China Policy & Economy - China releases list of central government policies to strengthen, benefit and enrich the agricultural sector in 2026 - Swift: China’s renminbi share as a global payment currency was 2.74% in Feb, down from 3.13% in Jan - China Feb survey-based jobless rate for 25–29 years old, excluding college students, at 7.2% vs 6.8% in previous month - stats bureau - PBOC: To continue implementing moderately accommodative monetary policy - PBOC vows to maintain stability in stocks, b

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China Policy & Economy - China releases list of central government policies to strengthen, benefit and enrich the agricultural sector in 2026 - Swift: China’s renminbi share as a global payment currency was 2.74% in Feb, down from 3.13% in Jan - China Feb survey-based jobless rate for 25–29 years old, excluding college students, at 7.2% vs 6.8% in previous month - stats bureau - PBOC: To continue implementing moderately accommodative monetary policy - PBOC vows to maintain stability in stocks, bonds, FX markets - China MIIT hold forum with new energy vehicle industry companies Geopolitics & Iran Conflict - Trump: United States of America will massively blow up entirety of South Pars gas field if Iran decides to attack Qatar - U.S. officials detected unidentified drones over Fort McNair, home to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth - Iran claims it is considering charging a 10% toll on ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz - Bessent: U.S. may unsanction Iranian oil on water in coming days - Fox Business Network interview Technology & AI - Musk: SpaceX AI and Tesla expect to continue ordering Nvidia chips at scale - Musk: We might be able to tape out AI6 in December Corporate & Earnings - Alibaba Q3 revenue RMB 284,843 million; 3Q net income CNY 16.3B - Alibaba Group: Over the next five years, our goal is to surpass $100 billion in combined cloud and AI external revenue - Conf Call - Alibaba Group: Expect quick commerce business to be profitable by FY29 - Xiaomi’s updated SU7 sedan starts from 219,900 yuan: CEO - Xiaomi CEO: Plans to invest at least 60 billion yuan in AI over next three years Global Policy & Industry - Trump, Takaichi set to announce $40 billion US reactor project - Japan’s Takaichi: Japan open to dialogue with China