Japan's retail sales annual rate in March was 3.1%, in line with expectations for 3.5%. The previous value was revised from 1.40% to 1.30%.

Energy: 1. Canadian Prime Minister Carney: It's time to build Canada into an energy superpower. 2. Spain and Portugal in Europe suffered large-scale power outages. Spanish oil company MOEVE said its refinery was shut down due to power outages. 3. LNG exporter Woodside approved the development of the Louisiana LNG project in the United States. The first batch of LNG is planned to be put into production in 2029. 4. Barclays: The forecast for Brent crude oil prices in 2025 was lowered by $4 to $70 per barrel. The average price of Brent crude oil is expected to reach $62 per barrel in 2026. It is expected that there will be a daily oversupply of 1 million barrels in the oil market in 2025 and a daily oversupply of 1.5 million barrels in 2026. US trade policy: 1. The United States and Mexico reached two agreements in the agricultural field. 2. Bessant said India is likely to be one of the first countries to reach a trade agreement. 3. According to The Atlantic: Trump believes that there is no red line that will change the tariff policy. 4. US media: Trump seeks to mitigate the blow caused by auto tariffs, and may take action on Tuesday. 5. According to freight data company statistics, as of April 14, the volume of ship transportation between China and the United States has dropped sharply, down more than 22% week-on-week and 44% year-on-year. Others: 1. China Iron and Steel Association: Steel companies' profits increased 1.08 times year-on-year in the first quarter. 2. British media: The United States and Ukraine will sign a mineral agreement as early as this week. 3. Ukrainian Prime Minister: Ukraine and the United States agreed to waive the obligation to repay US aid related to the mineral agreement.

1. First-tier cities start offering free school places for house purchases, with Guangzhou Nansha taking the lead. 2. In the first quarter of this year, 1,564 new commercial residential properties were signed online in Guangzhou Nansha, up 25% year-on-year. 3. Shanghai issued implementation measures for voluntary deposits, withdrawals and use of housing provident funds for flexible employment personnel. 4. The potential supply of first-hand private buildings in Hong Kong has dropped to 105,000. 5. Dongguan plans to introduce new policies for the real estate market, and new houses will be sold fully furnished. 6. Henan: Strengthen the loan issuance of real estate "white list" projects and expand the scale of acquisition of existing commercial housing. 7. Nanjing's new housing ticket policy was officially issued, valid for 2 years. 8. The commercial and office land plots in Shanghai Fengxian New City were adjusted to residential land, and the plot ratio was reduced to 1.2. 9. Wuhan's real estate development investment fell by 5.2% in the first quarter, and the sales area of commercial housing increased by 5.5% year-on-year. 10. China Construction: A consortium of subsidiaries won the land use rights for a real estate development project in Chaoyang District, Beijing for 12.6 billion yuan. 11. New World Development's first-quarter residential sales in the mainland reached 2.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 52%. 12. Greenland Holdings' revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was 35.598 billion yuan, and its net loss attributable to the parent company was 247 million yuan. 13. Gree Real Estate's revenue in the first quarter of 2025 was 919 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 58.54%. 14. Guangming Real Estate's revenue in the first quarter of 2025 fell 35% to 1.27 billion yuan, and its net profit plummeted 2530%. 15. Poly Development's sales in 2024 will be 327.7 billion yuan, and its real estate development settlement income will be 287.35 billion yuan.