US Stock Pre-market Highlights: Waller's Fed "Debut"; Nvidia Ramps Up Optical Interconnect Capacity

Odaily Stock Market Pre-market Highlights:

1. U.S.三大股指期货涨跌互现. Dow futures down 0.08%, S&P 500 futures up 0.06%, Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.61%.

2. International oil prices turned higher during the session. WTI crude futures up 0.91% to $75.957/barrel; Brent crude futures up 0.98% to $79.730/barrel.

3. International spot gold and silver edged lower. Spot gold down 0.05% to $4,328.95/oz; spot silver down 0.14% to $69.90/oz.

4. The Federal Reserve will release its latest interest rate decision, policy statement, and economic projections at 2:00 AM Beijing time on the 18th. At 2:30 AM, new Fed Chair Waller will host his first post-FOMC press conference.

5. Optical interconnect leader Coherent, together with Nvidia, broke ground on an expansion of its indium phosphide fab in Texas, focusing on 6-inch InP wafers and optical interconnect capacity to support AI data transmission at the speed of light between server racks.

6. JPMorgan expects AI hyperscale data center operators to invest approximately $5.5 trillion by 2030, an increase of $400 billion from its previous forecast.