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According to US NBC News quoting an official, during the talks that day, Lebanon and Israel agreed that Hezbollah should be fully disarmed and Iran should no longer be allowed to influence Lebanon’s future.

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Thune: Plans to vote on Department of Homeland Security spending outline next week.

Norwegian Government: Norway and Ukraine will strengthen bilateral defense cooperation. Ukrainian drones will be produced in Norway. Will help increase ammunition and anti-aircraft weapons production to Ukraine.

According to Reuters, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee said on Tuesday local time that it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Kevin Warsh on April 21. That means lawmakers have less than a month to complete the confirmation process before current Chairman Powell's term ends.

U.S. President Trump: He is working hard to push for a "clean extension" of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA 702) to be passed in the House of Representatives this week.

Market news: Microsoft (MSFT.O) will purchase 3,200 acres of land in Wyoming to build a data center. Microsoft has signed a utility agreement with Black Hills for its Wyoming data center.

ECB Governing Council Member Dolenz: If the impact of inflation lasts for a long time, the ECB will raise interest rates.

Israeli Ambassador to the United States: A long-term vision for clearly delineated borders has been discussed. Israeli Ambassador to the United States: Security of Israeli civilians is non-negotiable.

Market News: There are reports that Israel is maintaining contact with the United States and European countries to ensure that the Houthi armed forces will not plan to interfere with maritime shipping.

Market news: The French government is considering setting a cap on retail profit margins at gas stations.

The Fed accepted a total of $306 million from 13 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Nvidia ( NVDA.O ) rose as much as 3%.

Israeli Official: Israeli-Lebanon Negotiations in U.S. Ended.

According to the US "Fortune" magazine: Anthropic is facing strong user dissatisfaction with the performance degradation of its Claude AI chatbot. According to reports from many developers and heavy users, the performance of Claude's artificial intelligence model has declined significantly recently, which is manifested in that it is becoming increasingly difficult to follow instructions, choosing inappropriate shortcuts in some cases, and making more errors in complex workflows.

According to RIA Novosti: A fire broke out at a gunpowder factory in Kazan, Russia, and two people were injured.

Market news: The United States will allow temporary sanctions exemptions targeting Iranian oil at sea to expire this week, two U.S. officials said.

Fed's Paulson, Barkin, Collins and Governor Barr will participate in a fireside chat at the Fed Board of Governors working forum in ten minutes.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr will deliver the opening speech for the working forum hosted by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in ten minutes.

Fed Goolsby: So far, consumers are continuing to spend.

ECB Governing Council member Makhlouf: We have not yet seen changes in consumer behavior due to high inflation.