April 2 Investment Calendar | Trump to Deliver Nationwide Address on Iran Issue

（1）April 2 sees RMB 224 billion yuan worth of 7-day reverse repo maturities coming due.

（2）The Ministry of Commerce will hold a press conference at 3:00 p.m. on April 2, 2026. The spokesperson will brief on key work in the commerce sector in the recent period and answer questions from reporters.

（3）The White House said that Trump will deliver a nationwide address at 9:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 2) and provide important updates on the situation in Iran.

（4）The 25th China (Jinan) New Energy Vehicle and Components Exhibition in 2026 and the China (Jinan) International New Energy Lithium Battery Industry and Charging & Swapping Facilities Exhibition will be held in Jinan at the Yellow River International Conference and Exhibition Center from April 2 to April 4. The events will showcase the full industrial chain, from complete vehicles to components manufacturing, from lithium battery R&D to charging equipment, and the building of a smart mobility ecosystem.

（5）The 2026 Distributed Photovoltaics and Energy Storage Innovation Forum will be held in Beijing on April 2, exploring technical pathways, business models, and system solutions, and promoting integrated innovation in distributed photovoltaics and energy storage as well as sustainable development.

（6）Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said that starting April 2, until further notice, it will levy a fuel surcharge (EFS) on the Europe-to-Indian Ocean islands route. The standards are: USD 275 per standard container for general dry cargo containers, and USD 330 per standard container for refrigerated containers.

（7）Gansu Energy Chemical and Zhuhai Zhongfu: halt trading from April 2.

（8）Dechang Shares and Fulin Transportation: resume trading from April 2.

（9）State Investment Silver LOF and Nasdaq Tech ETF (Invesco): halt trading from the opening of trading on April 2 until 10:30 a.m. on the same day.

（10）Nanfang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry ETF, Penghua Construction Machinery ETF, Hu’an Petroleum ETF, Easyfunds Hang Seng TECH ETF, China Merchants Petroleum ETF, and Guotai CSI Chip Design ETF: will be listed on April 2.

（11）According to Eastmoney Choice data, on April 2, six stocks will face unlocking, with a total unlocking volume of 293 million shares and a total unlocking market value of RMB 3.875 billion yuan.

（12）Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi Group, announced via his personal social media platform that he will start a live stream lasting 5 hours at 7:00 p.m. on April 2, and will disassemble a new SU7 on-site.

（13）The 2026 Xiaopeng MONAM03 will be officially launched on April 2. The new car has upgraded its chassis with adaptive damping shock absorbers, and it also introduces a Turing AI chip, with 750 Tops of computing power.

（14）Tianbing Technology’s Tianlong-3 rocket, originally planned to conduct its maiden launch on April 2, may have the launch canceled on that day due to weather at the launch site; the launch window is expected to be temporarily adjusted to April 3.

（15）Sony Group has decided to raise the prices of PS5, PS5 PRO, and the PlayStation Portal remote controller globally, effective starting April 2.

（16）At 20:30 Beijing time on April 2, the U.S. releases the number of initial jobless claims for the week of March 28.

（17）At 20:30 Beijing time on April 2, the U.S. releases its February trade balance data.

（18）At 22:30 Beijing time on April 2, the U.S. releases EIA natural gas inventory data for the week of March 27.

（Source: Eastmoney Research Center）