Category: Flash News

On February 12th, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjardo stated in an interview that the European Commission has received assurances from Ukrainian leaders regarding energy security. Sialdo said that Ukraine promised the European Commission that it would not attack infrastructure such as the “Türkiye Creek” gas pipeline, and would open negotiations with the European Commission on the resumption of transit natural gas.

On February 12th, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on February 11th that two runways at Reagan National Airport in Washington have reopened, increasing the number of arriving flights per hour. On the evening of January 29th Eastern Time, a passenger plane carrying 64 people collided with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three US soldiers near Reagan National Airport in Washington and crashed into the river. US President Trump stated at a press conference on the 30th that no one survived the accident.

On February 12th, 2025, the regulatory authorities will continue to highlight the importance of strengthening the foundation, strict supervision and management, and always adhere to the principle of ‘long teeth with thorns’. According to reporters’ statistics, in January of this year, a total of 10 companies including ST Tiansheng, Yunnei Power, and Cisco Rui issued announcements related to investigations, involving listed companies, controlling shareholders and actual controllers, directors, supervisors, and senior personnel, exceeding the same period last year. The reporter noticed that with the introduction of the new “National Nine Measures” and the gradual implementation of the “1+N” policy system for the capital market, regulatory authorities have achieved remarkable results in safeguarding the high-quality development of the capital market with strong administrative law enforcement work. However, in the context of strict regulation, market manipulation still occurs from time to time. A senior securities rights lawyer told reporters that in order to have a better deterrent effect, in addition to punishing non compliant companies, we should continue to improve the mechanism of combining “administrative punishment+criminal accountability+civil compensation” and implement a three-dimensional accountability system. At the same time, we look forward to the judicial interpretation on civil compensation for insider trading and securities market manipulation being issued as soon as possible. (Securities Times)

On February 12th, the EIA Short Term Energy Outlook report showed that the expected growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2025 is 1.3 million barrels per day, compared to the previous estimate of 1.3 million barrels per day. The expected growth rate of global crude oil demand in 2026 is 1.1 million barrels per day, compared to the previous estimate of 1.1 million barrels per day.

On February 12th, the EIA Short Term Energy Outlook report showed that natural gas prices are expected to be $3.80/MMBtu in 2025, compared to the previous expectation of $3.1/mBtu. The expected natural gas price in 2026 is $4.20 per million British thermal units, compared to the previous expectation of $4.0 per million British thermal units.

On February 12th, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated that Musk’s proposal to acquire OpenAI is “ridiculous”. Altman stated that the company will not be sold, which is another strategy by Musk to disrupt them. On the 10th local time, a consortium led by Musk offered $97.4 billion to seek control of OpenAI. Musk’s lawyer Mark Toberov stated that the acquisition offer has been submitted to the OpenAI board of directors.

On February 12th, the US Department of Agriculture lowered its soybean production forecast for Argentina in 2024/2025 from 52 million tons to 49 million tons, with a market expectation of 50.49 million tons; Maintain Brazil’s soybean production forecast for 2024/2025 at 169 million tons, with a market expectation of 169.64 million tons. Reduce Argentina’s 2024/2025 corn production forecast from 51 million tons to 50 million tons, with a market expectation of 49.5 million tons; The expected corn production for Brazil in 2024/2025 has been lowered from the previous 127 million tons to 126 million tons, with a market expectation of 126.74 million tons.

On February 12th, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture, the expected soybean production for 2024/2025 in the United States in February is 4.366 billion bushels, and the January report is expected to be 4.366 billion bushels; The expected year-end soybean inventory in the United States for 2024/2025 in February is 380 million bushels, with a market expectation of 374 million bushels, and a January report expectation of 380 million bushels; The expected soybean yield in the United States for 2024/2025 in February is 50.7 bushels per acre, and the monthly report for January is expected to be 50.7 bushels per acre.

On February 12th, the EIA Short Term Energy Outlook report showed that the expected WTI crude oil price in 2025 is $70.62 per barrel, compared to the previous expectation of $70.31 per barrel. The expected Brent crude oil price in 2025 is $74.50 per barrel, compared to the previous expectation of $74.31 per barrel. The expected WTI crude oil price in 2026 is $62.46 per barrel, compared to the previous expectation of $62.46 per barrel; The price of Brent crude oil is $66.46 per barrel, previously expected to be $66.46 per barrel.

On February 11th, a spokesperson for the armed faction of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), the Kassan Brigade, issued a statement on the 10th stating that the release of detainees scheduled for the 15th will be postponed until further notice. In response, Israeli Defense Minister Katz called Hamas’ statement a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement”.