Audio | Gelonghui Pre-market Highlights on 4.7 — Major News You Need to Watch for Hong Kong, A-shares, and U.S. Stocks are all here

MaticHoleFiller · 2026-04-08T12:03:42+00:00

Gelonghui April 7 | International News:1. This week's major events reminder: China and U.S. inflation data will be released, and the Federal Reserve will publish the March meeting minutes.2. The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher collectively, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 recording four consecutive gains; Seagate Technology rose over 5%.3. U.S. March non-farm payrolls far exceeded expectations, reaching a high not seen in over a year.4. The U.S. March unemployment rate slightly declined to 4.3%.5. After doubling in the first quarter, reports say Samsung Electronics will increase DRAM prices by another 30% in the second quarter.6. India purchased Iranian oil for the first time since 2019.7. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been obstructed, causing a sharp surge in global shipping costs, which have now increased by 11 to 12 times.8. Morgan Stanley: Recent developments in the Middle East have had a substantial impact on Iran's steel and iron ore industry chain.9. The U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations have stalled; Iran is unwilling to meet.

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2026-04-08 12:03:42

Gelonghui April 7 | International News:

Key events reminder this week: China-US inflation data will be released, and the U.S. Federal Reserve will publish the March meeting minutes
All three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher collectively; the Nasdaq and S&P 500 recorded a four-day winning streak; Seagate Technology rose more than 5%
U.S. March nonfarm payrolls far exceeded expectations, hitting a more than one-year high
U.S. March unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3%
After prices rose by 1x in the first quarter, reports say Samsung Electronics will raise DRAM prices again by 30% in the second quarter
India bought Iranian oil for the first time since 2019
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted, causing global shipping costs to surge sharply; freight rates have already risen 11x to 12x
Morgan Stanley: The situation in the Middle East in recent days has caused a material impact on Iran’s steel and iron ore industry chain
U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks mediation hits a deadlock; Iran is unwilling to meet, and Qatar refuses to act as a mediator
Trump again threatened: “April 7 will be the day for Iran’s power plants and the day for bridges,” “Open up that damn strait”!
Reports say the mediator in U.S.-Iran talks is making the last effort to secure a 45-day ceasefire
Sources say the U.S.-Iran sides have received plans regarding an immediate ceasefire
Iran says the U.S. “15-point plan” is extremely ambitious and illogical
The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz rises to the highest level since early March
Iran media: Iran has conveyed to Pakistan its response to the U.S. proposal, including ten clauses
Trump: Iran’s proposal is an important step but not enough; Tuesday is the final deadline
Trump says the U.S. should collect the “toll” for transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Trump says the U.S. can take down Iran overnight
Trump says Iran’s bridges and power plants can be destroyed within four hours

News in the Greater China Region:

Central bank: On April 7, it will carry out an 800 billion yuan buyout-style reverse repo operation with a term of 3 months
Six departments including the Ministry of Commerce: Develop “AI + e-commerce,” guiding e-commerce companies to strengthen R&D and application of technologies such as AI large models
The State Administration for Market Regulation convened an administrative guidance meeting for takeaway delivery platform companies
Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau? Chen Maobo: At present, individual cases for waitlisted applications to list in Hong Kong have exceeded 500
Hong Kong’s Q1 new home transaction volume hit a 13-year high, with “big spenders” buying 9 units at once
Energy storage cells are in short supply; order backlogs are scheduled for next year; companies are accelerating capacity expansion to meet a surge in demand
War in the Middle East has led to a surge in Europe’s demand for heat pumps
Synthetic fiber prices have skyrocketed; fighting in the Middle East has already spread to the textile industry
Qingming Festival holiday: National key retail and catering companies’ average daily sales rose 2.4% year over year
China has made a major breakthrough in sodium-ion batteries
Shenghong Technology: In the future, AIPCB will be the most certain growth-oriented sub-sector across the entire PCB industry
Today: A-shares offerings—Hengdao Technology and Aetec申购
Selected announcements | Dongyue Silicate: expects net profit in the first quarter to increase 397.02%～451.34% year over year; DekoLi: Currently, OCS products are still in the sample stage—OCS products require large overall investment and are still at an early stage

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