1. Spot Bitcoin ETF approved for listing: On January 10, 2024, after a 10-year standoff, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that directly invests in Bitcoin for the first time. This move became a milestone event in the digital asset industry and broadened the investment channels for Bitcoin on Wall Street and other regions.

2. Sora emerged: In the early morning of February 16, 2024, OpenAI released the effect video of the artificial intelligence Vincent video model Sora. For the first time, AI generated a 1-minute multi-shot long video, which not only broke the continuity limitation of the existing Vincent video model of about 10 seconds, but also demonstrated more refined picture quality and the ability to maintain consistency in multi-angle and multi-shot switching.

3. The Bank of Japan's interest rate hike triggers the collapse of carry trades: On March 19, 2024, the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate from -0.1% to a range of 0 to 0.1%, officially ending the eight-year era of negative interest rates since 2016, and decided to end the yield curve control policy. This is the first interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan in 17 years since February 2007. As a result, the yen fell instead of rising, breaking the much-watched 150 mark.

4. Saudi Arabia-China ETF interconnection: On June 14, 2024, the first domestic ETFs to invest in the Saudi Arabian market - Huatai-PineBridge CSOP Saudi Arabia ETF (QDII) and China Southern Fund CSOP Saudi Arabia ETF (QDII) were officially approved, which means that domestic public offering products in my country have officially taken the first step in directly investing in the Saudi Arabian market.

5. The Fed enters a rate cut cycle: On September 19, 2024, the Fed cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, the first rate cut in four years, marking the start of a new round of easing of US monetary policy. It then cut rates by 25 basis points in November and December, respectively, bringing the total easing this year to 100 basis points. According to the latest dot plot of Fed officials, the rate cut is expected to be 50 basis points next year, half of the previous expectation.

6. China's financial policy "combination punch": On September 24, 2024, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the financial support for high-quality economic development. Leaders from the central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the China Securities Regulatory Commission attended the press conference. At the meeting, a "package" of supportive financial policies was announced, including a reduction in reserve requirement ratio, interest rate, interest rate cuts for existing mortgage loans, and a unified down payment ratio for mortgage loans. The intensity of this set of policy "combination punches" exceeded market expectations and attracted widespread attention from the market. A-shares thus started a remarkable upward trend.

7. The expanded BRICS summit will be held: From October 22 to 24, 2024, the 16th BRICS leaders’ meeting will be held in Kazan, Russia. This is the expansion of the BRICS to 10 member states. first summit after. New members include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Ethiopia. The addition of these members has significantly increased the global influence of the BRICS countries. After expansion, the total GDP of the BRICS countries accounts for about 30% of the world, half of the world's population, one-fifth of the world's trade volume, and an important share of the world's resources.

8. Gold is going through a blast: In October 2024, spot gold hit a record high of $2,790.02 per ounce, with the highest increase of more than 35% this year, and is expected to achieve the best annual performance since 2010. According to statistics from the World Gold Council, gold prices have hit more than 30 new highs this year. As of the third quarter, global total gold demand exceeded $100 billion for the first time. This is mainly due to geopolitical tensions, loose monetary policies of major central banks and strong purchasing power of central banks.

9. Trump's comeback: On November 6, 2024, the Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump announced his victory, becoming the first non-consecutive president of the United States since 1892. Trump ultimately received 312 votes from the Electoral College (Democratic candidate Harris only received 226 votes), sweeping seven so-called "swing states."

10. The total U.S. national debt exceeds $36 trillion: The latest data released by the U.S. Treasury Department shows that as of November 2024, the total U.S. national debt exceeded $36 trillion for the first time, setting a record high. Since breaking through $33 trillion in September 2023, the growth rate of the U.S. national debt has accelerated sharply. Earlier in 2024, it broke through the $34 trillion and $35 trillion mark, and jumped to over $36 trillion by the end of November. Compared with the scale of only $907 billion 40 years ago, the scale of the U.S. national debt has increased by more than 38 times.

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