Domestic News
1. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has increased its gold reserves for the 16th consecutive month.
2. A press conference on foreign affairs will be held at 10:00 AM on March 8th.
3. The Long March 8A Y8 rocket has been transferred to the launch area and will be launched soon.
4. Sources: A Philippine aircraft illegally entered the airspace over Huangyan Island; the People's Liberation Army (PLA) warned and drove it away.
5. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security: It is studying measures to leverage artificial intelligence to create new jobs and empower traditional jobs.
6. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange: Foreign exchange reserves stood at US$3.4278 trillion at the end of February, an increase of 0.85% from the end of January.
7. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism: Domestic tourism trips and spending are expected to reach record highs in 2025 and during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday.
8. PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng: The PBOC will implement a moderately loose monetary policy and maintain relatively loose social financing conditions.
9. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC): It will coordinate the construction of satellite communication, navigation, and remote sensing systems, and build low-altitude infrastructure driven by scenario expansion.
International News
1. Trump: Announces new military alliance to eliminate drug cartels.
2. Ahead of the Japan-US summit, Japan urges the US not to impose additional tariffs.
3. Japanese media: Japan plans to achieve $254 billion in domestic semiconductor sales by 2040.
4. New US AI guidance draft allows the government to use AI models from partner companies for any legitimate purpose.
5. US senators propose suspending gasoline tax until October 1st, with a bill potentially submitted to the Senate next week.
6. Indian government sources: India has 250 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products, providing a 7-8 week buffer.
7. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC): Will impose an emergency fuel surcharge on all cargo shipped from the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions to the Indian subcontinent, the Red Sea, and East Africa.
8. Indian government sources: If supplies are secured, India will consider purchasing Russian liquefied natural gas. Some cargo has already been booked for tankers, with plans to pick it up at Yanbu port.
9. Iran Situation—① Trump: We may increase the military budget to $1.5 trillion; considering expanding the strike range. ② Trump: There are currently no plans to deploy ground troops to Iran; Kurdish armed forces have been ruled out from participating in the war. ③ The third US carrier strike group is reportedly to be deployed to the Middle East "soon". ④ The Iranian stock market will remain closed. ⑤ Iranian President: Unconditional surrender is absolutely impossible; Iran will no longer attack neighboring countries unless those countries attack Iran first. ⑥ Kuwait Oil Company preemptively cuts crude oil production and refining. ⑦ The Revolutionary Guard claims to have hit an oil tanker flying the Marshall Islands flag, which is a US asset. ⑧ Saudi Arabia warns Iran: It will take retaliatory measures if attacked again.
