Domestic News
1. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC): Accelerate the orderly release of 800 billion yuan in new policy-based financial instruments.
2. Pan Gongsheng: Implement a moderately loose monetary policy and measures to boost consumption.
3. The US eases financial sanctions against Venezuela but still prohibits it from transacting with Chinese companies; Foreign Ministry responds.
4. NDRC: Focus on expanding effective domestic demand; will formulate a strategic implementation plan for expanding domestic demand from 2026 to 2030.
5. NDRC: This year, it will focus on a series of actions to expand effective investment in areas such as "artificial intelligence+" infrastructure.
6. State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposes administrative penalties on seven e-commerce platforms, including Pinduoduo, Meituan, JD.com, Ele.me, Douyin, Taobao, and Tmall, for the "ghost delivery" case, totaling 3.597 billion yuan in fines and confiscations.
7. China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC): Clarifies that the National Social Security Fund and basic pension insurance funds can act as strategic investors, with the subscription ratio of strategic investors generally not less than 5%. 8. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) stated that Hu Bo used a Sina Weibo account to fabricate and disseminate false or misleading information regarding capital market regulatory developments and policies, disrupting the securities market. Hu Bo was fined 800,000 yuan and banned from the securities market for three years.
9. The upper limit for the size of the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 Index Fund will be increased.
10. The CSRC publicly solicited opinions on the "Measures for the Supervision and Management of Futures Companies (Draft for Comment)" and its supporting implementation regulations.
11. The Ministry of Finance and another department adjusted the scope of goods eligible for VAT and consumption tax refunds in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone.
12. The Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) released the "Guidelines for Performance Evaluation Management of Fund Management Companies," requiring fund management companies to establish a comprehensive performance evaluation system centered on fund investment returns.
13. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) released a consultation paper on shortening the settlement cycle of the Hong Kong stock spot market, proposing a suggested operating model to shorten the settlement cycle from the current T+2 to T+1. International News
1. Ukrainian Foreign Minister: Ukraine is willing to hold a leaders' meeting with Russia in Turkey.
2. Indian government issues announcement that India will restrict exports of certain grades of natural barium sulfate.
3. India issues a notice on gold and silver imports before the holiday to resolve customs clearance obstacles caused by policy confusion.
4. Russia announces zero tariffs on wheat exports from April 22 to 29; considering extending some fertilizer export quotas.
5. European Commission spokesperson: If the Strait of Hormuz blockage continues, the EU is prepared to take joint action on aviation fuel issues.
6. Iran announces full opening of the Strait of Hormuz during the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire period; WTI and Brent crude oil prices plummeted by 12% intraday, gold prices rose to $4,900, the US dollar index fell, US stocks opened higher, and expectations for a Fed rate cut increased.
7. Situation in Iran—
① Iranian Revolutionary Guard says the resistance front issued warnings to ships in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
② Israeli Prime Minister: Agreed to a ceasefire with Lebanon, but military mission "is not over." ③ Gulf officials: Trump is eager to end the war and may accept more compromises.
④ According to NewsNation: Trump claims Iran has agreed to stop enriching uranium, and Iran has agreed to "everything."
⑤ Hezbollah parliamentary group in Lebanon expressed "cautious support for a ceasefire," but emphasized that the ceasefire must be comprehensive.
⑥ US media: The US plans to unfreeze $20 billion in exchange for Iran abandoning uranium enrichment; US-Iran talks may be held in Islamabad on Sunday.
⑦ Iranian Foreign Minister: In light of the ceasefire reached between Lebanon and Israel, Iran will open the Strait of Hormuz to all merchant ships during the ceasefire period.
⑧ UN shipping agency: Currently verifying the announcement regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to confirm whether it meets the requirements of freedom of navigation.
⑨ Trump's consecutive tweets: Iran has fully opened the "Iran Strait," and the maritime blockade against Iran will remain fully effective. The US will receive all of Iran's nuclear "dust." Israel will no longer bomb Lebanon. NATO is useless on the Strait of Hormuz issue.
