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According to Fox News: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the war against Iran will not end today, nor will it end tomorrow, but it will eventually end.

According to Fox News: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that we can see the finish line of the war with Iran.

Both WTI and Brent crude oil prices rose slightly, last quoted at $102.65/barrel and $103.34/barrel respectively.

The main Shanghai silver futures contract rose by more than 6% intraday, currently trading at 19,160 yuan per kilogram.

Samsung Electronics shares rose nearly 8% to 180,400 won.

April 1st - According to Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, a government source revealed on Tuesday that Japan is considering further releasing its strategic oil reserves in May to adequately address the ongoing conflict between the US and Israel and Iran, as well as the risk of global energy supply disruptions. This plan comes just weeks after Japan began releasing approximately 80 million barrels of oil (equivalent to about 50 days of domestic consumption) on March 16th, its largest release in history. The source stated that coordinating a joint release with other G7 members is a possible option. On Monday, G7 finance ministers and energy ministers issued a joint statement after an online meeting, stating that member countries are "ready to take all necessary measures" to "maintain the stability and security of energy markets."

April 1 (Xinhua) -- Starting today (April 1), customs authorities across the country are promoting a cross-customs-zone return model for cross-border e-commerce retail export goods. From now on, cross-border e-commerce export returns will no longer have to be returned to the original export customs office. Customers can flexibly choose any customs port nationwide to process the return import procedures.

On April 1st, the Anhui Provincial Housing Provident Fund Management Center issued a notice expanding the scope of housing provident fund withdrawals. The notice states that withdrawals will be supported for paying property management fees; contributing employees and their spouses can withdraw their housing provident funds to pay for property management fees on their own homes within the Hefei administrative region. Withdrawals will also be supported for urban renewal housing renovation projects; contributing employees, their spouses, parents, and children can withdraw their housing provident funds to pay for their personal expenses in Hefei's urban renewal housing renovation projects. Furthermore, the scope of diseases eligible for housing provident fund withdrawals for serious illnesses will be expanded; contributing employees, their spouses, parents, and children can withdraw their housing provident funds for hospitalization for serious illnesses, increasing the number of eligible diseases from the original 9 (including chronic renal failure and malignant tumors) to 35.

As of 8:30 AM Beijing time, spot platinum rose 1.42% and spot palladium rose 0.91%.

Japan's final manufacturing PMI for March was 51.6, compared to 51.4 in the previous month.

Oracle (ORCL.N) said it will lay off 491 employees who work remotely from its Washington and Seattle offices, but the Seattle office site will not be closed.

Euro Stoxx 50 futures and German DAX futures rose 1.9%, while FTSE 100 futures rose 0.9%.

The yield on 5-year Japanese government bonds fell 2.5 basis points to 1.755%.

South Korea's trade balance in March was initially estimated at $25.74 billion, below the expected $21.2 billion and the previous figure revised from $15.51 billion to $15.376 billion.

French Automotive Platform (PFA): New car registrations in France in March increased by 12.86% year-on-year, reaching 173,633 vehicles.

April 1st - Starting April 1st, 2026, my country will officially abolish the value-added tax (VAT) export tax rebate for photovoltaic (PV) products. "The PV industry is currently undergoing a profound adjustment, and the abolition of export tax rebates will accelerate the industry consolidation process," said Wang Tieshan, director of the Industrial Development and Investment Research Center at Xi'an University of Technology. He believes that leading companies, having established overseas operations earlier, have relatively controllable impacts due to their globalized production capacity, while small and medium-sized manufacturers face a more severe survival test. Wang Tieshan further analyzed that in the past, a large portion of the export tax rebate benefits was actually passed on to overseas buyers through price reductions. After the policy is abolished, companies will renegotiate prices with overseas customers, and the pace of overseas factory construction will accelerate. Overall, this adjustment is an important signal that the PV industry is shifting from policy-driven to market-based competition.

1. Market news: The US has lifted sanctions on some Russian-flagged container ships. 2. Russian Baltic oil exports fell to a four-year low due to drone attacks. 3. Kremlin: No “clear” Easter ceasefire proposal from Kyiv has been seen. 4. Local leaders stated that Ukrainian drones again attacked the Russian Baltic port of Usterluga. 5. Russian presidential aide Patrushev: Ukraine attacked Russian civilian infrastructure with the involvement of Western intelligence agencies. 6. Ukrainian President Zelensky: A video conference with the US will be held on April 1st. Ukraine will request the US to convey its energy ceasefire proposal to Russia. 7. Kremlin: Russia will respond if other countries allow Ukraine to use its airspace to launch drone attacks on Russian Baltic ports.