Domestic News:
1. The State Administration for Market Regulation convened an administrative guidance meeting for food delivery platform companies.
2. A national teleconference on promoting the trade-in program for consumer goods was held in Beijing.
3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Pakistan and Afghanistan's willingness to sit down and discuss again is a good thing.
4. Nine departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, jointly issued the "2026 Work Plan for Improving Service Consumption and Benefiting the People."
5. The Electronic Information Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology coordinated with ZTE Corporation and Xiaomi Group on the "15th Five-Year Plan" for the development of the electronic information manufacturing industry.
6. The Ministry of Commerce reported that from January to March this year, sales of consumer goods under the trade-in program exceeded 433.17 billion yuan, benefiting 60.933 million people.
7. The People's Bank of China announced on April 7th that it conducted 800 billion yuan of outright reverse repurchase operations using a fixed-quantity, interest rate bidding method with multiple price levels, with a term of three months. 8. Vice Premier He Lifeng, the Chinese lead negotiator for the China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue, met with Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, the Canadian co-lead negotiator, in Beijing on the afternoon of March 3.
9. The State Financial Regulatory Commission: Promote the construction of a financial service system adapted to the financing needs of the entire life cycle of future industries, and steadily and orderly advance the pilot application of artificial intelligence in the financial industry.
10. Shanghai Stock Exchange: This week, it will focus on monitoring funds with high premiums, such as the China-Korea Semiconductor ETF, Southern Crude Oil LOF, and S&P Oil & Gas ETF, as well as stocks with abnormal fluctuations and delisting risk warnings, such as *ST Zhengping.
International News:
1. Kuwait claims Iranian attack on desalination plant caused substantial damage.
2. Trump released a summary of his fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, planning to request $1.5 trillion in defense spending.
3. US Data—① US non-farm payrolls rebounded more than expected in March, reaching a more than one-year high. Following the data release, bets on a Fed rate cut decreased. ② The US service sector contracted for the first time in three years.
4. Strait of Hormuz Situation—① Three Omani-flagged vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz. ② Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines reported that an LNG carrier passed through the Strait of Hormuz. ③ A French cargo ship, fully loaded, passed through the Strait of Hormuz, breaking the record for the "no-sail" rule for Western European vessels.
5. Iran Situation—① Trump: A little more time and we can seize oil. ② Iran tells Gulf states: If you want security, expel US troops stationed in your territory. ③ Iran claims a US fighter jet was shot down in Iranian territory and offers a reward for the capture of the US pilot. US officials later confirmed the jet was shot down. ④ According to NBC News: US President Trump stated that shooting down the US warplane would not affect negotiations with Iran. ⑤ US-Iran ceasefire mediation stalled; Iran is unwilling to meet, and Qatar refuses to act as a mediator. ⑥ The US had proposed a 48-hour ceasefire, but Iran responded with battlefield actions.
