Global News | The three major U.S. stock indices all rose, with a 99.1% probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged

【US Stock Indexes】

On Monday, March 16, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indexes all closed higher, with the S&P 500 rising 1.01% to 6,699.38 points; the Dow Jones increased 0.83% to 46,946.41 points; and the Nasdaq gained 1.22% to 22,374.18 points.

【U.S. Treasuries】

On March 16, the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was 4.23%, and the 2-year U.S. Treasury yield—most sensitive to the Federal Reserve’s policy rate—was 3.68%.

【Popular U.S. Stocks】

Among popular U.S. stocks, Nvidia rose 1.63%, Apple increased 1.08%, Google A rose 1.09%, Google C rose 0.98%, Microsoft gained 1.11%, Amazon increased 1.96%, TSMC rose 0.55%, Meta rose 2.33%, Tesla increased 1.12%, Advanced Micro Devices rose 1.65%, and Intel fell 0.02%.

【Global Indexes】

【China Indexes】

On March 16, overnight Hang Seng Tech Index futures rose 2.56%, the Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index increased 0.95%, and the FTSE China A50 Index rose 0.76%.

【Chinese Concept Stocks】

Among popular Chinese concept stocks, Tencent Holdings (HK) rose 2.01%, Alibaba increased 1.12%, PDD rose 1.16%, NetEase gained 2.74%, Baidu fell 1.83%, Trip.com rose 1.03%, Li Auto increased 5.25%, XPeng Motors rose 0.58%, and NIO rose 3.16%.

【FX and Commodities】

【Global Headlines】

The probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged this week is 99.1%

On March 17, according to CME’s “FedWatch,” the chance that the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 basis points this week is 0.9%, while the probability of holding rates steady is 99.1%. The chance of a total 25-basis-point cut by April is 3%, and the probability of no change is 97%. By June, the chance of a 25-basis-point cut increases to 21.9%.

Nvidia officially supports ultra-minimal shrimp farming

Jensen Huang announced at the GTC conference the launch of NemoClaw, a deployment toolkit specifically optimized for deep optimization of OpenClaw. Installation only requires two commands. This isn’t accidental minimalism—it’s deliberate. Nvidia aims to enable every GPU server to seamlessly integrate into the OpenClaw ecosystem, linking computing power with the agent framework. He praised OpenClaw as the fastest-growing open-source software ever. The GitHub star curve confirms this—by the end of 2025, it is expected to surge nearly vertically, surpassing facebook/react and torvalds/linux, which took over twenty years to reach this scale.

Amazon: Collaborating with Nvidia to develop multimodal AI assistant technology to enhance Alexa custom assistants for in-car experiences

Amazon is working with Nvidia to develop multimodal AI assistant technology to improve Alexa’s customization for automotive applications.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: A system based on Groq chips will be released in the second half of the year

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that a system based on Groq chips will be launched in the second half of this year. (Sina Finance)

Meta to spend up to $27 billion to procure Nebius compute power

Meta Platforms Inc. will pay up to $27 billion over the next five years to access AI infrastructure from cloud provider Nebius Group NV. The company is heavily investing to compete in cutting-edge AI models with industry leaders. In a statement Monday, Dutch company Nebius said it will start providing Meta with $12 billion worth of exclusive computing power beginning early 2027. Meta also committed to purchasing up to $15 billion in additional capacity from facilities Nebius is building for third-party clients. Nebius, a “new cloud” (neocloud) operator managing data centers, has a strategic partnership with Nvidia. This is one of Meta’s largest single contracts, reflecting its aggressive push to expand computing resources for AI development. Last year, Meta signed another $3 billion deal with Nebius. With AI services expected to grow explosively in the coming years, Meta and other major tech firms are projected to invest around $650 billion in 2026 to build data centers and acquire infrastructure. (Sina Finance)

Nvidia launches a new GROQ LPU product

Nvidia announced the release of a new GROQ LPU product.

Nvidia releases an STX storage architecture based on BlueField-4

Nvidia introduced an STX (Storage Technology Extensions) storage architecture based on BlueField-4, which has been widely adopted across the industry. (Caixin)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang: The collaboration with Coreweave is excellent—they are the world’s first AI-native cloud. The company’s sole purpose is to provide and host GPUs, and with the rise of accelerated computing, to offer managed services for AI clouds. They have outstanding clients, and their growth momentum is remarkable.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the partnership with Coreweave, calling it excellent. They are the world’s first AI-native cloud, established solely to provide and host GPUs, supporting the era of accelerated computing and AI cloud services. They serve top-tier clients and are experiencing rapid growth.

Nvidia releases NVIDIA DLSS 5; Jensen Huang compares it to a GPT moment in graphics

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 technology, driven by AI, has achieved a breakthrough in visual fidelity for gaming.

Nvidia’s new system uses Intel’s latest processors

Nvidia’s DGX Rubin NVL8 systems now incorporate Intel’s latest XEON 6 processors, marking Nvidia’s adoption of Intel’s newest technology to enhance system performance and computing capacity.