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As of 09:30 Beijing time, WTI crude oil futures fell 0.06%, while US natural gas futures rose 0.07%.

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February 18th - Today, the national railway system is expected to transport 10.8 million passengers, with 476 additional passenger trains planned. In accordance with the regulation that train tickets are sold 15 days in advance, tickets for March 4th (the 16th day of the first lunar month) will go on sale today.

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Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting minutes: Committee members unanimously agreed that the monetary policy stance should remain accommodative for some time to come.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting minutes: One member supported keeping the official cash rate at its current level, but noted that if economic activity recovers as expected, monetary stimulus measures could begin to be withdrawn at an earlier date without harming the economic recovery.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting minutes: There is still a large amount of spare capacity.

1. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed slightly higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.07% to 49,533.19 points, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% to 6,843.22 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.14% to 22,578.38 points. Apple rose more than 3% and Nike rose more than 2%, leading the Dow Jones. Citigroup rose 2.7% and JPMorgan Chase rose 1.7%. The Wind U.S. Tech Big Seven Index rose 0.53%, with Amazon and Nvidia rising more than 1%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 0.1%, with LuKing Holdings rising nearly 16% and TAL Education Group falling more than 3%. Supported by gains in financial stocks, the major stock indexes regained their footing after last week's decline. 2. European stock markets closed higher across the board. The German DAX index rose 0.8% to 24,998.4 points, the French CAC40 index rose 0.54% to 8,361.46 points, and the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.79% to 10,556.17 points. 3. US Treasury yields were mixed. The 2-year Treasury yield rose 3.34 basis points to 3.435%, the 3-year Treasury yield rose 2.22 basis points to 3.467%, the 5-year Treasury yield rose 1.73 basis points to 3.621%, the 10-year Treasury yield rose 1.14 basis points to 4.060%, and the 30-year Treasury yield fell 0.58 basis points to 4.689%. 4. International precious metals futures generally closed lower. COMEX gold futures fell 2.33% to $4896.10 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 3.93% to $73.55 per ounce. 5. The WTI crude oil futures contract closed down 2.24% at $62.3 per barrel; the Brent crude oil futures contract fell 1.85% to $67.38 per barrel. Progress was made in negotiations between the United States and Iran on the nuclear agreement, with both sides reaching an agreement on key principles. Market concerns about geopolitical risks eased, and expectations of tight oil supply weakened. 6. Most London base metals fell. LME zinc was flat at $3,290.0/ton, LME tin fell 0.21% to $45,585.0/ton, LME aluminum fell 0.54% to $3,036.0/ton, LME lead fell 0.74% to $1,943.5/ton, LME copper fell 1.46% to $12,663.5/ton, and LME nickel fell 1.67% to $16,830.0/ton.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand: The committee also considered the risks of prolonged policy easing.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting minutes: Overall inflation is expected to fall to near the midpoint of the target range.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting minutes: The committee unanimously agreed to keep the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.25%.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Risks to inflation outlook are balanced.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand: The labor market is stabilizing, but the unemployment rate remains high.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Despite increasing residential and commercial investment, households remain cautious in their spending.