GuShiio.com 1. Prime Minister of Canada: If the U.S. tariff increase policy is implemented, it will respond strongly immediately;2. French Finance Minister: If the U.S. imposes tariffs, the EU will respond with the same measures;3. The Ukraine government authorizes the First Deputy Prime Minister or Foreign Minister to sign the U.S. -Ukraine Minerals Agreement;4. OpenAI released GPT-4.5: It has high emotional intelligence and is better at deceiving other AIs to make money.
Cailian News, February 28 (Editor Shi Zhengcheng)Last night and this morning, in the face of another nuisance from the Trump administration in the United States, the U.S. stock market turned to risk aversion. Technology giants that have led the market in the past three years have taken the lead in the decline, and defense sectors such as health care and consumer necessities have welcomed an influx of funds.
As a victim of violent market fluctuations, chip giant Nvidia fell more than 8% after releasing an overall better-than-expected earnings report, and its market value fell below the US$3 trillion mark.
said JC a, chief market technology analyst at Roth Capital PartnersWhen investors see defensive stocks rise, they become more defensive. As markets interpret the recent surge in U.S. Treasurys as a defensive move, it has also accelerated the rotation to withdraw from riskier, trend-chasing trades.
Under the influence of Trump’s radical isolationist policies, recent U.S. consumer confidence and inflation surveys have shown changes that are not conducive to market sentiment. Even in this week’s American Association of Individual Investors survey,The sentiment of retail US stocks to be bearish on US stocks has also exploded。
Before U.S. stocks open tonight, the market will usher inJanuary PCE data, economists currently expect this data to continue the narrative of reducing inflation.
In terms of commodities, international oil prices rose amid reports that OPEC+ was cautious about increasing production in April amid tariff concerns that pushed the dollar higher. International gold prices fell by more than 1% again, which may allow investors to take profits near historical highs.
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[Canadian Prime Minister: If the United States implements the tariff policy, it will respond strongly immediately]
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said Canada is prepared to fight back if the Trump administration continues to implement “unreasonable tariff policies.” Trudeau said that Canada is working hard to avoid large-scale tariffs by the United States, but if its tariff measures are implemented as scheduled, Canada will immediately respond extremely strongly.
Trudeau said that if tariffs are imposed, it will be difficult for Canadians and Canadian businesses, but it will also be difficult for Americans and American companies. Canadian media expects that once Trump’s threatened tariff measures take effect, Canada will restart its retaliatory plan to impose tariffs on American goods. Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced a 25% tariff increase on US$155 billion worth of U.S. imports to Canada in response to the U.S. tariff increase on Canadian products.
[French Finance Minister: If the United States imposes tariffs, the EU will respond with the same measures]
In response to U.S. President Trump’s statement on the 26th that he would announce a 25% tariff on EU imports, on the 27th, French Minister of Economy and Finance Eric Lombard said that if the United States imposes additional tariffs on the EU, the EU will use the same Measures responded. Lombar said that on the morning of the 27th, diplomats from the G7 communicated with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant, warning that the tariff war would lead to inflation and slow economic growth.
[Israeli military releases investigation report on October 7 attack]
On Thursday local time, the Israel Defense Forces released a preliminary investigation report on the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which systematically revealed the Israeli military’s continuous major military and intelligence failures from the years before the attack, to the eve of the attack, and to respond to large-scale attacks.
[The Ukraine government authorizes the First Deputy Prime Minister or Foreign Minister to sign the US-Ukraine Mineral Agreement]
According to a report by the “Ukraine Pravda” on the 27th, Ukraine Prime Minister Shmegal has authorized First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Sviridenko or Foreign Minister Sebiga to sign the “Agreement on the Rules and Conditions for the Establishment of a Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund” on behalf of the Ukrainian government (i.e., the US-Ukraine Minerals Agreement). Reports said that Sviridenko or Sebiga will eventually sign a contract with the United States on behalf of the Ukraine government. Ukraine President Zelensky will visit the United States on the 28th and hold talks with US President Trump.
[OpenAI releases GPT-4.5: High EQ, better at deceiving other AIs to make money]
In the early morning of Friday morning Beijing time, OpenAI released its latest big model, GPT-4.5, saying it is the largest and best chat model in the company’s history, and its computing efficiency is more than 10 times higher than GPT-4. GPT-4.5 has a broader knowledge base, a stronger ability to understand human intentions, and a higher “emotional intelligence”.
During testing, OpenAI also found that GPT 4.5 has a rather unique “specialty”: it is better at deceiving other AI colleagues to make money.
[Amazon releases quantum computing chip Ocelot]
Amazon’s cloud computing division AWS launched a new quantum computing chip,”Ocelot,” on Thursday, claiming that Ocelot can reduce the cost of implementing quantum error correction by up to 90% compared to current methods.
[Musk’s “free” star delivery chain is intended to snatch big government orders]
Media reports on Thursday said Musk’s Star Chain equipment had been installed in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility, paving the way to take over Verizon’s existing $2.4 billion upgrade contract. Musk also publicly stated on Thursday that Star Link terminals are being provided to taxpayers for free in emergencies to restore the air traffic control network.
[Tesla applied for an online ride-hailing service in California but it was not driverless]
Reports emerged on Thursday that Tesla had applied for a permit to operate an online ride-hailing service in California, but would use human drivers instead of the driverless taxis Musk had previously promised. Musk has said Tesla will launch a driverless online ride-hailing service in Austin in June and plans to offer the service in California by the end of this year, but did not provide specific details.
[Meta launches experimental Aria Gen 2 smart glasses]
Meta released the latest version of its experimental smart glasses, Aria Gen 2, on Thursday, designed to help strengthen research in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics and machine perception. The company said improvements compared to its predecessor include upgraded sensors, one of which measures heart rate, and the ability to perform more complex calculations on the end-side with Meta’s customized computer chips, while also providing “all-day availability.”
