China's Vice Premier He Lifeng attended the opening of the APEC Business Advisory Council's fourth meeting in Shenzhen on Nov. 14 and said the 33rd APEC leaders' informal meeting will be held in Shenzhen soon. He urged the council to promote cooperation, innovation and connectivity to advance APEC toward an Asia‑Pacific community, and met business advisory delegates to discuss deepening regional economic and trade cooperation.

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CSC Financial's 2027 gold outlook says rising real rates were the main headwind for gold in 2026. It expects limited further upside in real rates in 2027 and notes current rate‑hike expectations are largely priced. Continued central-bank gold purchases should provide dip-buying and underpin a floor, so gold is forecast to trend upward with volatility in 2027. Key risk is U.S.–Iran geopolitical escalation that pushes oil and disrupts inf, though CSC Financial expects that channel's impact on gold to be marginally reduced.