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According to the information disclosed by the Beijing Municipal Market Supervision Administration, China National Petroleum Corporation Kunlun Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and its concerted action party Kunlun Capital plan to jointly establish a new joint venture with Yushu Technology and Beijing Panjie Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., focusing on industrial embodied intelligent robot solution business. The simplified case of operator concentration has entered the public announcement period, which is from November 4, 2026, to November 13, 2026.According to the announced equity structure, after the transaction is completed, Kunlun Manufacturing and its concerted action parties will hold a total of 60% of the shares in the joint venture, while Yushu Technology and Panjie Intelligent will each hold 20% of the shares, with the three parties jointly controlling the joint venture. The joint venture will provide industrial embodied intelligent robot solutions for fields such as oil and gas, refining and transportation scenario inspections and emergency rescue, as well as applications in gas stations and comprehensive energy stations for charging and swapping. Previously, Kunlun Capital participated as an important investor in the strategic allocation of Yushu Technology's IPO on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, and the two parties signed a strategic cooperation memorandum regarding the application of robots in oil and gas scenarios. The establishment of the joint venture marks the transition of cooperation from capital connection to the stage of physical operation.

The ISM Non-Manufacturing Employment Index for the United States in October is 51.4, compared to the previous value of 50.1.

According to reports from People's Financial News, Bao Chengchao, the chief strategist of the research department at CITIC Securities, pointed out in his latest insights that, compared to the global market, the valuation of domestic large-cap blue-chip stocks is at a relatively low level. The A-shares market is the only one among the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and A-shares where the AI relative to non-AI valuation premium is still higher than the historical mean. As of October 22, 2026, the PE ratio of A-shares for AI/non-AI is 4.4 times, which is at the 82nd percentile since 2016, while the same indicator for the U.S., Japan, and South Korea has fallen to the 1%, 17%, and 24% percentiles, respectively.The AI premium in overseas markets has largely been absorbed by the rise in non-AI valuations. The PE ratios for non-AI non-financial leaders in the U.S. and Japan are 33.5 times and 23.0 times, respectively, which are at the 98% and 95% percentiles in history. The overall PE ratio for A-shares related to domestic demand and manufacturing non-AI blue-chip stocks is only 15.6 times, which is at the 21% percentile in history. Bao Chengchao believes that this misalignment indicates that the large-cap blue-chip stocks related to domestic demand and manufacturing in A-shares have relatively ample room for valuation recovery.Bao Chengchao also stated that the realization of this space requires coordination with macro conditions. On the overseas front, if the AI spending cycle gradually approaches a downward turning point, long-term U.S. Treasury rates may also decline, leading to marginal improvements in the demand and valuation environment for global non-AI sectors. Domestically, the clear alignment of fiscal and monetary policies places a focus on expanding domestic demand, with increasing signals of marginal improvement in core indicators of domestic demand. If the decline in overseas interest rates and the recovery of the domestic economy create a phase resonance, the profit expectations and valuation constraints of large-cap blue-chip stocks in A-shares are expected to recover simultaneously.

The final report of the U.S. October S&P Global Manufacturing PMI shows that production and new orders have increased, but the growth rate has slowed. Due to ongoing supply chain disruptions, price pressures have significantly intensified, and employment growth has reached a peak not seen in five and a half years.

The Shanghai Municipal Economic and Information Technology Commission issued the "Action Plan for Accelerating the Development of a New Generation of Intelligent Manufacturing in Shanghai." The plan proposes to strengthen the industrial network and computing power infrastructure, support manufacturing enterprises in carrying out new industrial network transformations, promote the integrated evolution of control systems, industrial networks, and computing power facilities, and advance the pilot projects for industrial 5G/EUHT independent private networks.The plan also proposes to support the deployment of high-quality networks such as 5G-A and 10 Gigabit optical networks, accelerate breakthroughs in AI high-performance chips, and expedite the construction of a "hub-region-edge" computing power facility system. At the same time, it aims to strengthen the overall scheduling of intelligent computing resources, accelerate the construction of national computing power interconnection nodes, promote standardized access and on-demand invocation of computing power resources, and advance the inclusive supply actions of computing power services, enhancing the efficiency of the industrial intelligent computing cloud platform.

Elon Musk stated that although he currently "doesn't know how to manufacture microchips," he believes his company may find better manufacturing methods. He pointed out that during visits to competitors' facilities, he did not see much custom equipment, while his company has extensive experience in manufacturing custom equipment and is capable of improving the manufacturing process.

In September, the growth of U.S. manufacturing accelerated, with the PMI reaching its highest level since May 2022. A surge in new orders prompted factories to increase production and hire more workers, leading to a rise in order backlogs and suppliers becoming increasingly busy.Despite a decline in export orders, increased safety stock supported demand. Economic growth accelerated, hiring increased, and prices rose, leading the market to speculate that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates further.

TSMC is considering expanding its production layout in the United States, planning to build a second manufacturing base in Dallas, Texas, which may include up to 6 advanced wafer fabs.The total investment for the new wafer fabs may exceed the $265 billion that TSMC has committed to invest in its Arizona facility.TSMC has not yet made a formal response to this news.

The preliminary value of the U.S. September S&P Global Manufacturing PMI is 57, expected 53.6, previous value 53.9.

Frank Heemskerk, Executive Vice President of the Dutch lithography machine company ASML, stated that the company currently does not sell any chip manufacturing equipment on the European continent. He said, "We are not selling anything in Europe at all. This is because there has been no investment in Europe, and there are no new chip factories being built here."Data shows that in the second quarter of this year, Europe's contribution to ASML's net system sales was zero, and by 2025, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will account for 1%. In the first half of the year, South Korea was the company's largest market for equipment. Heemskerk stated that other countries are rolling out the red carpet to invite investment in factory construction, and currently about a quarter of ASML's R&D work is conducted in the United States.The European Union is reforming the "Chip Act," which will take effect in 2023. In May of this year, ASML signed an agreement with Tata Electronics of India to assist India in building semiconductor factories.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday that the Trump administration is considering a new round of import tariffs on semiconductors, which could further increase taxes on foreign chips to attract more semiconductor manufacturing to the United States.However, these tariffs may be implemented alongside tax relief measures for investments in domestic manufacturing companies, following the approach previously taken by the Trump administration in the pharmaceutical industry.Raimondo stated, "This is the principle that the semiconductor industry should follow: If you produce in the U.S., we will give you tariff relief; if you do not produce in the U.S., you will pay tariffs. This is a very wise approach and it works."Trump had previously imposed a 25% tariff on some advanced semiconductors and ordered additional import tariffs on these chips in January of this year after the U.S. Department of Commerce completed relevant trade investigations. However, the scope of the new round of tariffs may expand from semiconductors themselves to products containing chips, thereby affecting imports of data center servers and consumer electronics.

Huang Renxun posted on the X platform stating that Gavin is very accurate. AI is driving the return of manufacturing to the United States, promoting re-industrialization after decades of offshore outsourcing. AI is creating demand, driving market forces rather than subsidizing investments in aging grids and sustainable energy.AI is creating jobs in construction and manufacturing in energy plants, chip manufacturing plants, and data centers. AI is giving rise to new companies and new industries; in just the past six months, AI startups have received $400 billion in investments. Builders must collaborate with communities to develop local projects, earn trust, and create local benefits. The United States has the opportunity to create lasting benefits for communities nationwide and help lead the next industrial revolution.

According to Bloomberg, former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI fund Situational Awareness has splurged $400 million this week to support a private company, which is the semiconductor manufacturing startup Source Foundry. It is reported that VC giant Sequoia Capital has also provided support for this startup. So far, representatives from Situational Awareness and Source Foundry have not responded to requests for comments, while Sequoia Capital has declined to confirm the hedge fund's investment situation.It is reported that Source Foundry is dedicated to developing a semiconductor manufacturing process that is simpler, cheaper, and faster than existing methods, aiming to bridge the widening gap between the demand for AI computing power and the capacity expansion of chip manufacturing. Analysts believe that Leopold Aschenbrenner's large-scale investment reflects the ongoing strong demand in the market for new chip manufacturing technologies, as AI developers' demand for computing power is increasing day by day. However, this investment also reveals that Situational Awareness has formed a highly concentrated risk exposure before facing significant financial pressure due to severe fluctuations in its publicly held technology positions.

According to the Electronic Times, TSMC plans to further expand the outsourcing scale of the CoW (Chip-on-Wafer) segment in its CoWoS advanced packaging, entrusting more packaging orders to ASE and other OSAT manufacturers. CoWoS is TSMC's 2.5D packaging technology that connects AI processors such as GPUs with HBM through an intermediary layer, where CoW is the step of combining the chip with the intermediary layer, and WoS is the step of packaging the substrate. Previously, TSMC mainly outsourced the WoS segment, with only a small portion of CoW being entrusted.This move aims to alleviate the packaging capacity bottleneck caused by the continuous surge in demand for AI chips. TSMC holds about 90% of the global AI chip manufacturing market, but as the demand for self-developed chips from manufacturers like Nvidia and AI data centers skyrockets, capacity has become difficult to meet. Industry insiders expect OSATs to significantly increase equipment investment, especially in post-process areas such as wafer cutting and bonding. Several laser processing and bonding equipment suppliers in South Korea have been confirmed to be negotiating with OSATs regarding the supply of CoW equipment.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury bonds gave back gains, and the July ISM manufacturing data performed strongly.

According to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer announced an investment of approximately $36 million to build a local manufacturing base in Nevada, USA, which is expected to produce 10,000 units of the SEALMINER series mining machines per month.This manufacturing base will synergize with Bitdeer's existing data centers in the USA and its R&D center located in San Jose, California, and is expected to be completed and put into production within the year.

According to CNBC, Apple announced on Wednesday that it will reach a multi-year partnership agreement with chip manufacturer Broadcom, expected to total over $30 billion. This is Apple's largest commitment to domestic manufacturing in the United States to date. Under the agreement, Broadcom will develop and supply customized ASIC chips (increasingly used for AI workloads) for multiple generations of Apple products and wireless components for cellular networks, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity until 2031.The report noted that this collaboration is expected to facilitate the production of over 15 billion chips manufactured in the United States and includes a $1.5 billion investment to expand Broadcom's factory in Fort Collins, Colorado. Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that this move is the largest single project in Apple's $600 billion investment plan announced in 2025, aimed at responding to the Trump administration's call to promote domestic manufacturing and help establish an end-to-end silicon supply chain in the United States.

According to Jinshi, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending June 13 and the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index for June will be announced in ten minutes.

According to The Wall Street Journal, manufacturing startup SendCutSend has completed a $110 million financing round, co-led by Sequoia Capital, cryptocurrency venture capital fund Paradigm, and Stripe co-founders Patrick Collison and John Collison, bringing its valuation to $1 billion.It is reported that Paradigm was originally a top-tier crypto-native venture capital firm, managing approximately $12.7 billion in assets. However, since 2023, the firm has begun to adjust its strategic direction: it removed references to "crypto" and "Web3" from its official website, and co-founder Matt Huang publicly stated, "The development of AI is too interesting to ignore." Against this backdrop, investing in SendCutSend aligns with Paradigm's logic of expanding towards "AI + robotics + advanced manufacturing."

The Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, published a blog post in which he pointed out that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area possesses three capabilities: cutting-edge artificial intelligence research and development, a complete high-end manufacturing chain, and an international financial hub.Paul Chan stated that this "AI + manufacturing + finance" triple advantage allows Hong Kong to play two major roles during the 14th Five-Year Plan period: industrial synergy and regulatory alignment, including serving as the "international interface" for emerging industries landing in the Greater Bay Area, as well as being a "communication and conversion platform" for mutual reference between national standards and international standards.