Domestic News
1. The Ministry of Commerce convened a roundtable meeting with British-invested enterprises.
2. Trump announced he will visit China in April; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded.
3. The National Conference on Market Operation and Consumption Promotion was held in Beijing.
4. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) announced it will soon hold a seminar on "Star Computing & Intelligent Connectivity" space computing power and release a joint initiative to promote "Computing Power Star Network".
5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the US's decision to allow my country to purchase Venezuelan oil: Venezuela is a sovereign state and has the right to choose its partners independently.
6. Rumors of "tightening the threshold for listing in Hong Kong" are untrue; there are no changes to overseas listing policies.
7. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) further expanded the scope of open futures market products.
8. The CSRC issued the "Guidelines for Performance Benchmarks of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds," effective March 1, 2026.
9. The CSRC is strictly investigating illegal fundraising, embezzlement, misappropriation, self-financing, and transfer of benefits by private equity funds.
10. The CSRC seriously investigated and dealt with the illegal and irregular case of Ruifengda. International News
1. Delegations from Russia, the US, and Ukraine began negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
2. The French government passed two votes of no confidence.
3. Brazilian President Lula: Brazil will waive short-term visa requirements for Chinese tourists.
4. UK PMI data was better than expected; market pricing indicates the probability of the Bank of England cutting interest rates twice in 2026 has dropped to 50%.
5. APMEX (American Precious Metals Exchange) quotes show that spot silver prices briefly rose above $100/ounce, but quotes on other major brokerage platforms have not yet broken through this level.
6. The yen suddenly surged nearly 200 points during the session. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama stated that he is closely monitoring the foreign exchange market with a sense of urgency, but declined to answer questions about whether authorities had intervened in the market.
