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Middle East Conflict
 
*The Israeli military launched an attack on the night of March 17th local time targeting Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s Minister of Intelligence.
 
Industrial Economy
 
*Baidu AI Cloud today released a price adjustment notice for its AI computing power and storage products, with parallel file storage products will increase by approximately 30%. The new prices will take effect from 00:00 (Beijing Time) on April 18th.
 
*Beijing issued the “Several Measures to Promote Steady Economic Progress in Beijing for 2026”, which proposes supporting the expansion of businesses such as satellite and rocket manufacturing, as well as satellite operations. Commercial aerospace enterprises that purchase insurance will be provided with premium subsidies in accordance with relevant policies.
 
Financial
 
*The Federal Reserve announced that it would keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75%, holding steady for the second consecutive time, in line with market expectations.
 
*CSRC held a working conference on advancing comprehensive and strict Party governance and disciplinary inspection for the year 2026 on March 17th, which emphasized the need to rigorously investigate and deal with individuals and actions that disrupt the order of the capital market and harm the interests of small and medium investors, and to resolutely eliminate obstacles that affect the reform and development of the capital market.
 
Mar 18 Block Trade Info
 
*Discount
 
– Sineng Electric (300827 CH) saw 3 block trades worth 124.85mn at 33.30yuan per share, 10.00pct discount from last closing.
 
– Hanshow Tech (301275 CH) saw 3 block trades worth 95.39mn at 43.07yuan per share, 5.80pct discount from last closing.
 
*Flat
 
– Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power (000767 CH) saw 1 block trades worth 94.38mn at 3.63yuan per share, flat from last closing.
 

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