U.S. one-year inflation expectations for November preliminary 4.3% vs 4.7% consensus; prior 4.70%.

Sichuan Development and Reform Commission issued measures to promote high‑quality private investment, ordering a cleanup of market‑access rules and strict compliance with the national unified market‑access negative list, including the 2024 Foreign Investment Negative List. The measures require macro‑policy consistency assessments for new local policies and encourage equity cooperation between private firms and foreign investors to raise internationalization. Authorities will open channels for reporting market‑access problems, strengthen investigations and conduct comprehensive market‑access efficiency assessments to improve competition. The province explicitly supports private capital flowing into industrial design, common technology services, testing and inspection, quality certification and digital transformation, and will assist eligible firms in obtaining required qualifications.

At the 02:30 night-session close, Shanghai gold main contract fell 0.53% to 875 yuan/gram; Shanghai silver main contract fell 0.41% to 12,523 yuan/kg; SC crude oil main contract rose 0.36% to 639 yuan/barrel.