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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: Confident that recent price increases will not "deeply affect inflation expectations."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: The U.S. should "watch and wait" before cutting interest rates.

Australian airline Qantas said on Tuesday it expected fuel costs in the second half of the 2026 financial year to be between A$3.1 billion and A$3.3 billion, up from a previous forecast of A$2.5 billion, as oil market prices surge due to war in the Middle East. Qantas has postponed its planned share buyback plan.

Amazon is close to a deal to acquire Globalstar, aiming to challenge Musk's Starlink.

Virgin Atlantic CEO: Despite 'positive news' about ceasefire between US and Iran, 'combined jet fuel prices' remain more than double pre-war levels.

Virgin Atlantic's chief executive says high jet fuel prices "are here to stay".

Pakistan has proposed holding a second round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad in the coming days before the ceasefire ends, two Pakistani officials said.

Japanese chip-related stocks continued their gains. Kioxia's stock price is now up 16%, SoftBank Group is up 11%, and Advantest is up 8.0%.

China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred in Nevada, USA, at 09:29 on April 14, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

According to preliminary election results, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 173 of the 343 seats in Parliament.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney won a special election and won a majority in parliament.

The artificial intelligence sector of Hong Kong stocks rose. Kingdee International (00268.HK) rose by more than 8%, Kingsoft (03888.HK) rose by 7.7%, Baidu (09888.HK), Kingsoft Cloud (03896.HK), and Mobvista Technology (01860.HK) rose by more than 5%, and Lenovo Group (00992.HK) rose by more than 4%.

US Geological Survey: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake occurred in Silver Spring, Nevada, USA.

Australia's NAB business confidence index in March was -29, down from -1 in the previous month.

US Vice President Vance: The Pope should "focus on moral issues" and let Trump lead US public policy.

Nissan: In the United States, investment in electric vehicles will continue to be prudent and flexible in response to consumer trends and policy changes.

Russia has once again made an offer to receive enriched uranium from Iran.

Japan's 30-year government bond yield fell 4.0 basis points to 3.660%.

Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.63%, Germany's DAX futures rose 0.8% and FTSE 100 futures rose 0.18%.

Australia's Westpac/Melbourne consumer confidence index in April was 80.1, compared with the previous value of 91.6.