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According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, unmanned systems operators of the Russian Southern Army destroyed a Ukrainian M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer.

[Sichuan: Striving to Achieve 5 Trillion Yuan in Service Sector Added Value by 2030] The General Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Further Promoting Innovation and Breakthroughs in the Service Sector." The opinions propose that by 2030, the added value of productive service industries will account for about 45% of the total added value of the service sector, initially establishing a highland for innovative development of service-oriented manufacturing; service retail sales will account for about 45% of total consumption, initially establishing an international consumption destination and a place to experience and aspire to a better life; and efforts will be made to achieve a service sector added value of 5 trillion yuan, accelerating the construction of a strong service economy province.

The yield on 5-year Japanese government bonds fell 1.5 basis points to 1.580%.

On Wednesday (February 25), the People's Bank of China issued the first and second tranches of central bank bills for 2026 through the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Central Moneymarkets Unit (CMU) bond bidding platform via interest rate bidding.

Spot gold has just broken through the $5190.00/ounce mark, and is currently trading at $5189.75/ounce, up 0.90% on the day; COMEX gold futures are currently trading at $5209.20/ounce, up 0.64% on the day.

[Trump's State of the Union Address Criticizes Pelosi] US President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on February 24, urging legislation to ban members of Congress from engaging in insider trading in securities. He specifically asked his arch-rival, former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, "Did she stand up?" Trump said, "Let's make sure no member of Congress profits corruptly through insider trading." When he saw some Democratic members of Congress stand and applaud his remarks, the Republican president said, "They stood up, it's unbelievable." "Did Nancy Pelosi stand up? If she was here," Trump added. Trump and Pelosi have a long-standing feud. Pelosi presided over two impeachment proceedings against Trump in 2019 and 2021. Trump and Republicans have accused Pelosi and her husband of using their political positions to engage in insider trading for huge profits. In February 2020, during Trump's first State of the Union address, then-Speaker of the House Pelosi immediately tore up her copy of Trump's prepared remarks in public after he finished speaking. (CCTV News)