SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: TREASURY MAY ANNOUNCE MEASURES AS SOON AS THURSDAY TO TACKLE RISING ENERGY PRICES, INCLUDING ACTION IN OIL FUTURES MARKETS.
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U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT CONSIDERS ASKING CHINA TO CUT OIL PURCHASES FROM U.S. ADVERSARIES. - WSJ
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U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT MAY RAISE ENERGY ISSUES WITH CHINA AHEAD OF TRUMP–XI MEETING, INCLUDING ASKING BEIJING TO CUT IRANIAN OIL PURCHASES. - WSJ
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WASHINGTON SEEKS EXPANDED CHINESE PURCHASES OF U.S. SOYBEANS AND BOEING JETS, AND EASING OF BEIJING’S RARE-EARTH EXPORT CONTROLS. - WSJ
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THE FED AND OTHER OFFICIALS HAVE PROVIDED GUIDELINES ON HOW BANKS MUST HANDLE TOKENISED SECURITIES, MAKING IT CLEARER FOR BANKSTO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS AND CONSISTENCY. "ACTIONS ON TREATMENT OF TOKENISED SECURITIES ARE SPECIFIED."
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THE FED SAYS THAT THE RULE ABOUT HOW BANKS HANDLE CAPITAL NEEDS TO BE FAIR AND WORK FOR ALL TECHNOLOGIES, AND THIS RULE DOES NOT FAVOR ANY SPECIFIC TECH.
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US INTERIOR SECRETARY BURGUM SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT THAT VENEZUELA WILL SURPASS ITS OIL PRODUCTION TARGETS.
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A US AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN IRAQ'S BASRA PROVINCE, AND OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING FOR THE PILOT, ACCORDING TO BASRA POLICE.
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KRG ADVISER: TWO DRONES TARGETED THE SARSANG OIL FIELD IN DUHOK PROVINCE, OPERATED BY U.S.-BASED HKN — RUDAW.
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IRAN FIRED A NEW SERIES OF MISSILES TOWARD ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO TASIM.
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IRAN’S PRESIDENT: ARMED FORCES TASKED WITH DEALING DECISIVELY WITH ANY KURDISH SEPARATIST MOVEMENT.
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PRODUCTION AT KURDISTAN'S SARSANG OILFIELD, RUN BY HKN ENERGY, AN AMERICAN COMPANY, STOPPED AFTER A DRONE STRIKE -RUDAW.
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The Israeli Military has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut's southern suburbs.
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ISRAELI FORCES STARTED BOMBING HEZBOLLAH TARGETS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF BEIRUT.
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DOW JONES UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 797.50 POINTS, OR 1.64%, AT 47,941.91.
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S&P 500 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 41.54 POINTS, OR 0.60%, AT 6,827.96.
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NASDAQ UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 56.31 POINTS, OR 0.25%, AT 22,751.17.
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SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED IN SOME AREAS OF TEHRAN, AS REPORTED BY MEHR.
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THE CHINA PANEL CHAIRMAN SENT A LETTER TO US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT ABOUT CHINA'S INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
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CHINA'S PANEL CHAIR MOOLENAAR WARNED ABOUT THE RISKS OF CHINA INVESTING IN IMPORTANT US INDUSTRIES, SAYING IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
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THE UNITED STATES IS CONSIDERING A NEW FOUR-TIER FRAMEWORK TO REGULATE EXPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHIPS, WITH SHIPMENTS ABOVE 200,000 UNITS POTENTIALLY REQUIRING COMPANIES TO INVEST IN US AI DATA CENTERS OR MEET STRICTER SECURITY CONDITIONS.
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