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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: He met with European Commission Vice-President Šefčovič last Friday. He emphasized the need to address the threat posed by Iran to the Strait of Hormuz, and stressed that the U.S., during its G20 presidency, will focus on food and fertilizer supply chains.

Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned the United States for seizing an oil tanker linked to Iran, calling it "a blatant legitimization of piracy and armed robbery."

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.21% at 25,875 points in overnight trading, a discount of 51 points.

On Monday, April 27, the Shanghai Gold Exchange's gold T+D futures contract closed down 0.47% at 1032.5 yuan/gram; the Shanghai Gold Exchange's silver T+D futures contract closed down 0.49% at 18658.0 yuan/kilogram.

King Charles and Queen Camilla of Great Britain arrived in the United States for a four-day state visit.

On April 28, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on the 27th an expansion of the list of European personnel banned from entering Russia. This expansion includes individuals from European organizations and countries involved in military aid to Ukraine and those imposing sanctions on Russia, in response to the EU's approval of a new round of sanctions against Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the EU recently approved the 20th round of sanctions against Russia, attempting to continue pressuring Russia. Therefore, in accordance with relevant Russian federal laws, Russia has "significantly expanded the list of European institutions, EU member states, and representatives of European countries pursuing Brussels' anti-Russian policies who are prohibited from entering Russia."

April 28th - As of 2:30 PM closing, the Shanghai Gold futures contract fell 0.66% to 1034 yuan/gram, the Shanghai Silver futures contract fell 0.70% to 18664 yuan/kilogram, and the SC Crude Oil futures contract rose 1.10% to 655 yuan/barrel.

On April 28th, it was learned that Pakistan stated on the 27th that Afghan officials' claims of a Pakistani attack in Kunar province were false. Pakistan also stated that whenever and wherever it strikes terrorist strongholds and facilities within Afghanistan, it will, as in the past, issue prior public statements, assume full responsibility, and provide precise evidence to prove that the targets are terrorist support facilities. Afghan government deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fytrat said on social media on the 27th that Pakistan attacked eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province that day with mortars and rockets, resulting in 4 deaths and 70 injuries.

A U.S. judge has ordered the temporary detention of the suspect in the White House reporters' dinner shooting, with a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.

Citi/YOUGOV survey: UK inflation expectations for the next year are 5% in April, compared to 5.4% in March.

Court transcripts show that the suspect in the White House correspondents' dinner shooting is accused of attempting to assassinate the US president.

On April 28th, the European Union issued instructions to Google's parent company, Alphabet, requiring it to open up its Android operating system to allow artificial intelligence services that can compete with Google's services to integrate. This is the latest move by the EU against the search giant's market monopoly practices. The European Commission stated on Monday that Google should ensure that competing AI services can "effectively interact" with applications on Android devices. The Commission noted that these services should be able to perform various tasks, such as sending emails using the user's preferred email application, ordering food through a food delivery app, or sharing photos with the user's friends.

White House Press Secretary Levitt: You will soon hear from President Trump about Iran.

White House Press Secretary Levitt: I look forward to working with the Senate to advance the confirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Warsh.

White House Press Secretary Levitt: Trump is aware that the Inspector General has the tools to investigate renovation projects led by the Federal Reserve Chairman.

The Central Bank of Venezuela stated that both it and the United States have engaged agencies to audit overseas assets to ensure impartiality.

Microsoft is investigating issues affecting its Copilot service in North America.

The White House announced that President Trump will attend a rescheduled dinner.

The White House: The new White House banquet hall is of vital importance to national security.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio: Persistent inflationary pressures coupled with slowing economic growth mean policymakers need to remain cautious.