Morning Report

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Lunar February 28, Good morning!

1. The People's Bank of China: Will conduct 500 billion yuan of outright reverse repo operations on April 15, with a term of 6 months.

2. April 15, 2026, marks the 11th National Security Education Day for all citizens; the "National Security Education Reader for Primary and Secondary School Students" has been published and distributed.

3. National Healthcare Security Administration: Added three fields—oral health, endocrinology, and psychiatry—to the scope of self-inspection and correction for medical insurance.

4. General Administration of Customs: Foreign-funded enterprises' import and export in the first quarter reached 3.47 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%, marking eight consecutive quarters of growth; total goods trade import and export value was 11.84 trillion yuan, with a 15% growth rate year-on-year.

5. Liaoning Province signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with China Rongtong Group, deepening collaboration in urban renewal, modern agriculture, cultural tourism industry, medical and elderly care services, insurance services, and scientific and technological achievements transformation.

6. Guangzhou released thirty measures to optimize the business environment, establishing a 20 billion yuan industrial development and technological innovation fund, launching 500 reforms, and building 50 government super-intelligent entities.

7. The most comprehensive to date! China has released the "Seabed Chemical Element Map" of the eastern waters for the first time.

8. The first case nationwide! Suppliers and clients in the New Third Board market helped issuers commit financial fraud; the court ruled that they should bear joint and several liability proportionally.

9. A middle school student’s performance costume was returned en masse after the stage performance; the school responded: parents confirmed receipt of the goods and paid in full for the costumes.

10. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded this year's global economic growth forecast to 3.1%, with the global inflation rate rising to 4.4%, amid significant impacts from Middle Eastern conflicts on current growth momentum.

11. Ukraine launched a large-scale attack on Crimea; Germany and Ukraine announced the establishment of a strategic partnership, reaffirming that Germany supports Ukraine's accession to the European Union and advancing NATO integration.

12. Japanese police re-arrested Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Second Lieutenant Murata Akihiro for suspected violation of gun and knife laws after he forcibly entered the Chinese Embassy in Japan.