2026-04-24 18:00 UTC | BLOCK 946478
BITCOIN $77,624 | GOLD $4,708 | OIL $104.62
1. China Holds Live-Fire Drills Near Luzon as U.S., Philippines Stage War Games
-- Reuters reported China conducted live-fire drills in waters near Luzon while U.S. and Philippine forces continued joint exercises.
-- The move adds pressure in a second maritime theater as Washington is already stretched by Middle East risk, reinforcing that Indo-Pacific military signaling remains active despite global crisis overlap.
2. Justice Department Drops Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell, Removing Obstacle to Warsh
-- Reuters reported the Justice Department ended its investigation into Jerome Powell, clearing a political obstacle around Kevin Warsh's path to the Fed chair.
-- The decision reduces one immediate source of institutional conflict around the Federal Reserve, but it also sharpens focus on future policy independence as markets reassess succession risk.
3. Google Plans to Invest Up to $40 Billion in Anthropic, Bloomberg News Reports
-- Reuters, citing Bloomberg, reported Google plans a potential investment of up to $40 billion in Anthropic.
-- A deal of that size would underline how aggressively hyperscalers are consolidating influence over frontier AI models, capital access, and cloud distribution.
4. U.S. Consumer Sentiment Slumps to Record Low in April; Inflation Expectations Rise
-- Reuters reported U.S. consumer sentiment fell to a record low in April while inflation expectations moved higher.
-- The combination points to a more difficult policy mix: softer confidence and stickier inflation psychology can restrain growth while limiting room for easier monetary policy.
5. DeepSeek Previews New AI Model Adapted for Huawei Chips
-- Reuters reported DeepSeek previewed a new model adapted to run on Huawei chips.
-- The development suggests Chinese AI firms are accelerating efforts to localize advanced model deployment around domestic hardware as U.S.-China technology restrictions deepen.
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