Vanguard went against tradition and suggested the strategy of "six shares of debt and four shares" to deal with policy risks. In view of the high interest rate and stock valuation, Vanguard Group suggested that investors establish defensive positions in the new year and increase their investment in bonds instead of stocks. The company's 2025 outlook lists the asset allocation model built by economists and portfolio teams, which allocates 62% of the funds to fixed-income securities and the remaining 38% to stocks. In contrast, the ratio of stocks to bonds in the traditional portfolio is 60% to 40%. Although the US economy is still strong, the stock market valuation is close to historical highs, which makes stocks more vulnerable to potential policy risks after Trump takes office. At the same time, interest rates may remain higher than those in the 2010 s, thus providing investors with stable income and more protection in the case of risk aversion.Saudi Arabia won the right to host the 2034 World Cup, and the FIFA Council confirmed that the 2034 World Cup will be hosted by Saudi Arabia, which is the third time that Asia has hosted the World Cup. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is also the only bidding country for the 2034 World Cup. The Saudi Football Association announced its bid to host the 2034 World Cup on October 9, 2023. By the deadline of November 1, 2023, there was still only one bidding country in Saudi Arabia. This is the first time in nearly 60 years that FIFA has determined the right to host the World Cup without competitors. Saudi Arabia is also the fourth Asian country to host the World Cup after South Korea and Japan in 2002 and Qatar in 2022. This is the second time that the World Cup has entered West Asia.Bank of Canada: Wage growth shows signs of slowing down, but wage growth related to productivity is still at a high level.
China plans to build about 10,000 superior specialties of traditional Chinese medicine by 2029. The reporter learned from state administration of traditional chinese medicine on the 11th that China will promote the construction of superior specialties of traditional Chinese medicine at different levels to further improve the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine. By 2029, a network of superior specialties of traditional Chinese medicine with complete professional fields, wide geographical coverage, reasonable structural layout and obvious characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine will be formed, and the overall scale of superior specialties of traditional Chinese medicine in China will reach about 10,000. (Xinhua News Agency)Head of Consumer Investment at Bank of America: It is estimated that consumer spending will increase by 7% this holiday season in the United States.Market information: EU member states agreed to impose the 15th round of sanctions on Russia, and the US crude oil futures price rose by more than USD 1/barrel.
Market news: EU ambassadors have temporarily agreed to impose the 15th round of sanctions on Russia.Fujia shares: general election of the board of directors and the board of supervisors. On December 11, Fujia shares announced that the second board of directors of the company will expire on December 29, 2024, and the general election of the board of directors and the board of supervisors will be held. Mr. Wang Yuedan, Mr. Lang Yiding, Mr. Tu Ziqun, Mr. Luo Junbin, Ms. Wang Yiming and Mr. Kang Zuyao are nominated as candidates for non-independent directors of the third board of directors, and Mr. Shen Hongjian, Mr. Yu Weixing and Ms. Zheng Jiwen are candidates for independent directors. At the same time, Mr. Li Qiuyuan and Mr. Shen Xuejun were nominated as candidates for the non-employee representative supervisor of the Third Board of Supervisors, and Mr. Li Mingming was appointed as the employee representative supervisor.Fitch: The progress of inflation decline seems to have ended. Brian Coulton, chief economist of Fitch, said that the decline of core commodity prices (the main force of inflation decline this year) seems to have ended. With the increase of automobile prices, the core commodity prices rose by 0.3% month-on-month. Service inflation is declining, but the rate of decline is very slow, because rent inflation is stubborn, and the service inflation is 4.6%, which is still far higher than the pre-epidemic level.