Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio.

Market sources say NVIDIA (NVDA.O) partner GMI Cloud is seeking a $300 million loan to purchase chips for its Thailand plant.

The UN Security Council on the 17th failed to adopt a US-drafted resolution to extend the mandate of the expert panel supporting the Iran sanctions committee; the vote was 11 in favor, 2 against and 2 abstentions, with Russia and China opposing. Russia and China said UNSC Resolution 2231 expired on Oct. 18 last year and that the Iran nuclear issue has been removed from the Council’s agenda.