美国国家安全委员会发言人柯比：伊朗“已做好准备，随时可能”对以色列发起攻击。

According to the Financial Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed halting the offensive against Ukraine on the current front lines as part of efforts to reach a peace deal with Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Three of the people said Putin earlier this month...

Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Trump believed the Fed's policy actions were politically motivated and that Trump had the right to express his dissatisfaction with the Fed. Trump wants interest rates to fall and Trump wants the dollar to remain the world's reserve currency.

According to Politico, the White House is close to reaching a comprehensive agreement with Japan and India to avoid large-scale US tariffs, but they are likely to save many of the tricky details for later discussions. In the absence of a comprehensive trade deal, administration officials are working to sign so-called "memorandums of understanding" or a broad "architecture" for future deals. "Finalizing a final deal can take months, and these things are complicated," one of the people said.

The dollar index DXY widened its intraday gain to 0.50% and is now trading at 98.85.

JPMorgan forecasts that gold prices will average $3,675 an ounce by the fourth quarter of 2025 and are expected to top $4,000 an ounce by the second quarter of 2026.

U.S. stocks continued to rise, with the Nasdaq up more than 3% and the Dow and S & P 500 up more than 2.7%. Large technology stocks rose, Tesla rose more than 6%, Amazon rose nearly 5%, Meta rose 4%, Apple rose 3.5%, and Google rose nearly 3%. Cryptocurrency concept stocks led the way, with Coinbase (COIN) up 9.3%; MicroStrategy (MSTR) up 8.86%; MARA Holdings (MARA) rose 10.9%; Riot Platforms (RIOT) rose 13.2%; Hut 8 Corp. (HUT) rose 11.8%.

Affected by the news of "launching Coinbase", Base ecological AI Agent CLANKER fell back after breaking through $60 for a short time, and is now quoted at $54, expanding the 24-hour increase to 43%.

Coinbase will add support for tokenbot (CLANKER) on the Base network, and trading will begin on or after 9 a.m. Pacific Time on April 23, 2025, if liquidity conditions are met. The CLANKER-USD trading pair will be rolled out in phases once the asset is in sufficient supply. Support for CLANKER may be limited in some supported jurisdictions.

Spot gold fell below the $3,400/ounce mark and is now down 0.8% after rising more than 2% at one point.

Philip Jefferson, vice-chairperson of the Federal Reserve, said the central bank's goal of maintaining price stability and achieving full employment would help promote economic mobility in the US. "In a tight labour market, when individuals move up to higher positions, it frees up jobs for newcomers or less educated workers," Mr. Jefferson said in a speech for the Philadelphia Fed on Tuesday.

Finance officials from eight U.S. states have written a joint letter to Tesla's board, questioning the company's current direction and Musk's focus on the challenges facing the company. Officials in California, Illinois and six other states that oversee funds and investments cited Tesla's falling stock price, weaker-than-expected Quarter 1 delivery data, and the use of Tesla...

Mr. Trump's chaotic policies are prompting some investors to "sell off US assets", but Salim Ramji, chief executive of Vanguard Group, said he still believed in the underlying strength of the US economy. Asked if American exceptionalism had reached its peak, Mr. Ramji replied: "Absolutely not." This view is increasingly at odds with a growing consensus that US investment has reached dozens of dollars.