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title: "Reminder: Please pay close attention to the following (all times are in Beijing time)"
type: "News"
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description: "Today's key economic events to watch include: the 2024 Winter Volcano Engine FORCE Conference held in Shanghai until December 19; the Bank of Japan will announce its interest rate decision and hold a press conference with Governor Kazuo Ueda; Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference and the key interest rate announcement from the Central Bank of Russia; the Bank of England's interest rate decision and meeting minutes; the final GDP for the third quarter in the United States and the number of initial jobless claims; the total annualized sales of existing homes in the United States for November; the net inflow of international capital in the United States for October; and the earnings reports from companies like Nike and FedEx after U.S. stock market hours"
datetime: "2024-12-18T22:30:58.000Z"
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# Reminder: Please pay close attention to the following (all times are in Beijing time)

① Date to be determined: The 2024 Winter Volcano Engine FORCE Power Conference will be held in Shanghai, until December 19; ② Date to be determined: The Bank of Japan will announce its interest rate decision; ③ 14:30: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold a monetary policy press conference; ④ Date to be determined: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an annual press conference; ⑤ 18:30: The Central Bank of Russia will release the latest key interest rate; ⑥ 20:00: The Bank of England will announce its interest rate decision and meeting minutes; ⑦ 21:30: The final value of U.S. GDP for the third quarter and the number of initial jobless claims for the week of December 14; ⑧ 23:00: U.S. existing home sales total for November (annualized); ⑨ Next day 05:00: U.S. net capital inflow for October; ⑩ After U.S. stock market closes: Nike and FedEx will release earnings reports;

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