INTEL: FED LEAVES BENCHMARK RATE AT 3.75%; EST. 3.75%

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INTEL: FED DECISION

- Leaves rate unchanged
- Governor Stephen Miran dissents in favor of rate cut
- Developments in Middle East are contributing to high level of uncertainty about economic outlook
- Hammack, Kashkari, Logan voted against easing bias
- Rate decision and policy statement draw most number of dissenting votes since October 1992

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INTEL: Six Iranian crew from container ship Touska were freed after a United States seizure, with 22 Iranians still held

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INTEL: POWELL REMARKS

-My last press conference as chair
-Congratulates Warsh on advancement
-Welcomed DOJ announcement Friday to close criminal investigation
-DOJ provided assurances over weekend they will not re-open investigation without criminal referral by FED inspector general

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INTEL: POWELL REMARKS

-I stand by that won't leave until DOJ probe well and truly over
-Will continue to serve as governor for period of time TBD
-Will keep low profile as governor
-Verbal criticisms by elected officials are OK
-Legal actions by administration unprecedented
-Worry attacks are battering the institution
-Important that people can depend on FED free of political influence

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INTEL: POWELL REMARKS

-Asked if remaining on FED board is political, says I don't see that as all
-Literally staying because of the actions of the administration
-Have been working on hypothesis tariffs would be a one-time price effect
-It's time for that to happen in next two quarters
-Will want to see the backside of energy and tariffs before even think of reducing rates
-Energy surge hasn't even peaked yet

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INTEL: POWELL REMARKS

-Number seeing hike as likely as a cut has moved up, easy to see why
-People not saying we need to hike now
-We think policy rate is in a good place
-If we need to hike we will signal and do

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INTEL: AMAZON 1Q EPS $2.78, EST. $1.62
AMAZON 1Q NET SALES $181.52B, EST. $177.23B
AMAZON SEES 2Q NET SALES $194.0B TO $199.0B, EST. $189.15B

META 1Q REV. $56.31B, EST. $55.51B
META 1Q EPS $10.44 VS. $6.43 Y/Y
META SEES 2Q REV. $58B TO $61B, EST. $59.56B

MICROSOFT 3Q EPS $4.27
MICROSOFT 3Q REV. $82.89B, EST. $81.46B
MICROSOFT 3Q OPER INCOME $38.40B, EST. $36.9B

ALPHABET 1Q REV. $109.90B, EST. $107.1B
ALPHABET 1Q GOOGLE CLOUD REV. $20.03B, EST. $18.41B
ALPHABET 1Q CAPEX $35.67B, EST. $36.39B

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INTEL: IRGC SAYS THEY CARRIED OUT SEVEN MISSILE OPERATIONS AGAINST THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, LEAVING THE UNITED STATES UNABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO LAUNCH ITS AIRCRAFT OR CONDUCT AIR OPERATIONS

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INTEL: Mamdani declares a “budget crisis” after four months in office as NYC Mayor.

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INTEL: Brent crude oil price up 8%, hits $120.

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INTEL: 1,000,000,000 $USDT minted at Tether Treasury

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INTEL: KHAMENEI REMARKS

-The Gulf will have a bright future without the presence of the US
-New chapter is taking shape for Gulf, Hormuz
-Tehran shares a common fate with Gulf neighbours
-Foreigners who commit evil have no place but in the depths of water
-Will dismantle US exploitation of Hormuz
-New management of the Strait of Hormuz will bring calm and progress
-Will bring economic benefits to all Gulf nations

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INTEL: Ark Invest buys $39M of Robinhood shares and sells $6M of its spot $BTC ETF

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INTEL: White House in active talks with lawmakers ahead of deadline to seek 30-day authorization for continued Iran war operations

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INTEL: US JOBLESS CLAIMS 189K IN APRIL 25 WEEK; EST. 215K
US MARCH PCE PRICE INDEX RISES 0.7% M/M; EST. +0.7%
US MARCH PCE PRICE INDEX RISES 3.5% Y/Y; EST. +3.5%
US MARCH CORE PCE PRICE INDEX RISES 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.3%
US MARCH CORE PCE PRICE INDEX RISES 3.2% Y/Y; EST. +3.2%


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INTEL: US economic growth accelerated to 2.0% in Q1, below the 2.2% forecast

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INTEL: Crypto card spending surges 500% since September 2024 to about $600 million per month, with stablecoin linked cards among the fastest growing segments and Visa capturing roughly 90% of transactions


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