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GLOBAL MARKETS-Equities rise after strong US data, yen firms on currency warningsCapital inflows, issuance volume, and trading volume all reached historical highs – ETFs continue to sweep the U.S. marketThe most "popular" fund further restricts "subscriptions," with the C share of the silver fund dropping to 100 yuan per dayWall Street's Expectations for U.S. Stocks Next YearNew York silver futures rose 4.4%, reaching a historic high, approaching $72, while spot platinum surged over 7%, continuously closing in on the all-time high set in 2008Gold and silver hit new historical highs, poised to achieve the largest annual increase since 1979, with two major drivers at workFederal Reserve Chair candidate Hassett: The pace of interest rate cuts in the U.S. lags far behind other central banksThe Japanese yen rose over 0.5%, briefly breaking 156 before the release of U.S. GDP dataThe two-year U.S. Treasury yield rose by more than 2 basis points, as data such as U.S. GDP brought about a wave of low-level reboundTrump sets necessary conditions: Dare to cut interest rates, "I can never become the Federal Reserve Chairman if I disagree"France's 10/30-year government financing costs have significantly decreased as investors weigh the budget situation and U.S. economic dataThe medium- to long-term UK bond yields fell by about 3 basis points, retreating after a spike following the release of US GDP and other data