U.S. stocks close lower across the board! Gold, silver, and oil prices surge! Middle East situation escalates, Trump's latest statement→

【Dahe Financial Cube News】U.S. stock market indices closed lower overnight, with the Dow down 1.05%, down 1.31% for the week, and up 0.17% for February, marking 10 consecutive months of gains; the Nasdaq fell 0.92%, down 0.95% for the week, and down 3.38% for February; the S&P 500 declined 0.43%, down 0.44% for the week, and down 0.87% for February.

The KBW Bank Index in the U.S. fell nearly 5%, marking the largest single-day drop since April last year.

Most large tech stocks declined, with Nvidia down over 4%, Apple down more than 3%, Microsoft down over 2%, Tesla and Meta down over 1%; Netflix surged over 13%, its best single-day performance since October 2023; Google rose over 1%, and Amazon saw a slight increase.

Goldman Sachs dropped more than 7%, Morgan Stanley fell over 6%, Wells Fargo and Citigroup declined over 5%, Bank of America down over 4%. Dell Technologies rose about 22%, its largest single-day gain since March 2024.

Block increased nearly 17%, its biggest single-day rise since 2022.

The Middle East situation further escalated, with gold, silver, and international oil prices rising collectively. Spot gold increased 1.88% to $5,278.33 per ounce; spot silver surged 6.21% to $93.76 per ounce.

According to CCTV News, on February 27 local time, U.S. President Trump issued the latest signals regarding Iran.

Trump stated he hopes to reach an agreement with Iran and revealed that the U.S. and Iran will continue negotiations on Friday (27th). He expressed dissatisfaction with Iran’s performance in nuclear negotiations, saying the U.S. plans to hold more talks with Iran “to see what happens.”

When asked whether the U.S. would use military force against Iran, he said, “I don’t want to do that, but sometimes you have to,” emphasizing that no final decision has been made on strikes, and reaffirmed that “Iran cannot have nuclear weapons.”

As tensions continue, multiple countries issued security alerts.

The Chinese Embassy in Iran and the Israeli Embassy issued statements, solemnly reminding Chinese citizens to closely monitor security developments. The U.S. State Department updated travel warnings for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza on the 27th, maintaining a Level 3 “Reconsider Travel” advisory, and authorized non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their families to evacuate Israel. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Hockerby stated that if Americans wish to leave Israel, they should “leave today.”

The UK government on the 27th said, for safety reasons, it has temporarily withdrawn embassy staff from Iran; the Canadian government on the 26th said, due to ongoing regional tensions, Canadian citizens should evacuate Iran immediately; Greece, France, Poland, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, and other countries issued alerts on the 27th, advising their citizens to avoid traveling to Iran, Israel, and other Middle Eastern regions; the Netherlands also raised travel warnings to the highest level for parts of the Middle East on the 27th.

Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson Devrin stated on the 27th that the IDF is closely monitoring the situation in Iran, maintaining high alert, and is prepared to protect the safety of the public.

Meanwhile, amid diplomatic tensions, the U.S. continues to exert military pressure on Iran, deploying additional forces to the Middle East. On the 27th, the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ford was reported to have arrived in Israel. This means the U.S. has deployed both the USS Ford and USS Lincoln aircraft carriers in the Middle East. Israeli sources said the USS Ford will dock near Haifa in northern Israel. As of the 27th, the U.S. has deployed nearly 20 refueling aircraft in Israel.

Analysts believe that although the U.S. and Iran agreed to continue negotiations next week, the risk of war is “approaching” as the U.S. amasses a large fleet of fighter jets and warships in the Middle East.

The Iranian military on the 27th stated it would respond with “destructive” measures to any U.S. aggression. Brigadier General Shakarshi, spokesperson for the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff, said Iran is closely monitoring U.S. and Israeli movements in the region and is fully prepared. Any reckless actions could trigger large-scale conflict and provoke an unprecedented strong response.

Editor: Tao Jiyan | Review: Li Zhen | Supervision: Guzheng