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February 15th - According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange filings, Shanghai Greely Software Co., Ltd. has submitted a listing application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with Guotai Junan International and CMB Capital as joint sponsors.Russia has stated that its troops have captured the village of Tsvetkove in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine.On February 15th, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Galuzin stated that Russia is willing to discuss the possibility of introducing a UN-led interim external governance mechanism into Ukraine with the United States, Europe, and other regional countries. Galuzin stated that this approach would allow Ukraine to hold democratic elections and produce a government with governing capacity capable of signing peace treaties and other legitimate treaties related to international cooperation. Similar precedents have been set in UN peacekeeping operations. In March 2025, Russian President Putin stated that this was a feasible option. Galuzin also indicated that the possibility of such an approach has not been publicly discussed recently.February 15th news: The fourth issue of Qiushi magazine, to be published on February 16th, will carry an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the Peoples Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled "Key Tasks of Current Economic Work." The article points out that it is necessary to adhere to the bottom line and actively and steadily resolve risks in key areas. Strengthen the coordination between risk prevention and development promotion policies to further enhance development resilience. Focus on stabilizing the real estate market, implementing city-specific policies to control new supply, reduce inventory, and optimize supply, encouraging the acquisition of existing commercial housing for the purpose of affordable housing, etc. Deepen the reform of the housing provident fund system, orderly promote the construction of "good houses," and accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development. Actively and orderly resolve local government debt risks, urging local governments to proactively resolve their debts. Optimize debt restructuring and replacement methods, and take multiple measures to resolve the operational debt risks of local government financing platforms.February 15th news: The fourth issue of Qiushi magazine, to be published on February 16th, will carry an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the Peoples Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, entitled "Key Tasks of Current Economic Work." The article points out that it is necessary to persist in reform and strengthen the driving force and vitality of high-quality development. This includes formulating regulations for the construction of a unified national market, thoroughly addressing "involutionary" competition, and creating a sound market ecosystem. It also includes formulating and implementing a plan to further deepen the reform of state-owned assets and enterprises, and improving supporting regulations and policies for the Law on Promoting the Private Economy. Furthermore, it calls for accelerating the clearing of overdue payments to enterprises, promoting win-win development for platform enterprises and their operators and workers, expanding pilot projects for market-oriented reforms of factors of production, optimizing the structure of fiscal transfer payments, and improving the local tax system. Finally, it emphasizes further promoting the reduction and improvement of small and medium-sized financial institutions and continuously deepening the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market.

Oil Prices Drop As Industry Data Shows Rising U.S. Crude Stocks

Haiden Holmes

Feb 15, 2023 11:35

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As industry statistics pointed to a far larger-than-anticipated increase in U.S. crude stocks, oil prices declined in early Asian trade on Wednesday, after plunging by more than $1 per barrel in the prior session.


By 01:11 GMT, Brent crude prices fell 20 cents to $85.38 per barrel, whilst U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 19 cents to $78.87 per barrel.


Approximately 10.5 million barrels were added to U.S. oil stocks for the week ending February 10, according to market sources quoting American Petroleum Institute data released on Tuesday.


The increase was far greater than the 1.2 million-barrel increase that nine analysts surveyed by Reuters had predicted, which may indicate a decline in gasoline consumption.


According to anonymous sources, gasoline inventories increased by around 846,000 barrels, while distillate inventories increased by approximately 1.7 million barrels.


Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. EST (0330 GMT) the government's official inventory estimates are due.


The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) decision this week that it will sell 26 million barrels of oil from the nation's strategic reserve, which is already at its lowest level in about four decades, also weighed on crude prices.


The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) upped its 2023 global oil demand growth prediction for the first time in months in response to China's reopening, bolstering prices, and lowered supply expectations for key non-OPEC producers, signaling a tighter market.


OPEC forecasts that global oil consumption will increase by 2,32 million barrels per day (bpd) or 2.3% this year, an increase of 100,000 bpd since February.