Russian security officials: The US actions against Iran and Venezuela are aimed at controlling the energy market.

1. Claims Inflation Will Fall Further – Trump: Good news! The inflation caused by the Democrats has fallen significantly, and we'll see it fall further. Make America Great Again! 2. House Passes Bill to Permanently Implement Daylight Saving Time – Trump: Good news! The House passed the bill I supported, to permanently implement Daylight Saving Time. 3. Will Urge Defense Companies to Speed Up Weapon Production Trump plans to participate in the closing roundtable discussion of the two-day "Defense and Innovation Summit" hosted by the U.S. Army War College, urging top U.S. defense executives to speed up weapons production and expand manufacturing capacity. 4. Criticizes Biden's Policies Trump: Crime rates in the U.S. have fallen significantly. "Sleepy Joe Biden's" open border policy allowed 25 million people to flood into our country without restrictions or censorship. Many of them are criminals, and we must get rid of them. 5. Supports Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon – Trump: The withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of Lebanon will be a good thing. 6. Improved Relations with Iraq – Trump: Our relationship with Iraq, I would say, has gone from not so good to very good. We will build a long-term relationship with Iraq. 7. Claims Iran's "best missiles" are running low —Trump: Iran has largely exhausted its "best missiles" at this stage, but if you look back over the last four or five days, they've launched a lot of missiles—almost every single one has been shot down. 8. Believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict will end during his term—In an interview, Trump stated that he believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict will end during his term and that Russian President Putin is ready to reach an agreement as soon as possible. 9. Unwilling to set a deadline for bombing Iran —When asked if he would set a deadline for bombing Iran, Trump said, "I don't like setting deadlines. They basically know how things are going to go. They better be honest!" 10. Expresses a desire for lower interest rates—Trump: I hope interest rates will fall. Pausing rate hikes is better than raising them. 11. US government considers joining Trump's lawsuit against the BBC—The US government is considering joining Trump's lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), a move that would further complicate this high-profile defamation dispute. 12. Secures additional semiconductor investment for TSMC – U.S. Commerce Department: The Trump administration secured an additional $100 billion in semiconductor manufacturing investment for TSMC, bringing the total to $265 billion.

A-share lithium-metal stocks rallied; TTANQT Lithium rose over 7%, with Rongjie and Ganfeng Lithium also higher.