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Piper Jaffray: Raises its price target for Alphabet (GOOG.O) from $365 to $395.

TSMC (TSM.N): Will produce 3-nanometer advanced chips at its second Japanese wafer fab in Kumamoto.

February 5th - According to the latest report from CIMB's Treasury and Markets Research Department, the Singapore dollar weakened slightly against the US dollar during Thursday's Asian trading session as markets anticipated a possible pause in interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Federal Reserve Governor Cook recently expressed caution regarding inflation, and several other Fed officials share similar concerns. Analysts indicate that unless inflation slows further and no major negative surprises occur in the labor market, the Fed's policy rate is expected to remain unchanged for some time.

February 5th - Data released today (February 5th) by the China Machinery Industry Federation shows that, supported by a series of national policies aimed at stabilizing growth, including those related to "major projects" and "new infrastructure," the machinery industry's economic performance remained stable and improved, exhibiting characteristics of innovation and quality improvement. In 2025, my country's machinery industry achieved rapid growth, with the added value of enterprises above designated size increasing by 8.2% year-on-year, 2.3 and 1.8 percentage points higher than the national industrial and manufacturing growth rates, respectively. The added value of all five major national economic sectors—automobile manufacturing, electrical machinery manufacturing, general equipment manufacturing, special equipment manufacturing, and instrumentation manufacturing—achieved growth. Among them, the automobile manufacturing industry continued to play a leading role, with a growth rate of 11.5%. Furthermore, the production and sales situation of my country's machinery industry also remained stable and improved in 2025.

On February 5th, Deng Zhiyong, Deputy Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation and Director of the National Standardization Management Committee, stated at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that the State Administration for Market Regulation will take the construction of safe consumption clusters as a vehicle to issue policy documents such as safe consumption standards and the cultivation of safe consumption entities, and cultivate a large number of safe business districts, safe markets, and safe scenic spots with wide impact and high visibility, so that consumers can feel and access them.

Sony (SONY.N) has increased the maximum amount of its share buyback program from 100 billion yen to 150 billion yen.

European stock index futures fell, with the Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.3%, the German DAX futures down 0.3%, and the UK FTSE 100 futures down 0.2%.

Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) has been declining for several days and is currently down more than 3%.

February 5th - According to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), 50 batches of cosmetics were found to be non-compliant during the 2025 national cosmetics sampling inspection. The NMPA, in accordance with the "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics," the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics Production and Operation," and the "Measures for the Administration of Cosmetics Sampling Inspection," has instructed the drug regulatory authorities of Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Qinghai provinces to initiate investigations into the registrants, filers, and contract manufacturers involved in the aforementioned non-compliant cosmetics, and to order the relevant companies to take risk control measures and conduct self-inspections and rectifications in accordance with the law.

Chart: Changes in market capitalization of major global technology and internet companies on February 5, 2026 (Thursday)

February 5th - At a press conference held today (February 5th) by the State Council Information Office, the State Administration for Market Regulation introduced three key tasks for long-term governance: First, implementing a fee list system, cooperating with the National Development and Reform Commission to guide local governments and departments in establishing comprehensive lists of fees levied on enterprises, achieving full coverage of all fee items, strictly investigating fee collection activities outside the list, and ensuring that enterprises have clear guidelines for payment; second, promoting policy evaluation and review, comprehensively reviewing existing fee policies, and strictly reviewing newly introduced policies to prevent arbitrary charges from the source; and third, accelerating the construction of a long-term regulatory system, working with relevant departments to promote the promulgation of the "Measures for Handling Illegal and Irregular Fee Collection Activities Involving Enterprises," clarifying penalties, and strengthening the punishment of illegal and irregular activities.

February 5th - At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office this morning (5th), a relevant official from the State Administration for Market Regulation introduced that they have implemented enterprise credit risk classification management for more than 64 million enterprises nationwide, achieving a problem detection rate of over 85% for high-risk enterprises, while "no disturbance" is taken for low-risk enterprises. At the same time, 14,900 seriously dishonest enterprises have been added to the "blacklist," and the problem of overdue payments by large enterprises is identified and addressed through annual report data analysis, achieving a balance between leniency and severity, and targeted policy implementation.

February 5th - At a press conference held today (February 5th) by the State Council Information Office, the State Administration for Market Regulation stated that while the platform economy, as an important component of the social economy, has experienced rapid development in recent years, it also faces numerous challenges. By 2025, market regulators will adhere to a balanced approach of regulation and development promotion, focusing on problem-solving and combining short-term and long-term solutions, achieving significant progress in the governance of the platform economy ecosystem. In response to issues disrupting market competition, such as "verbal battles" and "subsidy wars" that have emerged in the food delivery industry since last year, the Administration has strengthened research and guidance for major food delivery platform companies, promptly conducted administrative interviews, drawn regulatory red lines, and promoted standardized promotions, rational competition, and law-abiding operation among food delivery platforms.

The main platinum contract fell more than 10.00% intraday, currently trading at 527.50 yuan/gram.

February 5th - At the seminar on the 2025 development review and 2026 outlook of the photovoltaic industry, Wang Bohua, consultant of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, gave the latest data showing that China's new photovoltaic installation capacity is expected to reach 180-240GW in 2026, and the average annual new photovoltaic installation capacity during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is 238-287GW.

Hong Kong-listed tech stocks have been declining for several days, with Bilibili (09626.HK), Tencent Music (01698.HK), and Kuaishou (01024.HK) all falling by more than 2%. Alibaba (09988.HK), Tencent Holdings (00700.HK), BOSS Zhipin (02076.HK), Alibaba Health (00241.HK), and NetEase-S (09999.HK) have also followed suit.

February 5th - At a regular press conference held by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on February 5th, spokesperson Chen Binhua stated in response to a question regarding the "Mini Three Links" that, to date, the cumulative passenger volume of the "Mini Three Links" has exceeded 26 million. Of these, the Xiamen-Kinmen route carried over 23 million passengers, accounting for more than 90% of the total. In the future, the "Mini Three Links" will further benefit the well-being of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through continuously improving customs clearance efficiency and an increasingly comprehensive service guarantee system, boosting economic and industrial development, and injecting new impetus into building a Xiamen-Kinmen integrated living circle and deepening cross-strait integrated development.

On February 5th, Faraday Future (FF) held its final launch event for its "EAI Human-Vehicle+" embodied intelligent robot products, officially announcing the establishment of its EAI Robotics company and launching four series of EAI robots: Futurist, Master, Aegis, and Wheel-Arm series. The Futurist, Master, and Aegis series were launched first. The starting price for the Futurist series is $34,990. As of the end of the event, FF EAI robots had received 1,211 paid pre-orders.