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On Tuesday, April 21, the German DAX 30 index opened up 71.67 points, or 0.29%, at 24,516.00; the UK FTSE 100 index opened up 14.09 points, or 0.13%, at 10,623.17; and the French CAC 40 index opened down 7.02 points, or 0.08%, at 8,324.03. The Stoxx 50 index opened 16.03 points higher, or 0.27%, at 5998.66 on Tuesday, April 21; the Spanish IBEX 35 index opened 44.27 points higher, or 0.24%, at 18305.17 on Tuesday, April 21; and the Italian FTSE MIB index opened 181.48 points higher, or 0.38%, at 48388.50 on Tuesday, April 21.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The war with Iran benefits Russia, depletes American power, and exhausts Europe's energy reserves.

According to AFP, the French prime minister has asked ministers to cut an additional 4 billion euros in spending.

According to Reuters, SpaceX's prospectus shows that as of the end of 2025, its total assets were $92 billion and its total liabilities were $50.8 billion.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: We want to join the European Union. I believe that if some EU representatives don't make mistakes, we can achieve this goal.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: We must prevent the misuse of Anthropic's Mythos model.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: Today, Ukraine has 200 very strong defense companies, 30 of which are among the world's leading companies. These companies are involved in drones, artillery, armored vehicles, advanced mine-clearing drones, and ground robotic systems.

Iranian Judiciary Chief Ejai: The possibility of the United States resuming attacks cannot be ignored, and we must be fully prepared.

On April 21, it was learned that the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Education jointly issued the "Notice on Announcing the List of Pilot Projects for the Integration of Professional and Standardized Education," with a total of 281 pilot projects selected nationwide. This pilot program marks the first time the two departments have jointly conducted a nationwide pilot project for the integration of professional and standardized education, signifying a new stage in the cultivation of standardized talent in my country. The first batch of pilot projects was selected through procedures including self-application, preliminary selection and recommendation, expert review, and public announcement, covering 253 higher education institutions in 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country. The pilot majors cover multiple key national industries and areas related to people's livelihoods, such as artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, low-altitude economy, food quality and safety, and modern service industries. More than 80% of the pilot projects involve joint participation from enterprises, research institutions, and other units related to standardization, with a total of 373 participating units. Through the pilot program, higher education institutions across the country will be encouraged to accurately align with the needs of industrial development, and it is expected to cultivate nearly 40,000 compound talents with both professional competence and standardized knowledge and skills, effectively alleviating the shortage of urgently needed talent in key industries.

On April 21st, the UK Office for National Statistics reported that wage growth (excluding bonuses) slowed to 3.6% annually in the three months to February, a slightly smaller decline than expected, while economists had generally predicted a drop to 3.5%. Prior to the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq conflict at the end of February, the Bank of England had expressed growing concern about slowing hiring. However, new inflationary pressures have emerged due to soaring energy prices caused by the Middle East war, leading economists to postpone their predictions of a possible return to interest rate cuts by the Bank of England. Bank officials stated that the weak economic backdrop could make it more difficult for workers to demand higher pay rises in response to anticipated inflation.

On April 21, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued the "Implementation Plan for the National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone (Shanghai)". The plan proposes to conduct research on intelligent technologies, accelerating breakthroughs in next-generation general artificial intelligence, intelligent software, and intelligent computing systems. It also calls for a systematic approach to scientific intelligence, implementing the "100 Teams, 100 Projects" initiative to incubate innovative enterprises. Furthermore, it emphasizes promoting breakthroughs in collaborative reasoning technologies between general scientific models and disciplinary models, and strengthening research on technologies such as structured representation of scientific data, scientific data governance toolchains, and intelligent agents for scientific experiments.

On April 21, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued the "Implementation Plan for the National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone (Shanghai)". The plan proposes the high-level construction of the Lingang International Data Economy Industrial Park. It supports the Lingang New Area in accelerating its development into an international data processing hub and fostering new international data trade formats such as "data processing upon arrival". The plan also includes launching the construction of an international data comprehensive service and supervision platform, optimizing the layout of cross-border data infrastructure, and improving the convenience of cross-border data transfer for enterprises within the region.

On April 21, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued a notice on the "Implementation Plan for the National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone (Shanghai)," which mentions accelerating the intelligent transformation and digital upgrading of key industries. It calls for implementing special actions for "AI + Manufacturing" and "5G + Industrial Internet," supporting the research and development of large-scale industry-specific models. The plan also aims to cultivate and develop new service industry models driven by data elements and artificial intelligence, supporting service industries such as strategic consulting, industry analysis, index publishing, and asset appraisal to strengthen the application of data elements and digital technologies, transforming static data resources into dynamic value services.

A report from the Bank of Japan's financial system indicates that companies' commodity procurement costs may rise, and the impact on supply chains may become apparent.

On April 21, the General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government issued a notice on the "Implementation Plan for the National Digital Economy Innovation and Development Pilot Zone (Shanghai)," which mentions accelerating the construction of three-dimensional sensing IoT facilities. This includes accelerating the construction of the Qianfan constellation and promoting commercial pilot projects for satellite internet services. It also involves conducting commercial trials of satellite IoT services, supporting the integration of public and commercial shipping data resources, empowering market-oriented ship data service platforms, and promoting the application of ship data in more scenarios. Furthermore, it promotes the construction and standardization of comprehensive infrastructure such as the Shanghai Low-Altitude Intelligent Connected System, and builds an IoT sensing system for civil unmanned aerial vehicles.

Switzerland's seasonally adjusted real imports rose 3.1% month-on-month in March, compared with a previous reading of -5.10%.

A report from the Bank of Japan's financial system indicates that lending to the Middle East by the three major banks remains limited, but the impact of rising oil prices may vary by region and sector.