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According to a recent Reuters survey of economists conducted April 17-21, the Federal Reserve is expected to wait at least six more months before cutting interest rates in 2024. The postponement reflects inflationary pressures stemming from the Middle East war, which has lasted approximately two mon

Polymarket traders won more than $35,000 after temperature sensor spikes near Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport resolved long-shot weather bets in their favor, prompting France's national weather agency to file a police complaint. The incidents occurred on April 6 and April 15, when a Météo France sen

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi warned on April 23, 2026, that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is moving quickly and poses a growing threat to global stability, according to an interview published in The Telegraph. Grossi expressed concern that t

RedotPay adds SUI and USDC-Sui, allowing 7M users to transact globally across 130M merchants in over 100 countries. Native USDC support on Sui improves efficiency, removing reliance on bridged tokens and enabling near-instant settlement. Integration links blockchain payments with

BlackRock, Mastercard, and Franklin Templeton test XRPL for stablecoin payments, focusing on infrastructure not trading use cases. Ripple partnerships enable tokenized funds like BUIDL and VBILL to convert into RLUSD for continuous onchain liquidity flows. XRP Ledger activity rises as

European businesses are preparing for sustained operational strain as two major regulatory frameworks—eIDAS 2.0 and the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)—come into effect, forcing firms to support new European Digital Identity Wallets alongside existing national systems. Identity provider

LG Display announced on April 23 that first-quarter operating profit surged 338% to 146.7 billion won (US$99.8 million), marking its third consecutive quarterly profit, despite a 9% year-on-year revenue decline to 5.5 trillion won (US$3.76 billion), according to the company's earnings report.

Lenovo opened an artificial intelligence innovation center on April 23 at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, according to Xinhua. The move makes Lenovo one of the first large multinational technology companies to establish operations in the Hong Kong Park of the Innovation

PACE Act introduces optional federal licensing for fintechs, requiring compliance, reserves, and oversight by the OCC. Direct access to Fed systems like FedNow and Fedwire aims to cut delays, lower costs, and reduce reliance on banks. Industry groups support the bill, citing improved

On April 22, Qianli Technology held an AI strategy and product launch event where chairman Yin Qi and co-chairman Zhao Ming unveiled an ambitious goal to achieve 8 million vehicles equipped with autonomous driving systems by 2028, according to the company announcement. The event detailed the

The American Bankers Association has called for more time on stablecoin rulemaking tied to the GENIUS Act, citing gaps in regulatory coordination. Summary American Bankers Association has asked regulators to extend the comment period on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, citing lack of clarity from t