Musk released a test of the "comment screening" function on the X platform.

[The White House is considering limiting immigrant asylum at the border] According to CNN, the White House is considering taking executive action to limit the ability of immigrants who cross illegally to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The actions the White House is considering appear to be an extension of some of the harshest measures included in a compromise version of the border bill that Republicans vetoed. The White House has not yet made a final decision on actions it is considering involving the use of Section 212f authority between ports of entry to combat illegal border crossings. During his tenure, former U.S. President Trump invoked Section 212f of the Immigration Act in an attempt to close the U.S. southern border to asylum seekers who crossed the border illegally, but was blocked by the court. This is an example of the limits on the U.S. president’s ability to close borders. If the White House moves forward with the plan, it could face legal challenges.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is scheduled to attend the meeting in parliament at 10:45.

Nvidia (NVDA.O): Data center infrastructure is expected to double in five years.

Driven by gains in chip stocks after the market opened, Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.9% and S&P 500 futures rose 0.4%.

[Swift: RMB remained the fourth most active currency in the world in January] The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Swift reported that in January 2024, the RMB still ranked as the fourth most active currency for payments in the world in value terms with a share of 4.51%. Bit.

Rivian (RIVN.O) CEO: The drop in deliveries in the first quarter was due to the change of parts suppliers.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: We will not be able to meet demand in the short term.

[Republican hardliners push for a stop-gap spending bill, which may trigger a government shutdown] According to the AXIOS website, the "Freedom Caucus" of the U.S. House of Representatives is officially pushing for a one-year stop-gap spending bill. If supported by House Speaker Johnson, it may be Triggering a government shutdown. In a letter to Johnson on Wednesday, members of the Freedom Caucus said they preferred stopgap spending if they could not use the budget process to advance other policy priorities. Unless a budget or stopgap spending bill is passed before March 1, the government will begin a partial shutdown. If there is no budget or stopgap spending bill before March 8, the US government will enter a complete shutdown. The key date is April 30. If there is no new budget by then, an across-the-board spending cut of 1% will be triggered, and Democrats will not support a stopgap spending bill beyond that time.

Nvidia (NVDA.O): Antitrust regulators in France, the European Union and other countries have asked Nvidia to provide information about its GPU sales and distribution supply. It is expected to receive further information requests from antitrust regulators in the future.

According to CNN: U.S. President Biden is considering executive measures to restrict immigrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

IMF First Vice President Gopinath: Had a "productive" meeting with Argentine Economy Minister Caputo.

New Zealand imported NZ$5.91 billion in January, compared with the previous value of NZ$6.26 billion.

API crude oil production in the United States in the week to February 16 was -173,000 barrels per day, compared with the previous value of -290,000 barrels per day.

The United States imported 336,000 barrels/day of API refined oil products in the week to February 16, compared with the previous value of -170,000 barrels/day.

The United States imported 15,000 barrels of API crude oil in the week to February 16, compared with the previous value of -260,000 barrels.

U.S. API heating oil inventories in the week to February 16 were 642,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of 120,000 barrels.

U.S. API Cushing crude oil inventories for the week to February 16 were 668,000 barrels, compared with the previous value of 512,000 barrels.

U.S. API refined oil inventories for the week to February 16 were -2.908 million barrels, compared with expectations of -1.847 million barrels and the previous value of -4.016 million barrels.