Global News | The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher collectively, with the Dow Jones up 1.05%

【U.S. Stock Indices】

On February 2nd (Monday), the three major U.S. stock indices all closed higher, with the S&P 500 up 0.54% at 6,976.44; the Dow Jones up 1.05% at 49,407.66; and the Nasdaq up 0.56% at 23,592.11.

【U.S. Bonds】

On February 2nd, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was 4.29%, and the yield on the 2-year Treasury, most sensitive to Federal Reserve policy rates, was 3.57%.

【Popular U.S. Stocks】

Among popular stocks, NVIDIA fell 2.89%, Google Class C rose 1.88%, Google Class A rose 1.68%, Apple increased 4.04%, Microsoft declined 1.61%, Amazon gained 1.53%, Meta dropped 1.41%, TSMC rose 3.22%, Tesla fell 1.98%, Super Micro Semiconductor increased 4.03%, and Intel rose 4.99%.

【Global Indices】

【Chinese Indices】

On February 2nd, overnight Hang Seng Tech Index futures fell 3.61%, Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index declined 0.65%, and FTSE China A50 Index dropped 1.44%.

【Chinese Concept Stocks】

In popular Chinese concept stocks, Tencent Holdings (HK) fell 1.24%, Alibaba dropped 0.71%, Pinduoduo rose 2.39%, NetEase increased 0.19%, Baidu declined 3.01%, Ctrip rose 1.04%, Li Auto fell 0.54%, Xpeng Motors dropped 8.29%, and NIO decreased 3.94%.

【Forex and Commodities】

【Global News】

OpenAI Founder Altman Says NVIDIA’s AI Chips Are the Best in the World; Aims to Be a “Super Customer” Long-Term

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Global Capital Turns Focus to Chinese Assets; Domestic ETFs Going Abroad Bring “Fresh Water”

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Federal Reserve Probability of Holding Rates Steady in March Is 91.1%

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President Trump Says DOJ Investigation of the Fed Will Be Pursued to the End, See What Happens

U.S. President Trump stated that the Department of Justice’s investigation into the Federal Reserve will be pursued to the end, and we will see what the results are. (Cailian Press)

President Trump Says Fed Chair Candidate Will Do Well

U.S. President Trump said the candidate for Fed Chair will do very well. (Cailian Press)

OpenAI Reportedly Dissatisfied with NVIDIA Hardware Processing Speed

OpenAI is reportedly dissatisfied with the processing speed of NVIDIA hardware. (Cailian Press)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Confirms Merger with AI Company xAI in Internal Memo

Elon Musk’s SpaceX confirmed in an internal memo that it will merge with AI company xAI. (Cailian Press)

U.S. Stock Indices Close Higher, Dow Up 1.05%

The three major U.S. stock indices all closed higher, with the Dow up 1.05%, the S&P 500 up 0.54%, and the Nasdaq up 0.56%.

Federal Reserve’s Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreement (RRP) Usage Reaches $10.415 Billion

The Fed’s overnight RRP usage on Monday was $10.415 billion. (Cailian Press)

Fed’s Bostic Says Policy Rate Should Remain in Mildly Tight Stance

Federal Reserve’s Bostic stated that the policy rate should remain in a mildly restrictive stance. If rates are cut, inflation is unlikely to fall to 2%. (Cailian Press)