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According to TASS: The Russian presidential envoy declined to comment on talks with the United States in Geneva.

The Bank of Mexico forecasts GDP growth of 1.6% in 2026, higher than the 1.1% in the previous report; GDP growth is expected to be 2.0% in 2027, the same as the previous report.

Argentine Foreign Minister: The Argentine Congress has just approved the Mercosur-EU Agreement.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: The judge overseeing the project to build what will become the most beautiful ballroom in the world has just rejected and outright rejected an effort to stop its construction. This banquet hall is expected to be used for presidential inaugurations and large-scale state visits in the future. The current construction progress is ahead of schedule and below budget.

Market news: More US Air Force fighter jets are flying to war zones. Earlier today, information showed that 2 KC-46 aerial tankers and 4 KC-135 tankers were escorting 12 F-15E fighter jets from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, organized into two echelons, with 6 fighters in each echelon.

Canadian Minister Dominique LeBlanc: I am not pessimistic about eventually reaching a bilateral sectoral agreement with the United States.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of US$3.796 billion from seven counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

The yield on the 7-year U.S. Treasury bond narrowed its decline after the Treasury auction, and was last at 3.777%, down 3.3 basis points from the previous trading day.

Google: The Google Translate App has launched new AI-driven features in the United States and India, and the web version will also be launched soon.

Canadian Finance Minister: Foreign investment in Canada just reached its highest level since 2007.

U.S. Special Envoy Witkov: I wouldn’t use “naive” to describe Trump. He is very wise and his judgments are sound. So do I, and so does Jared Kushner.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer: Our Democratic Senatorial Working Group will review all unabridged documents.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer: There is a massive cover-up to protect Trump.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman: The Pentagon will not let any company dictate terms. Anthropic has until 5:01 p.m. ET on Friday to decide on its response.

Market news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hiring more than 1,000 new scientists to speed up drug review.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: The magnitude of the earthquake in central Türkiye was revised from 5.5 to 4.4.

Market news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will pay bonuses to employees to speed up drug review.

Market news: A federal judge in the United States currently refuses to halt Trump’s proposed White House ballroom project.

Some U.S. private equity funds fell back after two consecutive days of gains. Blackstone Group (BX.N) fell 1.8%, KKR and Apollo Global Management both fell 4%, and Ares Asset Management fell 2.5%.

According to the New York Times: US President Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Mamdani in Washington on Thursday local time.