adjust their inventory to cope with the fluctuation of raw material prices, thus stabilizing the market price to some extent. This week, the demand for melamine in downstream industries such as plates and coatings remained stable, and there was no obvious increase or decrease, which supported the melamine market to some extent. In the future, enterprises need to pay close attention to market dynamics and policy changes and formulate reasonable business strategies to deal with potential market risks.South Korean police conducted a search on the presidential palace, and South Korean police conducted a search on the presidential palace on December 11, local time.Trump's son said that the United States will usher in the most pro-cryptocurrency president in history. Eric Trump, the son of US President-elect Donald Trump, said that his father's government will become the most cryptocurrency-friendly government in American history. At the Bitcoin Middle East and North Africa Conference held in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, local time, Eric said in his keynote speech: "You will welcome the most pro-cryptocurrency president in American history." He asked the audience to imagine a president who "will not allow Bitcoin and cryptocurrency to be over-regulated and stifled". Eric also revealed that after the riots on Capitol Hill in 2021, cryptocurrency became the economic lifeline of the Trump family. At that time, many banks and companies cut off contact with them, which made them realize the potential of cryptocurrency.
The turnover of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets exceeded 1 trillion for the 51st consecutive trading day, which was 380 billion less than that of the previous trading day.Afternoon comment: the three major indexes rose slightly in half a day, and the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform lifted the tide of daily limit. The three major indexes opened lower and went higher in early trading and rose slightly in half a day. In terms of sectors, the concept of Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform is on the rise, and Shanghai Material Trade, First Medicine and Shibei High-tech are collectively on the rise. The retail sector continued to be strong, with the daily limit of Youa, Zhongbai Group and Maoye Commercial. The concept of AI glasses is higher, and Tianjian shares and Star Technology both have a daily limit of 20cm; Insurance stocks continued to adjust, and Tianmao Group fell to an intraday limit; Sora concept stocks collectively adjusted back, and the word Huayang Lianzhong fell; Bank shares fluctuated lower, with Bank of Ningbo leading the decline. Overall, stocks rose more and fell less, with more than 3,500 stocks rising. On the disk, Shanghai's state-owned enterprise reform, AI glasses and retail sectors were among the top gainers, while insurance, Sora concept and banking sectors were among the top losers.Treasury futures closed in early trading, with the main contract of 2-year Treasury futures (TS) falling by 0.06%, 5-year Treasury futures (TF) falling by 0.13%, 10-year Treasury futures (T) falling by 0.15% and 30-year Treasury futures (TL) falling by 0.26%.