[Canada's Third Most Populous Province Plans To Cut 15,000 Public Sector Jobs, Spending And Debt Expected To Rise] British Columbia, Canada's Third Most Populous Province, Will Cut 15,000 Public Sector Jobs, Raise Personal Income Taxes, And Postpone Several Investments. However, The Province's Left-wing Government Has Avoided Deep Cuts To Its Massive Spending Plans And Expects Debt To Continue To Climb. "This Is Not A Budget Austerity Measure," Said BC Finance Minister Brenda Bailey At The Annual Fiscal Update In Victoria, The Provincial Capital

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index Rises 0.3% To 8985.60 Points In Early Trade

Poll-US 2026-27 Corn Plantings Seen At 94.9 Million Acres, Soybeans 84.9 Million

[Russian And Ukrainian Militaries Continue To Strike Each Other] The Russian Ministry Of Defense Reported On The 17th That In The Past Day, Russian Forces Used High-precision Weapons And Drones To Launch Large-scale Attacks On Ukrainian Military Industrial Facilities, Energy Infrastructure Supplying The Ukrainian Military, And Drone Sites. Russian Air Defense Forces Shot Down Eight Ukrainian Guided-missile Bombs And 334 Fixed-wing Drones. In Addition, The Emergency Command Center Of The Krasnodar Krai In Southwestern Russia Said On The 17th That Multiple Locations In The Region Were Attacked By Drones, And A Localized Fire Broke Out At An Oil Refinery

US President Trump's Cabinet And Advisors Met To Discuss Midterm Election Strategy

On Tuesday (February 17), In Late New York Trading, S&P 500 Futures Closed Up 0.16%, Dow Futures Rose 0.10%, And NASDAQ 100 Futures Fell 0.13%. Russell 2000 Futures Fell 0.07%

On Tuesday (February 17), At The Close Of Trading In New York (05:59 Beijing Time On Wednesday), The Offshore Yuan (CNH) Was Quoted At 6.8852 Against The US Dollar, Down 8 Points From The Close Of Trading In New York On Monday. The Yuan Traded Within A Range Of 6.8813-6.8922 During The Day. On The Daily Chart, The Offshore Yuan Had Risen To 6.8810 On February 16

(US Stocks) The Philadelphia Gold And Silver Index Closed Down 3.14% At 406.62 Points. (Global Session) The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index Fell 2.83% To 2884.06 Points. In Early Asian Trading Until 22:30 Beijing Time, It Fluctuated Narrowly Around 2960 Points, Maintaining A Slight Downward Trend. US Stocks Opened With A Gap Down, Hitting A Daily Low Of 2811.85 Points At 23:14, Before Gradually Recovering. (US Stocks) The Materials Index Closed Down 1.66%, And The Metals & Mining Index Closed Down 1.37%

Trump Immigration Approval Drops To 38%, Lowest Level Since Return To White House, According To Reuters/Ipsos Poll

On Tuesday (February 17), Spot Silver Fell 4.08% To $73.4851 Per Ounce In Late New York Trading, Hitting A Daily Low Of $72.0204 At 23:00 Beijing Time. Comex Silver Futures Fell 5.74% To $73.525 Per Ounce. Comex Copper Futures Fell 2.14% To $5.7370 Per Pound. Spot Platinum Fell 1.72%, And Spot Palladium Fell 2.14%

On Tuesday (February 17), Spot Gold Fell 2.30% To $4,877.79 Per Ounce In Late New York Trading, Trading Between $5,000.65 And $48,432.51, Continuing Its Downward Trend. Comex Gold Futures Fell 2.93% To $4,897.80 Per Ounce, Hitting A Daily Low Of $4,854.20 At 22:01 Beijing Time

NZ Q4 Producer Price Index Inputs -0.5 Percent Versus Previous Quarter