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Mexico's National Seismological Service issued a preliminary report on the 4th saying that a magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in the southern state of Oaxaca that day and was felt in the capital, Mexico City.

The U.S. three-month Treasury bond auction through May 4 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 2.76, compared with the previous value of 3.09.

U.S. stocks fell in the short term, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77%, the S&P 500 Index falling 0.42%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index falling 0.38%.

UK Maritime Trade Organization: All crew members have been confirmed safe.

UK Maritime Trade Operations Office: has received a report of an incident 36 nautical miles north of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A fire was reported in the cargo ship's engine room. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.

The Dutch front-month natural gas contract rose 5% to 48.06 euros/MWh.

British police: Two people have been arrested in a counter-terrorism investigation into last week's arson attack on a memorial wall in London.

A survey by the Central Bank of Mexico showed that private sector analysts expect overall inflation to be 4.38% at the end of 2026, up from 4.21% in the previous survey.

The U.S. Treasury Department authorized some PDVSA transactions.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issues general licenses related to Venezuela.

Brazilian President Lula will travel to the United States in the next few days to meet with US President Trump.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Foreign exchange fluctuations will be adjusted according to the US-Japan agreement.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Will take bold action against speculative foreign exchange fluctuations.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Japan has a huge supply chain in Asia and faces the risk of disruption.

Tesla meets the "safe driverless" standards set by Musk.

Reliance Industries of India stated that its alkylation units are operating at reduced capacity to minimize the export of alkylate oils.

European Central Bank Banking Supervision Committee Chairman Buch: Lowering capital requirements may only lead to increased distributions to shareholders, rather than more loans.

U.S. factory orders excluding defense rose 0.9% month-on-month in March, up from 0.1% in the previous month.

U.S. factory orders excluding transportation rose 1.6% month-on-month in March, revised from 1.20% in the previous month.

The final reading of U.S. durable goods orders in March was 0.8%, compared to 0.80% in the previous month.