Bank of Japan Governor Ueda: The situation in the Middle East remains opaque. Depending on the situation in the Middle East, the outlook for the economy and prices could change significantly. Japan's economy in 2026 is expected to recover gradually, but there is also a possibility that growth could slow due to the impact of the Middle East situation.

The Bank of Japan has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.75% following a two day monetary policy review meeting despite record dissent

Same story all over the globe: CenBank officials want to hike but CenBank leadership stalls because they have been instructed to run it hot and hold off any hikes until 2027

US companies are stepping up share buyback announcements - Deutsche Bank

China's central bank guides banks to boost lending in April - sources

Chinese year-on-year growth rate for outstanding loans dropped to 5.7% in Q1 2026. In February 2026, new increased household long-term loans in China (primarily mortgages) hit a record monthly low of -181.5 billion RMB (-$25bn). People were paying back more in mortgages than the banks were lending out in new ones.

ECB's bank lending survey: banks tightened credit standards across all loan categories in Q1

Soon Lagarde will give them a call to lend more

Euro area firms see strong increase in selling prices and input costs due to the Iran war, adding to inflation concerns at the ECB.

Why risk managers want to tighten credit standards, but policymakers won't let them

WSJ: OpenAI MISSED internal targets for weekly users and revenue, including its goal of reaching 1 billion weekly ChatGPT users by the end of last year, raising new concerns inside the company over whether growth can support its huge data center spending ahead of a possible IPO.

Japan's Bitbank has launched the first crypto linked credit card in the country, a Visa backed "EPOS Crypto Card" that allows users to settle bills directly using crypto balances. The rollout comes via a partnership with Marui Group's fintech arm, EPOS Card.

Ondo has partnered with Broadridge to bring voter rights for tokenized stock holders. Holders of over 250 tokenized stocks and ETFs can now access issuer communications.

Bullish ONDO, chart looks good.

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Former Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman says the Iran war sets a dangerous precedent for Taiwan - Bloomberg interview

Xi is going to move on Taiwan soon in 2027 and everyone knows it

In the US Q1 earnings season so far earnings are up +27% versus a year ago.

Welcome to the AI led productivity boom

UAE is leaving OPEC and OPEC+

UAE Energy Minister: The decision will enable us to work with our partners and investors to ensure we are meeting the future requirements of the world relating to crude products, petrochemicals, and others, as well as gas.

Multipolar world order innit

Now the UAE can produce more oil than the OPEC+ quota previously allowed them

Ton Tech introduces agentic wallets on the Ton blockchain enabling AI agents to execute onchain transactions without manual user approval. Each agent operates a dedicated wallet funded by the user, providing full ownership and the ability to revoke access at any time.

China home prices fall to lowest levels in at least 20 years, extending property slump that has erased decades of household wealth

Xi will attack Taiwan to divert attention from the immediate problem

Trump: Iran is "collapsing" and wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened as soon as possible as they try to figure out their leadership situation (Which I believe they will be able to do!)

World Bank forecasts 24% increase in energy prices in 2026, if most acute disruptions of war in Middle East end in May

State Street ($5.6 trillion AUM) plans to launch tokenized fund management from Luxembourg by the end of the year.

Iranian army spokesperson: we do not consider the war to be over, the situation is still considered a war, and the bank of objectives and equipment for the armed forces has been updated