Market News: Republican Senators Urged Commerce Secretary Rutney To Strengthen The US Chip Supply In A Letter. Micron, Samsung, And SK Hynix Were Mentioned In The Letter

The China Earthquake Networks Center Officially Measured A 3.3-magnitude Earthquake In Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province (29.66 Degrees North Latitude, 104.85 Degrees East Longitude) At 00:57 On April 16, With A Focal Depth Of 6 Kilometers

Iran To Assess Whether To Hold The Next Round Of Talks With The United States

The China Earthquake Networks Center Automatically Determined That An Earthquake Of Approximately Magnitude 3.2 Occurred At 00:57 On April 16 Near Zizhong County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province (29.67 Degrees North Latitude, 104.86 Degrees East Longitude). The Final Result Is Subject To The Official Rapid Report

According To Politico, The U.S. Senate Is Expected To Vote On Iran’s War Powers At 2 P.m. ET, Followed By A Vote On Vetoing Arms Sales To Israel

Ukrainian Sources Report That Explosions Were Heard In Kamyansk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Local Officials Say One Person Was Killed And Six Others Were Injured In A Russian Attack On An Apartment Building In Odessa, A Black Sea Port In Ukraine

Hezbollah: Fighters From The Islamic Resistance Launched A Salvo Of Rockets At The Nahariya Settlement At 18:05 (local Time) On April 15, 2026

Market News: Participating Countries Launched A Borrower Platform At A Side Event During The Meetings Of The International Monetary Fund (IMF) And The World Bank

According To Al Jazeera, A Senior Lebanese Source Said That Iran And Other Parties Involved In The Islamabad Negotiations Had Attempted To Include Lebanon In The Current Ceasefire Agreement. The Source Believes That Iran's Control Of The Strait Of Hormuz Could Provide It With Sufficient Leverage To Force Israel And The United States To Agree To A Ceasefire In Lebanon

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter Will Visit Japan In May For Talks

The USD/JPY Pair Fell More Than 20 Points In The Short Term, Currently Trading At 158.77