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The Gates Foundation: Microsoft (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates will miss the keynote address at the Delhi AI Summit to "ensure the summit focuses on core issues."

Tesla (TSLA.O): Tesla (TSLA.O) owners have accumulated more than 8 billion miles in FSD (Full Self-Driving) monitoring mode.

S&P: Investor sentiment is key to Indonesia's sovereign credit support.

Tencent Wealth Management's current account + 7-day annualized yield ranges from a maximum of 1.2810% to a minimum of 0.8410%. WeChat Pay's 7-day annualized yield ranges from a maximum of 1.1230% to a minimum of 1.0310%. Alipay's Yu'ebao's 7-day annualized yield ranges from a maximum of 1.1270% to a minimum of 1.0090%.

On February 19, Fu Cong, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, stated on February 18 at the general debate of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the UN Charter and Strengthening the Role of the United Nations that, faced with a complex and volatile international situation, upholding multilateralism, strengthening the role of the United Nations, and reforming and improving global governance are the common aspirations of all countries. The international community needs to abide by the UN Charter and safeguard the authority of the United Nations more than ever before. Fu Cong pointed out that maintaining international peace and security is one of the purposes of the UN Charter. China's proposed global security initiatives advocate a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, providing a Chinese solution for addressing the global peace deficit and resolving the security dilemma. China is willing to work with all countries in the world to actively implement the initiatives and jointly address various traditional and non-traditional security challenges.

February 19th - According to the National Energy Administration, from midnight on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month (February 15th) to midnight on the first day of the first lunar month (February 17th), statistics from the 53,300 highway charging piles included in the national charging infrastructure monitoring and service platform showed that during the first three days of the Spring Festival holiday, new energy vehicles were charged a total of 1.4099 million times, with an average daily charging volume of 11.8008 million kilowatt-hours, a 63.05% increase compared to the same period last year. The highway charging infrastructure operated smoothly, effectively ensuring the needs of people traveling by new energy vehicle for visiting relatives, tourism, and returning home during the holiday. In the coming days, the return travel peak of the Spring Festival holiday will arrive. The National Energy Administration, together with relevant departments, will further strengthen scheduling and monitoring to continue to ensure the charging needs of new energy vehicles during the Spring Festival holiday.

The Indonesian rupiah fell to its lowest level against the US dollar since January 22, last trading at 16,915 rupiah to the dollar.

On February 19th, China submitted its "Position Paper on WTO Reform under the Current Situation" to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The head of the WTO Department of the Ministry of Commerce provided an interpretation of the position paper. The overall position outlines China's general understanding of the WTO and its basic attitude towards WTO reform. The position paper states that the WTO provides open, non-discriminatory, stable, and predictable institutional guarantees for economic globalization. While the multilateral trading system has been impacted by unilateral tariff measures, and trade tensions have intensified, WTO rules and mechanisms remain a crucial barrier against trade turmoil. Unilateralism and protectionism are not the solution; all parties should address the real challenges brought about by economic globalization through multilateral cooperation, domestic reforms, and inclusive and mutually beneficial development. The position paper emphasizes that economic globalization is an unstoppable historical trend. WTO reform should aim to strengthen multilateral trade governance, uphold the most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment as the cornerstone of the WTO rules system, and place development at the center of the WTO reform agenda. It should address long-standing unresolved issues while exploring and formulating new rules for the future.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Assistant Governor Silk: Even with a small rate hike, interest rates will only be near the bottom of the neutral range.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Assistant Governor Silk: Maintaining an accommodative policy for some time is in line with reality.

Sources say Germany is considering purchasing more F-35 fighter jets from the United States.

Market news: Vietnam Airlines is in talks with Boeing (BA.N) to purchase 30 wide-body passenger aircraft.

Market news: Vietnam Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing (BA.N) to order 50 737-8 aircraft.

February 19 (KCNA) – A ceremony was held in Pyongyang on February 18 to present 600mm large-caliber rocket launchers to the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, attended the event. The report stated that the ceremony took place at the April 25th Cultural Hall Square in Pyongyang, where the military industry donated 50 newly produced 600mm large-caliber rocket launchers. Kim Jong Un inspected the launchers in a vehicle. At the ceremony, Kim Jong Un said that the 600mm large-caliber rocket launchers would enhance North Korea's war deterrence capabilities and enable the country to achieve its strategic objectives, making them a weapon to be proud of. He also said that the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea would clarify the next stage of the North Korean self-defense force development plan and objectives.

As of 09:32 Beijing time, WTI crude oil futures rose 0.05%, and US natural gas futures rose 2.13%.

Market news: A U.S. judge overturned a Board of Immigration Appeals ruling that upheld the Trump administration's mass detention policy.

February 19th - On February 18th local time, several EU countries, including France, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, and Portugal, expressed strong dissatisfaction with the European Commission's decision to send representatives to the so-called "Peace Commission" meeting. The European Commission decided on the 16th to send Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Sjuica to the first formal meeting of the so-called "Peace Commission," scheduled for the 19th in Washington. Many EU countries pointed out that this decision was made without prior notification, lacked necessary authorization, and could potentially be interpreted as a collective endorsement of the meeting by the EU.

On February 19th, Nick Timiraos, often referred to as the "Federal Reserve mouthpiece," wrote an article on the Fed meeting minutes, stating that sometimes what the Fed doesn't mention is more interesting. In every meeting last year (up to December), staff projected that inflation would return to 2% by 2027. In December, this projection was pushed back to 2028. However, the January meeting minutes did not specify a concrete timeframe for when inflation would reach 2%. Instead, the minutes indicated that the projected figure was "slightly higher, but balanced" compared to the December projection, and that inflation was expected to return to its "previous downward trend" as the impact of tariffs was expected to end by mid-year. However, the key phrase from the December minutes ("and to reach 2% by 2028") was absent from the January minutes.

U.S. Interior Secretary: Natural gas powers American homes and industry. When production increases, utility bills decrease. President Trump is delivering real results, reducing household expenses. This is a true reflection of America's energy dominance.

February 19th - Today (February 19th) is the third day of the Lunar New Year, the fifth day of the Spring Festival holiday. The national railway system is expected to transport 13.4 million passengers today, with 747 additional passenger trains planned. Regarding ticket sales, tickets for March 5th (the seventeenth day of the first lunar month) went on sale today.