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According to insiders, Apple's iPhone production in India will increase by approximately 53% year-on-year in 2025, with about 55 million units assembled that year, rapidly raising its share of global iPhone production to around 25%.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 11 that Francesco Pesole from ING Bank stated in a report that the market may rule out the possibility of an ECB rate hike, but this may not necessarily weaken the euro. According to LSEG data, due to the Iran war pushing up energy prices, the market has now priced in a 25 basis point rate hike by the end of the year, whereas previously the expectation was for rates to remain unchanged. Pesole noted that although the likelihood of a rate hike appears low, ECB policy expectations have very limited impact on the euro, and oil prices remain the "absolute main driving factor." He mentioned that The Wall Street Journal reported the International Energy Agency is planning the largest oil reserve release in history, which could keep EUR/USD above 1.60 in the short term.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 11 that, according to informed sources, a decision may be made later on Wednesday. The source stated that as governments around the world seek to curb the surge in energy prices triggered by the Middle East war, this Paris-based institution is responsible for coordinating the release of inventories among OECD countries. The G7 has indicated its support in principle for "active measures," including the release of strategic reserves, but has not yet provided details on the potential scale of intervention. The International Energy Agency stated that its 32 member countries hold over 1.2 billions barrels of emergency stockpiles, including the largest buffer reserve—the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).