According To The Official Determination By The China Earthquake Networks Center, A Magnitude 3.0 Earthquake Occurred At 11:37 On April 14 In Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province (29.66°N, 104.85°E), With A Focal Depth Of 7 Kilometers

The Bid-to-cover Ratio For The 20-year Japanese Government Bond Auction Was 4.82, Up From 3.25 In The Previous Auction. The Yield On The 20-year Japanese Government Bond Fell 5.5 Basis Points To 3.335%

Most CNH Interbank Offered Rates Continued To Decline, With The Overnight Rate Hitting A Nearly Two-week Low

General Administration Of Customs: In The First Quarter, The Central And Western Regions Exported 1.754 Million Internal-combustion-engine Motorcycles, A Year-on-Year Increase Of 7%

Vance On Iran's Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz: "We Can Play That Game, Too"

Shipping Data Show That, Despite The U.S. Blockade, The U.S.-sanctioned Tanker Rich Starry Transited The Strait Of Hormuz On Tuesday

Indonesia's Ministry Of Trade Revised Its February Refined Tin Export Figures Upward To 8,630.68 Tons, Up From The Previous Estimate Of 3,927 Tons

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: (Regarding Concerns That A War With Iran Could Weaken The Dollar) As You've Seen During The War, The Dollar Actually Strengthened. So I'm Not Worried About That

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: (Regarding Concerns That Artificial Intelligence Makes Banks Vulnerable To Cyberattacks) Reports Of Recent Meetings With Bank CEOs Regarding The Mythos AI Model Have Been Exaggerated

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: (Regarding The Nomination Of Kevin Warsh As Federal Reserve Chairman) My Standard Is That The Candidate Must Be Open-minded. I Believe The Management Of The Federal Reserve Banks Is A Complete Disaster, Because About 50% Of The Staff At Each Federal Reserve Bank Does Not Report Directly To The Federal Reserve Chairman

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: (When Asked Whether The War With Iran Would Ultimately Be Good Or Bad For The U.S. Economy) I Think When We Look Back In The Future We Will Say That It May Have Been 50 Days, 100 Days Or More That Brought US 50 Years Of Stability

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: Foreign Inflation Expectations Are Stable; And Core Inflation Is Declining

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant: There Will Definitely Be An Interest Rate Cut Eventually. But I Think We Must Wait And See How The Economic Situation Develops

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: The Economic Situation Was Very Strong Going Into January And Throughout January And February

General Administration Of Customs: In The First Quarter, Exports Of Industrial Robots By Foreign-invested Enterprises Accounted For More Than 30% Of China's Total Exports Of Such Products

In March, China's Imports Rose 27.8% Year On Year In U.S. Dollar Terms, Compared With Expectations Of 13.9% And The Previous Reading Of 13.8%