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February 17th, Futures News: Economies.com analysts' latest view: After a strong rally, Brent crude oil futures prices have retreated slightly. The previous gains were supported by positive signals from the Relative Strength Index (RSI), but these indicators have pushed the market into overbought territory, and the degree of overboughtness appears excessive relative to price action. This phenomenon suggests that bullish momentum is gradually weakening, and prices are retesting the major upward trend line that was previously broken in the short term.

February 17th, Futures News: Economies.com analysts' latest view: Spot gold prices fell slightly, fluctuating around the $5000 level, a position that showed significant resilience in the previous bullish trend. This pullback was accompanied by negative signals from the Relative Strength Index (RSI), after reaching severely overbought levels. With this decline, prices broke below the EMA50 and also the short-term uptrend line. These technical developments reinforce the possibility of a deeper decline in the near term, especially if trading continues below this strong resistance level.

Market news: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering developing a multi-year budget to promote growth and manage crises.

Russian Defense Ministry: Russia shot down 151 Ukrainian drones last night.

The yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds fell 10 basis points to 3.385%.

Japan's tertiary sector activity index fell 0.5% month-on-month in December, compared with a previous reading of -0.20%.

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On February 17th, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) released the "Artificial Intelligence Governance Research Report (2025)," which shows that my country's artificial intelligence governance system will accelerate its evolution and become increasingly mature by 2025. By the end of 2025, a total of 748 generative AI services have completed registration. The report indicates that in 2025, my country's artificial intelligence governance will exhibit characteristics of focused, scenario-based, and refined approaches, gradually building an agile governance system that provides a clear, stable, and predictable development trajectory for artificial intelligence. The report argues that with the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence, the artificial intelligence governance system must be more forward-looking, adaptable, systematic, and inclusive to ensure the safety, reliability, and controllability of artificial intelligence technologies, and to ensure a positive interaction between high-quality development and high-level security.

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The bid-to-cover ratio for Japan's 5-year government bond auction was 3.10, the lowest level since August 2025.

February 17th - According to data from Maoyan Professional Edition, the total box office of new films released during the 2026 Spring Festival has exceeded 800 million yuan. "Pegasus 3", "Silent Assassination", and "Boonie Bears: The Big Adventure" are currently ranked as the top three films in the Spring Festival box office chart.

February 17th - The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest meeting minutes indicate that the bank may need to raise interest rates more than the National Australia Bank's (NAB) current expectation of one more rate hike this year. NAB analyst Gareth Spence stated that, on the surface, the RBA's forecasts and latest assessment of financial conditions suggest this. However, NAB expects inflation to be slightly lower than the central bank's forecast over the next two quarters, and for unemployment to rise slightly faster in the near term. The head of Australian economics said, "In our view, this scenario aligns with expectations of only one more rate hike this year."

On February 17th, it was learned from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) that eight departments, including the NDRC, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, recently jointly issued an implementation opinion on accelerating the promotion and application of artificial intelligence in the bidding and tendering field. The opinion clarifies that by the end of 2026, key scenarios such as tender document inspection, intelligent assisted bid evaluation, and collusion detection will achieve full coverage in some provinces and cities; by the end of 2027, more key scenarios will be promoted and applied nationwide, forming a number of experiences and practices in model training, scenario application, and mechanism guarantees, effectively promoting the standardized and healthy development of the bidding and tendering market. A spokesperson for the NDRC stated that the opinion, by promoting the deep integration of bidding and tendering with artificial intelligence, improving the bidding and tendering paradigm, and enhancing the digitalization level of services and supervision, is of great significance for standardizing the order of the bidding and tendering market, optimizing the bidding and tendering market environment, and promoting the construction of a unified national market.

ExxonMobil Australia (XOM.N) said it has taken steps to either not use specific benefit claims or to cover up or remove such claims when not using “synergistic” fuel.

February 17th - According to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), in recent years, SASAC has been committed to promoting the integrated development of technological innovation and industrial innovation, guiding central enterprises to accelerate the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, promoting the deep integration of the industrial chain and innovation chain, and contributing to the development of new-type productive forces. It is understood that in the next step, central enterprises will focus on the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, prioritizing three aspects: increasing efforts in technological breakthroughs to solidify the technological foundation for high-quality development; strengthening forward-looking planning in industry to promote the industrialization of future technologies and the future-oriented development of key areas; and accelerating precise matching in the transformation process, speeding up the construction of intelligent service platforms for the commercialization of achievements, continuously promoting the construction of pilot-scale testing capabilities and service openness, and accelerating the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces.

Market news: ExxonMobil (XOM.N) has reached a settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding the use of the "Synergy" brand at nine gas stations in Queensland.

February 17th - The third round of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine will be held today (February 17th) in Geneva, Switzerland. According to Swiss sources, the talks will be held behind closed doors, and the media will not be allowed inside. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated on February 16th that this round of talks will discuss a wider range of issues, including territorial disputes. There are also reports that bilateral contacts between Russian and Ukrainian representatives are possible during the talks.

On February 17th, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated in an interview on the 16th that negotiations on the Ukraine issue must take into account the interests of all parties. Zakharova stated that Russia has always advocated for a peaceful resolution to the current situation. Since 2014, Russia has consistently advocated for the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Even after 2022, Russia has repeatedly emphasized that a political and diplomatic solution has always been the priority, and it has never refused to hold negotiations. Zakharova stated that Russia has never refused to hold negotiations in Moscow, but there is an important precondition: the negotiations must be based on genuine mutual respect, take into account the interests of all parties, and aim to achieve results. The negotiations must yield results, not become a cover for any provocative actions.

February 17th - Tencent Wealth Management's current account + 7-day annualized yield ranges from a high of 1.3950% to a low of 0.8420%, WeChat Pay's 7-day annualized yield ranges from a high of 1.1710% to a low of 1.0300%, and Alipay's Yu'ebao's 7-day annualized yield ranges from a high of 1.1480% to a low of 1.0120%.

On February 17th, a delegation from Iran, led by Foreign Minister Araqchi, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on February 16th and will hold a new round of indirect negotiations with a US delegation today (February 17th). The US government had previously set a one-month deadline for the negotiations and increased its military deployment in the Middle East. Araqchi stated on February 16th that Iran would not succumb to threats. US Secretary of State Rubio stated on the same day that he believed reaching a substantial agreement with Iran would be "extremely difficult."