Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-09-18 00:00Important Market News - The Federal Reserve decided to lower the federal funds rate target range by 25 basis points to 4.00%-4.25%, marking the first rate cut since December 2024 [1] - Major U.S. stock indices showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones up 0.57%, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell by 0.33% and 0.1% respectively [1] - International precious metal futures generally declined, with COMEX gold futures down 0.82% at $3694.60 per ounce and silver down 2.15% at $41.99 per ounce [1] - Oil prices slightly decreased, with WTI crude oil down 0.85% at $63.97 per barrel and Brent crude down 0.83% at $67.90 per barrel [1] Industry Insights - China Unicom's project on green electricity and intelligent computing centers has signed contracts for 1,747 devices and 22,832 computing cards, achieving a total computing power of 3,479P [2] - The performance parameters of Alibaba's PPU, NVIDIA A800, and other computing cards were highlighted, showing that Alibaba's PPU outperforms NVIDIA A800 and is comparable to H20 [2] - The RISC-V architecture from Alibaba's Pingtouge is expected to see shipments exceed 10 billion units by 2027, with a potential global market share of 15% [3] - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China released a draft for mandatory national standards on intelligent connected vehicles, aiming to enhance safety in the industry [4] - The new standards are expected to benefit hardware with safety attributes, testing institutions, and leading autonomous driving companies [5] - Western Digital announced plans to increase prices for all HDD products due to unprecedented demand levels driven by AI and cloud computing [6] - Micron is expected to provide optimistic earnings guidance, with DRAM and NAND sales and prices projected to rise due to limited supply and unexpected demand [6]