Summary of Important News from Yesterday and This Morning (2026-02-13)

1. The White House urgently submitted a plan to prevent a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
2. White House Trade Advisor Navarro: The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement has significant flaws.
3. Trump: The United States "must" reach an agreement with Iran, or the situation will become "very serious."
4. Anthropic completes $30 billion funding round, valuing the company at $380 billion.
5. U.S. White House energy officials: The Treasury Department will further relax sanctions on Venezuela this week.
6. OpenAI launches its first new model using Cerebras chips, reducing dependence on Nvidia.
7. Two U.S. Navy ships collided in waters near South America; both ships are still able to sail safely, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
8. U.S. media: U.S. Treasury Secretary agrees that the Senate, not the Justice Department, will investigate Powell in exchange for approval of the Federal Reserve's new chair nomination.
9. The White House confirms that Trump has halted large-scale immigration enforcement in Minnesota, after a deadly shooting in the state triggered protests nationwide.
10. IEA Monthly Report: Downgrades the global oil demand growth forecast for 2026 to 850,000 barrels per day; supply surplus estimates remain unchanged.
11. An internal memo from Russia shows that Russia proposed seven points for economic cooperation with the U.S. to gain Trump's support, including rejoining the dollar system and joint plans in energy, minerals, and fossil fuels.
12. Spot gold and silver plunged overnight, with spot gold dropping $200 in 30 minutes to below $4,900 per ounce; spot silver also fell sharply, down 10% at one point, reaching a low of $74.69 per ounce.