ALIBABA’S ALIPAY “AI PAY” EXCEEDS 120M TRANSACTIONS IN A WEEK, FIRST AI-NATIVE PAYMENT PRODUCT TO SURPASS 100M #ALIBABA $BABA #AI #TECH #QWEN (

SINGAPORE PM: EXPECT BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES TO CONTINUE RISING

*SINGAPORE SEES FY26 BUDGET SURPLUS OF S$8.5B, OR 1% OF GDP

SINGAPORE PM: FOR FY2026, EXPECT SMALLER SURPLUS OF S$8.5 BLN, 1% OF GDP

FIRE AT OIL REFINERY IN RUSSIA'S KOMI - RIA

FIRE AT OIL REFINERY IN RUSSIA'S KOMI - RIA

CHINESE LISTED COMPANIES DISTRIBUTED A RECORD 348.8 BILLION YUAN ($50.5 BILLION) IN DIVIDENDS BEFORE LUNAR NEW YEAR, AS REGULATORY MANDATES AND IMPROVED GOVERNANCE DRIVE A SHIFT TOWARD SHAREHOLDER RETURNS, CHINE SECURITIES JOURNAL REPORTED.

Elon Musk’s X reportedly earns $1B per year in subscriptions Previously, SpaceX absorbed xAI and Musk announced leadership reorg and layoffs — while promising faster execution and a push toward AI satellites The merged entity is now roughly valued at $1.25 TRILLION

HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR: QTRLY REVENUE REACHED US$659.9 MLN QTRLY NET PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT CO US$17.5 MILLION SEES Q1 REVENUE TO BE US$650 MLN TO US$660 MLN SEES Q1 EXPECT GROSS MARGIN TO BE IN RANGE OF 13% TO 15% #CHINA #TECH #SEMICONDUTOR

Kioxia FY3Q26 Results - FY3Q26 revenue of ¥543B vs. guidance midpoint of ¥525B / consensus ¥541B → beat both guidance midpoint and consensus - FY3Q26 adjusted operating profit of ¥144.7B vs. guidance range of ¥100B–¥140B / consensus ¥147B → exceeded the high end of guidance,

SOFTBANK GROUP CFO GOTO: NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED ABOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING ROUND IN OPENAI #TECH #AI #OPENAI #SOFTBANK

T-MOBILE ANNOUNCES PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING OF EURO-DENOMINATED SENIOR NOTES

T-MOBILE ANNOUNCES PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING OF EURO-DENOMINATED SENIOR NOTES

24-hour Crypto Briefing - @MKTNews_Global Bitcoin Price & Macro - Bitcoin briefly dropped below $66,000 as strong US jobs data reduced March Fed rate cut probability to 5.4%. - BitMine Chair Tom Lee advises investors to buy Bitcoin dips, expecting BTC upside. - Crypto market saw

CHINA SAYS TO STUDY LONG-TERM MECHANISM TO MANAGE GOVT DEBTS

ADYEN SHARES FALL 20% AS OUTLOOK DISAPPOINTS

🇭🇰📉AT CLOSE, HANG SENG DOWN 0.86%; TECH INDEX -1.65% #CHINA $SHCOMP $SSEC $ASHR $HSI $KWEB $FXI $HXC $DRAG $YINN $YANG #STOCKMARKET (

*ADYEN SHARES FALL 20% AS OUTLOOK DISAPPOINTS

TURKEY RAISES END-2026 INFLATION EST. TO 15%-21% VS 13%-19%

MAGNUM ICE CREAM SHARES FALL 16% AFTER SALES GUIDANCE

*MAGNUM ICE CREAM SHARES FALL 16% AFTER SALES GUIDANCE

SIEMENS SHARES RISE 6.2%, HIT RECORD, AFTER BOOSTING OUTLOOK

*SIEMENS SHARES RISE 6.2%, HIT RECORD, AFTER BOOSTING OUTLOOK

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SHARES RISE 10% AFTER 4Q SALES BEAT ESTIMATES

*ESSILORLUXOTTICA SHARES RISE 10% AFTER 4Q SALES BEAT ESTIMATES

FRANCE'S CAC 40 UP 1.15%; SPAIN'S IBEX UP 0.53%

BRITAIN'S FTSE 100 UP 0.58%

GERMANY'S DAX UP 0.9%

CHINA LOWERS DUTIES ON EU DAIRY PRODUCTS IN FINAL RULING

UK GDP Estimate MoM Actual 0.1% (Forecast 0.1%, Previous 0.3%, Revised 0.2%)

UK Manufacturing Production MoM Actual -0.5% (Forecast -0.1%, Previous 2.1%, Revised 1.9%)

*CHINA LOWERS DUTIES ON EU DAIRY PRODUCTS IN FINAL RULING

UK GDP Estimate 3M/3M Actual 0.1% (Forecast -, Previous 0.1%)

UK GDP YoY Prelim Actual 1.0% (Forecast 1.2%, Previous 1.3%, Revised 1.2%)

UK GDP QoQ Prelim Actual 0.1% (Forecast 0.2%, Previous 0.1%)

NISSAN Q3 EARNINGS: EQUITY - OPER INCOME 17.55B YEN (EST LOSS 61.79B YEN) - NET LOSS 28.30B YEN (EST LOSS 81.44B YEN) - SEES FY OPER LOSS 60.00B YEN, SAW LOSS 275B YEN - SEES FY NET LOSS 650.00B YEN (EST LOSS 296.24B YEN)

*TURKEY RAISES END-2026 INFLATION EST. TO 15%-21% VS 13%-19%

🇨🇳🇪🇺 CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY: ANNOUNCES FINAL RULING ON ANTI-SUBSIDY PROBE INTO EU DAIRY PRODUCTS, TO IMPOSE TARIFFS OF UP TO 11.7% ON EU DAIRY PRODUCT. (

CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY: TO IMPOSE TARIFFS OF UP TO 11.7% ON EU DAIRY PRODUCTS

NISSAN SEES FY OPER LOSS 60.00B YEN, SAW LOSS 275B YEN

NISSAN SEES FY OPER LOSS 60.00B YEN, SAW LOSS 275B YEN

*NISSAN SEES FY OPER LOSS 60.00B YEN, SAW LOSS 275B YEN

CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY: TO IMPOSE TARIFFS OF UP TO 11.7% ON EU DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY: ANNOUNCES FINAL RULING ON ANTI-SUBSIDY PROBE INTO EU DAIRY PRODUCTS

The United States and Iran appear willing to compromise to reach a nuclear deal, the Turkish foreign minister told the Financial Times and warned that expanding the talks to include Tehran’s ballistic missile program would risk “nothing but another war.” “It is positive that

🇨🇳🇺🇸CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, ON TRUMP EXPECTED TO VISIT CHINA IN EARLY APRIL: BOTH SIDES MAINTAIN COMMUNICATION – XINHUA (

XIAOMI’S YU 7 SOLD 37,869 UNITS IN JAN – LEI JUN #XIAOMI #YU7 (

HERMES Q4 2025 EARNINGS: EQUITY - SALES AT CONSTANT FX +9.8% (EST +8.24%) - REV EU4.09B (EST EU4.06B) - RAISES PRODUCT PRICES 5%-6% ON AVG IN 2026 SO FAR

UNILEVER Q4 2025 EARNINGS: EQUITY - UNDERLYING SALES +4.2% (EST +3.97%) - REV EU12.6B (EST EU12.92B) - NEW €1.5B SHARE BUYBACK ANNOUNCED - SEES 2026 UNDERLYING SALES +4% TO +6% (EST +4.11%)

MIZUHO'S MARKETS CHIEF: BOJ COULD RAISE KEY INTEREST RATES AGAIN AS EARLY AS IN MARCH