1. Central Bank: Promote AI Application in Finance Actively and Securely Importance: ★★★★★ On March 11, the People's Bank of China held its 2026 technology work conference. The meeting emphasized that technology efforts in 2026 should focus on risk prevention, enhanced regulation, and promoting high-quality development. It called for a systematic approach to steadily advance key projects, maintain bottom-line thinking, continuously improve institutional systems, and further strengthen cybersecurity and data security resilience. Deepening integration between business and technology, the bank will actively yet cautiously and securely promote artificial intelligence applications in the financial sector to unleash digital and intelligent development momentum.
2. Is There an End to Computing Power Expansion? NVIDIA to Invest $2 Billion in Nebius Importance: ★★★★ NVIDIA will invest $2 billion in Nebius, demonstrating recognition of Nebius's business strength and deep engineering capabilities in full-stack AI technology. To meet rapidly growing global demand for high-performance computing, the two parties will deepen collaboration in full-stack AI technology, covering areas from AI factory architecture to production-grade software, helping Nebius accelerate the development of an industry-leading full-stack AI cloud platform.
3. Ministry of Industry Issues Recommendations to Mitigate OpenClaw Security Risks Importance: ★★★ On March 11, regarding security risks in typical application scenarios of "Lobster," the Industrial and Cybersecurity Threat and Vulnerability Information Sharing Platform organized AI agent providers, vulnerability collection platform operators, and cybersecurity firms to propose "six dos and six don'ts" recommendations. Key points include: ① Use the latest official version; avoid third-party or historical versions. ② Regularly check for internet exposure; do not expose Lobster agent instances to the internet. ③ Grant minimal necessary permissions based on business needs; avoid using administrator accounts during deployment. ④ Download ClawHub "skill packs" cautiously; avoid packs requiring "download ZIP," "execute shell scripts," or "password input."
4. Multiple Countries Consider Tapping Oil Reserves Importance: ★★★ On the evening of March 11, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that due to escalating tensions in Iran, the Japanese government plans to release national oil reserves as early as March 16. Germany will also release part of its oil reserves. Additionally, reports indicate the International Energy Agency is planning to coordinate a large-scale release of strategic petroleum reserves among member countries, potentially reaching 400 million barrels—a record high.
5. U.S. February CPI Rises 2.4% Year-Over-Year; Market Expects Fed Rate Cut in July Importance: ★★★ Data released by the U.S. Labor Department on March 11 showed the Consumer Price Index increased 2.4% year-over-year in February. Core CPI, excluding volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.5%. Analysts noted the data reflects U.S. inflation before recent Middle East military conflicts. Given recent oil price surges and the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, risks of rebounding inflation cannot be ruled out. Despite weaker-than-expected non-farm payroll data, markets still anticipate the Federal Reserve may delay rate cuts until July.
6. Securities Industry Halts Activities; At Least 20 Brokerages Ban "Lobster Farming" on Corporate Networks Importance: ★★★ Shortly after brokerages joined the trend of "Lobster Farming" (OpenClaw), the entire industry hit an emergency pause button. Starting March 11, brokerages issued internal compliance reminders or notices regarding "Lobster," imposing clear restrictions on installation, use, and access. At least 20 brokerages have joined prevention efforts, with industry insiders predicting more compliance alerts in coming days.
7. Supercomputing Internet Offers 10 Million Free Tokens to Each OpenClaw User Importance: ★★★ On March 11, the National Supercomputing Internet announced it would provide each OpenClaw user on its platform with 10 million free tokens valid for two weeks. The same day, it also disclosed OpenClaw token renewal pricing at ¥0.1 per million tokens, a discount from market rates.
8. Google and Tesla Form "Grid Utilization Alliance" to Address AI Power Shortages Importance: ★★★ On Tuesday local time, Google, Tesla, and five other power equipment and data center industry companies announced the formation of the "Grid Utilization Alliance" (Utilize). The alliance aims to lower electricity costs and significantly increase power load capacity by improving U.S. grid utilization. The group claims fully leveraging existing grids could save consumers over $100 billion in electricity costs in the next decade and unlock substantial new power capacity. According to S&P Global estimates, U.S. data center power demand will reach 75.8 gigawatts by 2026 and rise to 134.4 gigawatts by 2030.
9. Multiple Cargo Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz Importance: ★★★ The UK Maritime Trade Operations office reported on March 11 that a cargo ship was hit by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire. Later that day, it received a second similar report within two hours. Additional reports indicated a Japanese container ship in the Persian Gulf sustained damage. Also on March 11, the Thai Royal Navy Chief stated that a Thai-flagged cargo ship was attacked by artillery fire while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in severe cabin damage.
Market analysis highlights investment opportunities in computing power, among others. 1. Tencent Cloud Announces AI Model Price Adjustments with Increases Up to 400% On March 11, Tencent Cloud announced formal pricing and adjustments for certain models. Starting March 13, the Tencent Cloud Agent Development Platform will optimize billing strategies, involving both price adjustments and ending free trials for public beta models. Specifically, Tencent HY2.0 Instruct input prices rose from ¥0.0008 to ¥0.004505 per thousand tokens—a 463.13% increase—while output prices jumped from ¥0.002 to ¥0.01113, exceeding 456%. Tencent HY2.0 Think input/output prices also increased nearly fivefold. Guosheng Securities noted that AI agents' inherent multi-tool usage, long context, and multi-process workflows lead to high token consumption, with active agents' token usage entering rapid growth phases. IDC predicts China's active agent count will exceed 350 million by 2031, with token consumption seeing over 30-fold annual exponential growth.
Additional sectors worth monitoring include: 2. Carbon Fiber: Domestically developed ultra-high-strength carbon fiber. 3. Short Drama: Shanghai Minhang introduces policies supporting micro-drama development with up to ¥3 million in subsidies. 4. Weight-Loss Drugs: Lilly plans $3 billion investment in oral weight-loss drug production capacity in China.
Positive corporate announcements include Fuliewang expecting Q1 profit growth exceeding 183%, while negative announcements include Jinkai Shengke facing shareholder减持. Positive Announcements: 1. Fuliewang: Projects Q1 net profit of ¥40-50 million, up 183.84%-254.81% year-over-year. 2. PowerChina: Consortium signs ¥5.636 billion highway design-construction contract. 3. Metallurgical Corp of China: Jan-Feb new contracts valued at ¥132.44 billion, including ¥4.49 billion overseas. 4. Runjian Co: Wins ¥840 million 500MW photovoltaic power generation project. 5. Jinjiang Shipping: Subsidiary signs four container ship construction contracts totaling ¥820 million.
Negative Announcements: 1. Jinkai Shengke: Shareholders Qilu Investment and Qingsong Investment reduce holdings by 2.63%. 2. Sanyou Medical: Controlling shareholders cut holdings by 1.45% between Feb 4 and Mar 11. 3. Liwe Communication: 2025 net profit falls 52.62% to ¥75.144 million. 4. Seazen Holdings: February contract sales drop 37.57% to ¥1.223 billion. 5. Jianghuai Automobile: February sales decline 24.51% to 20,338 vehicles.
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