--- title: "Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Friday" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275909556.md" description: "In January, China's new social financing reached 7.22 trillion yuan, with new RMB loans of 4.71 trillion yuan, and M2 grew by 9.0% year-on-year. In the U.S., the January CPI year-on-year was 2.4%, lower than expected, while the core CPI year-on-year was 2.5%. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that inflation is expected to return to 2% by 2026. OPEC+ is inclined to resume production increases starting in April, leading to a decline in international oil prices. Meituan expects to incur a loss of over 23 billion yuan in 2025, while Rivian rose over 22% in pre-market trading. The Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai Composite Index, and Hang Seng Index all closed lower" datetime: "2026-02-13T13:45:04.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275909556.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275909556.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275909556.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275909556.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275909556.md) # Global news you need to know before the U.S. stock market opens on Friday China's new social financing in January was 7.22 trillion yuan, with new RMB loans of 4.71 trillion yuan, and M2 grew by 9.0% year-on-year. The U.S. January CPI year-on-year was 2.4%, lower than expected, with core CPI year-on-year at 2.5%. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: Inflation is expected to return to 2% by 2026, and there may be "narrowing" space in tariff policy. Reports indicate that OPEC+ is inclined to resume production increases starting in April, leading to a decline in international oil prices. Aluminum prices plummeted, with reports stating that the U.S. is considering partially lifting tariffs on aluminum and steel. Meituan's earnings forecast: a massive loss of over 23 billion yuan in 2025, with continued losses in the first quarter. Reports suggest that NVIDIA may relax HBM4 specification requirements due to capacity and yield constraints faced by Samsung and SK Hynix. Rivian surged over 22% in pre-market trading, with the company's Q4 revenue of $1.29 billion exceeding market expectations. The Nikkei 225 index closed down 1.2%, the Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.26%; the Hang Seng Index closed down 1.72% ### Related Stocks - [The Energy Select Sector SPDR® ETF (XLE.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLE.US.md) - [iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IXC.US.md) - [iShares US Oil & Gas Explor & Prod ETF (IEO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IEO.US.md) - [SttStrtSPDRS&POil&GasExplor&ProdtnETF (XOP.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XOP.US.md) - [United States Oil (USO.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OIH.US.md) - [MEITUAN-W (03690.HK)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03690.HK.md) - [Meituan (MPNGY.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MPNGY.US.md) - [GraniteShares 2x Long RIVN Daily ETF (RVNL.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RVNL.US.md) - [Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RIVN.US.md) - [ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/YCS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Iran's Revolutionary Guards say fuel tanker burning in Strait of Hormuz after being hit by drones](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277498442.md) - [ADB sees modest growth impact on Asia if Middle East conflict lasts about a month](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278017605.md) - [Canada's Automotive Properties REIT Q4 rental revenue rises](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277844145.md) - [Miramar Capital LLC Has $9.34 Million Stock Holdings in EOG Resources, Inc. $EOG](https://longbridge.com/en/news/277624320.md) - [CANADA STOCKS-TSX futures slip as Middle East conflict stokes inflation worries](https://longbridge.com/en/news/278087666.md)