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Australian Energy Minister: Fire at Viva Energy refinery remains out of control. The impact appears to be mainly felt on gasoline production, with refineries still producing diesel and jet fuel at lower levels.

According to the Financial Times: A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is expected to be reached "soon", Lebanese officials say.

According to the Wall Street Journal: US Vice President Vance is expected to lead any future high-level talks with Iran.

According to the British Financial Times: Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has “no plans” to reduce its U.S. assets.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf: The United States should correct the mistake of "Israel First" and withdraw from it.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf: The United States must abide by the agreement.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: We must remain dependent on data and think carefully about what data can tell us that inflation may become entrenched and have secondary effects.

U.S. Central Command: An Iranian-flagged cargo ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday in an attempt to evade a U.S. blockade after leaving the port of Hormuz. U.S. forces successfully intercepted the ship, which was returning to Iran. Since the U.S. blockade began on Monday, ten ships have been turned back and zero have successfully breached it.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: We are in a relatively good position because before the war started, we managed to get inflation down to 2% and the monetary policy stance was generally neutral.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: The ECB can spend time analyzing the impact of Iran.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency: Iran and Pakistan will discuss in detail in Tehran on Thursday the information exchanged between Iran and the United States since Sunday.

ECB Executive Member Schnabel: Policy decisions must be weighed very carefully. We don’t want to impose unnecessary costs on the economy.

European Central Bank Executive Member Schnabel: The memory of high inflation is still very vivid. Inflation expectations may be more fragile.

Foreign investors in the United States bought a net US$2 billion in US government bonds in February, compared with the previous value of US$49.9 billion.

The Dow Jones Index closed down 72.27 points, or 0.15%, at 48463.72 points on April 15 (Wednesday);The S&P 500 Index closed up 55.5 points on April 15 (Wednesday) 7 points, an increase of 0.80%, to 7022.95 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 376.93 points, or 1.59%, to 24016.02 points on April 15 (Wednesday).

The net international capital inflow into the United States in February was US$184.502 billion, compared with the previous value of -US$25 billion.

White House: Trump has approved a permit authorizing the Bakken Pipeline Company to build and operate a cross-border pipeline at the border in Burke County, North Dakota.

The Nasdaq hit a record high late in the session.

International Monetary Fund: The weakening of the yen in 2025 will not have a significant transmission effect on inflation. A weaker yen can help Japan cushion some of the impact of higher U.S. tariffs, but the exchange rate level should be determined by the market.

International Monetary Fund: The Bank of Japan can ignore inflationary pressures from the Middle East conflict because the second-round inflation effect will be mild.