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British Housing Minister Reed: We are not considering rent control.

Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Ankara Sergei Vershinin.

After UBS Group announced its results, European stocks rose 2.2% before the market opened.

World Gold Council: India’s gold investment demand exceeded jewelry consumption for the first time in the March quarter.

Volvo Cars CEO: (Regarding the U.S. market) We underestimated the impact of the removal of subsidies on plug-in hybrid vehicles, and sales dropped significantly.

Adidas: In 2026, we continue to expect sales to grow by high single digits at constant currencies. Operating profit is expected to increase to approximately 2.3 billion euros in 2026.

Adidas: Revenue in the first quarter at constant exchange rates increased 14%, with net sales in euros of 6.6 billion euros. First-quarter operating profit rose 16% to 705 million euros. Gross profit margin in the first quarter was 51.1%, and the fundamental improvement was significantly offset by unfavorable factors caused by exchange rates and tariffs.

Local governor: A fire broke out at an industrial facility in Russia's Perm region due to a drone attack, and workers have been evacuated.

Market news: The European Union is considering imposing stricter conditions on Ukraine’s $105 billion loan.

According to the British Financial Times: The European Union is discussing workarounds with Hungary's Prime Minister-designate so that part of the frozen 10 billion euros in the COVID-19 recovery fund can still be provided after the August deadline.

Trader: India's central bank may sell dollars to limit rupee depreciation.

According to CNN: Trump will meet with the Artemis 2 mission team in the Oval Office at 2 p.m. on April 29.

According to the Iranian Student News Agency: Yemen emphasized Iran’s right to control the Strait of Hormuz. Yemen's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned U.S. piracy in the Gulf of Oman and stressed that attacks on Iranian merchant ships and crew seizures violated international law.

Prime Minister of New Zealand: The free trade agreement with India is very exciting and will create jobs, increase wages and provide more opportunities for New Zealand.

Nvidia executives will meet with Samsung and SK Hynix executives to discuss physical artificial intelligence cooperation.

Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Thailand expressed its willingness to participate in the 2026 Ukraine Reconstruction Conference (URC). The two sides also discussed advancing the Thailand-EU Free Trade Agreement, visa cascades, and agricultural and retail investments.

Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: During the 25th ASEAN-EU Foreign Ministers' Meeting, the Thai Foreign Minister met with Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski, State Secretary of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East and Russia and Ukraine.

According to Semafor congressional reporter: The U.S. House of Representatives may meet later tomorrow (April 29).

According to Kyodo News: Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will depart on Friday for a five-day trip to Vietnam and Australia.

The new consumer sector of Hong Kong stocks rebounded, with Brook (00325.HK) rising by more than 4%, Bubble Mart (09992.HK) rising by more than 3%, and Guoquan (02517.HK), Shanghai Auntie (02589.HK), Mixue Group (02097.HK), Miniso (09896.HK) and other stocks following suit.