【US Stock Futures】Dow Futures Up 21 Points, Nasdaq Futures Down 0.1%, WTI Crude Up Over 3% (Continuously Updated)

U.S. stock futures diverged on Tuesday, with Dow futures up 21 points, Nasdaq futures down 0.1%, and S&P 500 futures down 1 point. Today, the U.S. will release the weekly ADP employment change report.

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Market Highlights:

【19:37】Dow futures up 21 points, Nasdaq futures down 0.1%, S&P 500 futures down 1 point.

【14:05】Oil prices rebound, with Brent crude rising over 4%, trading at $104.8.

【13:48】Dow futures down 150 points, at 47,139; S&P 500 futures down 23 points, at 6,732; Nasdaq futures down 97 points or 0.4%, at 24,794.

【13:25】【AI + Software】Morgan Stanley: AI Disrupts Software Industry; Private Credit Default Rates May Rise to 8%

【13:19】【Iran Crisis】Insight? South Korea’s Changjin Shipping’s Sinokor, backed by a second-generation oil tanker magnate, earns $500,000 in a single day.

【13:16】【Oil Price Trends】 Oil prices rebound during Asian trading hours, with Brent continuing above $100. Analysis: “Pulsed” fluctuations in oil prices are unlikely to stay high long-term amid supply recovery.

【12:52】【Iran Crisis】Australia’s central bank raises interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.1%, warning that sustained fuel price surges could push inflation higher.

【11:46】【Federal Reserve Chair】Court documents show that if criminal investigations continue, Powell may remain in his position after his term ends.

【11:23】【AI + Chips】AI-driven demand! SK Group Chairman Choi Tae-won: Global wafer shortages may persist until 2030.

【10:44】【NVIDIA】NVIDIA partners with BYD and Geely to develop Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

【10:22】【Yen Trends】Yen drops to 4.9 HKD; Japanese Finance Minister reiterates intervention to support yen. Analysis: The Bank of Japan’s reluctance to raise interest rates makes yen weakness difficult to curb.

【09:42】【Gold Price Trends】Gold remains near $5,000; USD weakens, market assesses emergency oil reserve releases.

【08:42】【U.S. Rate Cuts】Morgan Stanley does not see oil price surge impacting the outlook; still expects the Fed to resume rate cuts in June and again in September.

【08:25】【Apple】Apple launches AirPods Max 2 over-ear headphones, pre-order at 4,599 yuan on March 25, with five color options. Upgraded H2 chip, noise cancellation 1.5 times better.

【08:01】【AI + Recruitment】Elon Musk’s xAI is hiring bankers, credit experts, etc., to enhance Grok financial strategy capabilities.

【07:47】【Xi-Trump Meeting】Trump delays “about a month” to visit China, citing war and no tricks involved.

【07:28】【AI + NVIDIA】Jensen Huang announces NVIDIA’s NemoClaw “lobster farming” sandbox with security features.

【07:03】【AI + NVIDIA】Huang predicts chip revenue will reach $1 trillion by 2027 — “possibly still too conservative.”

【06:31】【Iran Crisis】Trump: “Unclear who is in charge in Iran,” no one says Mujeh Tabba is 100% healthy, very unusual (updating).

$1 or less for March 16 U.S. market overview====

Monday: Oil drops over 2%, Dow rises 387 points; Trump delays China visit by a month

U.S. dollar index and oil prices decline; NYMEX crude down 5.3%, closing at $93.5; Brent crude down 2.4%, at $100.66; USD index down 0.6%, at 99.8; 10-year U.S. Treasury yield down 0.06%, at 4.216%.

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Due to G7 major countries releasing oil reserves, short-term supply is ample, but Iran crisis still troubles markets. Trump said he has postponed his China summit by about a month, as staying in Washington to direct the Iran war is very important to him. The delay reflects his expectations about the duration of the Iran conflict.

Dow up 387 points, closing at 46,946; S&P 500 up 1%, at 6,699; Nasdaq up 1.2%, at 22,374.

Foreign media PBS reports Trump says Iran is not ready for a deal, and mentions that once the war ends, oil prices will fall rapidly like a rolling stone, believing the war won’t last long. He also stated that Iran has extensive infrastructure in Tehran that could be destroyed within an hour, but doing so would require years of rebuilding and cause trauma, so he prefers to avoid it. He also mentioned he doesn’t want to damage pipelines on Halek Island, a key oil area, because destruction would take years to reconnect.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen told CNBC that the U.S. doesn’t mind some Iranian, Indian, and Chinese ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, considering Iran’s release of ships as a natural opening, and hopes global oil supply remains sufficient. She said any measures to ease oil prices depend on how long the Iran war continues.

Key stocks: NVIDIA (US: NVDA) rose 2.6%, closing at $184.93, after Jensen Huang’s speech at GTC.

Data center company Nebius (US: NBIS) surged 15.4%, announcing that starting early 2027, it will provide Meta (US: META) with $12 billion of dedicated computing capacity. Meta also committed to purchasing up to $15 billion more. Meta gained 1.9%.

This week’s focus: U.S. releases February PPI on Tuesday; Federal Reserve meeting results early Thursday. Major central banks like the ECB, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan will also hold meetings this week. Additionally, Micron (US: MU) will report earnings after market close on Wednesday.

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Market Highlights:

【22:55】Trump: Once the war ends, oil prices will fall sharply; Dow up 393 points, oil down 1%

【21:30】Yellen: U.S. doesn’t mind Chinese ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz; Dow up 369 points, oil down 1%

【18:50】Middle East war enters third week; Dow futures up 152, Nasdaq futures up 0.7%; this week is a “super rate decision week”

【13:47】Dow futures up 226, at 47,112; S&P 500 futures up 39, at 6,724; Nasdaq futures up 147 or 0.6%, at 24,753.

【12:59】【AI + Chips】Tesla to develop its own chips? Elon Musk announces launch of massive AI chip factory “Terafab”

【12:06】【AI + Gemini】Gemini used in Hong Kong! Google: expanding Gemini to all Hong Kong users, starting with web version, mobile app coming later

【11:07】【Xi-Trump Meeting】Trump says “possible delay” of meeting with President Xi Jinping

【10:14】【Iran Crisis】IEA: Over 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves soon to be released, prioritizing Asian markets; Europe and the U.S. will wait until late March

【19:28】【Gold Trend】Gold falls below $5,000; Middle East war enters third week, oil prices continue to rise

【11:36】【Iran Crisis】U.S. Energy Secretary: Cannot guarantee oil prices will fall within weeks; focus on striking military facilities before seizing the strait (updating)

【07:30】【Global Outlook】This week is a “super rate decision week”; Fed likely to keep rates unchanged on Thursday

【07:30】Tensions in the Middle East escalate; U.S. stocks declined last Friday, Dow briefly rose 446 points, then fell 183 points; closed at 46,558, down 119; S&P down 0.61%, Nasdaq down 0.93%.

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