INTEL: Powell press summary

-Implications of Middle East are uncertain
-There will be some effects on inflation coming forward
-Progress on tariffs inflation should be seen by middle of the year
-If we don't see inflation progress, won't see rate cut
-Would serve as chair pro-tem until successor confirmed, no intention of leaving Fed board until DOJ probe is over
-What happens in Middle East will be a big factor
-Energy shock may or may not make big imprint on economy
-Haven't started to see productivity effects from AI; recent productivity trend not because of AI
-Data center buildout probably is pushing inflation up
-Standard to look through an energy-price spike, but the context is important
-Economics effect could be bigger, they could be smaller, they could be much smaller or much bigger, we just don't know

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INTEL: US registers aliens(.)gov domain ahead of expected disclosure of information related to UFOs

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INTEL: SEC APPROVES NASDAQ RULE CHANGE TO ENABLE TOKENIZED SECURITIES TRADING

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INTEL: China has bought gold for 16 straight months, taking reserves to a record 2,309 tons worth about $371 billion



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INTEL: Bessent says the US may consider another Strategic Petroleum Reserve release to help keep oil prices down, despite reserves near record lows

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INTEL: US jobless claims fell to 205,000 for the week ending March 14, below the 215,000 estimate



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INTEL: US new home sales dropped 17.6% in January to 587,000, far below the 720,000 estimate

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INTEL: The US says it will not impose a ban on crude oil exports



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INTEL: SEC CHAIR PAUL ATKINS SAYS "CRYPTO MARKETS AND THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THEM DESERVE LONG-OVERDUE CLARITY."

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INTEL: China says a "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan would solve Taiwan's energy crisis.

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INTEL: Super Micro co-founder Wally Liaw was arrested on charges of smuggling $2.5 billion in Nvidia servers to China

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INTEL: FBI and Thai police seized 8,000 phones and froze $580 million in crypto in a crackdown on scam compounds targeting Americans

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INTEL: No crude oil tankers have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours

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INTEL: Traders now see a 50% chance the Federal Reserve raises interest rates by October

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INTEL: Iran says it has reliable information the US and Israel want a 48-hour ceasefire to buy time

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INTEL: Senators and the White House agreed in principle on the crypto market-structure bill, with stablecoin interest limits and an April vote next

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INTEL: Trump’s team is shaping Iran peace talks that would reopen Hormuz and pause Iran’s missile program for five years

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INTEL: IRGC changed the doctrine of armed forces from defensive to offensive

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INTEL: The US sent Iran 6 conditions for peace through Egypt, Qatar, and the UK

1. Renunciation of the missile program for five years
2. Complete cessation of uranium enrichment (with zero levels)
3. Decommissioning of the bombed reactors at Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow
4. Strict external supervision of centrifuges and nuclear facilities
5. Regional arms control agreements, limiting the number of missiles to no more than 1000 units
6. Complete cessation of funding for puppet groups - Hezbollah, Houthis, and Hamas

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