Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the document Core Viewpoints - The report presents overnight market trends, important macro - economic and industry - related information, and upcoming economic data and events, covering multiple sectors such as metals, energy, agriculture, and finance [4][7][14] Summary by Directory Overnight Night - Market Trends - International precious metal futures generally declined. COMEX gold futures fell 2.47% to $4492.00 per ounce, with a weekly decline of 11.26%, and COMEX silver futures fell 4.78% to $67.81 per ounce, with a weekly decline of 16.64% [4] - Most London base metals fell. LME lead rose 0.08% to $1889.0 per ton, with a weekly decline of 0.97%; LME zinc fell 0.50% to $3056.0 per ton, with a weekly decline of 7.28%; LME nickel fell 0.58% to $16885.0 per ton, with a weekly decline of 2.21%; LME tin fell 1.61% to $42840.0 per ton, with a weekly decline of 8.97%; LME aluminum fell 1.85% to $3192.0 per ton, with a weekly decline of 7.20%; LME copper fell 2.57% to $11834.5 per ton, with a weekly decline of 7.40% [4] - U.S. crude oil futures rose 2.66% to $98.09 per barrel, with a weekly increase of 0.12%; Brent crude oil futures rose 0.61% to $104.41 per barrel, with a weekly increase of 5.25% [4] Important Information Macroeconomic Information - The U.S. National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) reported that La Nina is still ongoing and is expected to transition to ENSO neutral next month, likely remaining neutral from May to July 2026 [7] - Yemen's Houthi rebels may block the Bab - el - Mandeb Strait to support Iran [7] - As of March 20, the Shanghai Export Containerized Freight Index (composite index) was 1706.95 points, down 3.40 points from the previous period. The China Containerized Freight Index was 1120.61 points, up 4.5% from the previous period [7] - Trump's administration is considering actions to occupy or block Iran's Kharg Island to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz [7] - Traders expect a 50% probability of a Fed rate hike by the end of October and a possible rate hike in December, contrasting with earlier expectations of a rate cut [8] - The U.S. Pentagon is sending three warships and thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East, while Trump insists not to send U.S. troops into Iran [8] - Fed Governor Bowman expects the economy to grow strongly this year and still anticipates three rate cuts [10] - Fed Governor Waller originally planned to vote for a rate cut but will take a more cautious approach due to oil supply tensions and inflation threats [10] - Israel and the U.S. will "significantly increase" military strikes against Iran in the next week [11] - Trump threatened to attack and destroy all of Iran's power plants if Iran does not fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours [12] - Chinese Vice - Premier He Lifeng met with the U.S. - China Business Council delegation, hoping to promote Sino - U.S. economic and trade relations [12] - Iran is promoting the "monetization of control over the Strait of Hormuz," with each tanker potentially paying about $2 million to pass through [12] - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would take four measures if Trump's threat to attack Iranian power plants is carried out [12] Energy and Chemical Futures - Sichuan Wujun Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.'s second - line with a designed capacity of 900 tons per day went into operation last Friday [14] - China's crude oil imports in February 2026 were 48045363.29 tons, a 1.72% month - on - month decrease and a 12.62% year - on - year increase [15] - From the night session on March 20, 2026, the maximum daily opening positions for non - futures company members or clients in methanol futures 2605 contract are 16000 lots, and in caustic soda futures 2605 contract are 8000 lots [15] - The International Energy Agency's chief said it may take up to six months to restore oil and gas supplies from the Gulf, and the world is facing a severe energy crisis [15] - An Indian LPG tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz after diplomatic efforts [15] - Six fuel transport ships originally scheduled to arrive in Australia next month have had their voyages cancelled or postponed due to the Middle East conflict [16] Metal Futures - Last week, copper inventory on the Shanghai Futures Exchange decreased by 22337 tons, aluminum inventory increased by 35619 tons, zinc inventory increased by 4918 tons, lead inventory decreased by 9939 tons, nickel inventory decreased by 20 tons, and tin inventory decreased by 2472 tons [18] - As of March 19, the inventory of 32 sample lithium ore traders' spot ports and warehouses was 200,000 tons, a 15,000 - ton increase from last week, while the salable inventory was 105,000 tons, a 15,000 - ton decrease from last week [20] - Starting from the trading on April 22, 2026 (i.e., the continuous trading session on the night of April 21), the Shanghai Futures Exchange will expand the scope of tradable products for qualified foreign institutional investors, including nickel futures and options contracts [20] - From March 24, 2026, the minimum opening and closing order quantities of platinum and palladium futures contracts on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange will be adjusted, and the price limit and margin standards will also be adjusted [21] - Global primary aluminum production in February 2026 was 5.685 million tons, compared with 5.633 million tons in the same period last year and 6.317 million tons in the previous month. China's primary aluminum production in February is estimated to be 3.421 million tons, compared with 3.786 million tons in the previous month [21] Black - Series Futures - The blast furnace operating rate of 247 steel mills was 79.78%, a 1.44 - percentage - point increase from last week and a 2.18 - percentage - point decrease from the same period last year; the blast furnace iron - making capacity utilization rate was 85.53%, a 2.61 - percentage - point increase from last week and a 3.17 - percentage - point decrease from the same period last year; the daily average pig iron output was 2.2815 million tons, a 69,500 - ton increase from last week and an 81,100 - ton decrease from the same period last year [23] - The total inventory of imported iron ore at 45 ports in China was 170.984 million tons, a decrease of 891,200 tons from the previous week; the total inventory at 47 ports was 178.1418 million tons, a decrease of 1.3314 million tons from the previous week [23] - The total urban inventory this week was 12.0088 million tons, a 105,400 - ton (- 0.87%) decrease from last week. The inventory of construction steel was 6.4461 million tons, a 2300 - ton (+ 0.04%) increase from last week [24] Agricultural Futures - According to AmSpec, Malaysia's palm oil exports from March 1 - 20 were 1,166,586 tons, a 49.6% increase from the same period last month [26] - As of the week of March 20, the self - breeding and self - raising pig farming profit was a loss of 297.68 yuan per head, compared with a loss of 283.15 yuan per head on March 13. The profit from purchasing piglets for breeding was a loss of 141.48 yuan per head, compared with a loss of 118.18 yuan per head on March 13 [26] - According to ITS, Malaysia's palm oil exports from March 1 - 20 were 1,191,962 tons, a 38.06% increase from the same period last month [27] - In the 12th week of 2026 (March 14 - 20), the actual soybean crushing volume of domestic oil mills was 1.9905 million tons, a 21,100 - ton increase from the previous week and 61,000 tons lower than the estimated volume. The actual operating rate was 54.81% [27] - Li Qiang emphasized high - level guarantee of stable and safe supply of important agricultural products [28] - The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organized a symposium for pig - farming enterprises, requiring them to adjust production and control inventory to promote market stability [28] Financial Market Finance - Similar to agricultural futures, Malaysia's palm oil exports from March 1 - 20 increased, and pig - farming profits were in the red [30][31] - The actual soybean crushing volume of domestic oil mills increased slightly, and the operating rate was 54.81% [31] - Li Qiang emphasized high - level guarantee of stable and safe supply of important agricultural products [32] - The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs organized a symposium for pig - farming enterprises to promote market stability [32] Industry - By March 15, the weekly call volume of Chinese AI large models reached 46.9 trillion Tokens, surpassing the U.S. for the second consecutive week. JPMorgan predicts a 370 - fold increase in China's AI inference Token consumption from 2025 to 2030 [34] - On March 23 at 24:00, domestic refined oil prices are expected to rise for the fifth consecutive time, with an estimated increase of about 2000 yuan per ton [34] - Chinese automakers' global cumulative sales in 2025 exceeded Japan's for the first time [34] - A rare - earth mine in Sichuan increased its reserves by over 200% [35] - Several cities in Jiangsu issued automobile purchase subsidies [35] - China's first fully domestic solution - based polyolefin elastomer industrial device entered trial operation [37] - Many wealth - management companies adjusted their performance benchmarks [37] Overseas - The Trump administration is in preliminary consultations for a "peace talk" with Iran, with specific demands [38] - Iran allows non - enemy ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz with coordination [38] - Iran put forward six conditions for a cease - fire [38] - South Korea's President Li Zaiming will exclude multi - property owners from real - estate policies [39] - India is facing an LPG shortage, and the government will increase the commercial LPG sales quota [41] Commodity - Some banks have raised the handling fees for gold accumulation business [42] - The G7 called on Iran to stop attacks and is ready to support global energy supply [42] Foreign Exchange - China's central bank governor said China has no need to depreciate the exchange rate for trade advantages and will maintain the RMB exchange rate at a reasonable and balanced level [43] Upcoming Economic Data and Events - Economic data to be released include Singapore's February CPI, Canada's national economic confidence index, U.S. economic data, etc. [45] - Events include China's central bank's reverse - repurchase maturity, Huawei's product launch, European Central Bank speeches, etc. [47]
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Guan Tong Qi Huo·2026-03-23 03:24