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April 2026

Average 2Y Auction Is A Big Improvement From Last Month’s Debale

Average 2Y Auction Is A Big Improvement From Last Month’s Debale In today’s first of two coupon auctions (due to the week’s truncated schedule as the Fed is on Wednesday), the US Treasury sold $69BN in 2 year paper in a mediocre auction, yet one which was notably stronger than last month’s issuance. The sale […]

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Germany’s Merz Says US ‘Humiliated’ By Iranians & Trump Lacks Strategy, Exit Plan

Germany’s Merz Says US ‘Humiliated’ By Iranians & Trump Lacks Strategy, Exit Plan German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a rare moment torched US foreign policy and the Trump administration’s Iran war gambit. There’s been plenty of criticism out of Europe since Operation Epic Fury kicked off on February 28, but Merz’s Monday words are especially

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AIoT: From Connected Data to Intelligent Automation Across Industries

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly intersecting with connected systems, reshaping how data is processed and acted upon across industries. In this context, AIoT — the convergence of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things — is emerging as a critical architectural paradigm for turning raw device data into operational intelligence. Rather than simply connecting devices and

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Hold The Horses

Hold The Horses By Rabobank There are five G10 central bank meetings scheduled this week and not a single policy move is expected between them. That said, the signalling of policymakers will be crucial. For each of the BoJ, Fed, BoC, ECB and the BoE, the market will be watching to see how rate setters

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MAHA Advocates To Converge In Washington For ‘People Vs. Poison’ Rally

MAHA Advocates To Converge In Washington For ‘People Vs. Poison’ Rally Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times, A bipartisan crowd of Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) proponents is set to converge on the U.S. Supreme Court steps on the morning of April 27 and bring attention to the Trump administration’s handling of glyphosate

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Live monitoring helps Scottish Water avoid over-pumping at St Andrews station

Pumps and associated equipment inside the dry well at St Nicholas Sewage Pumping Station in St Andrews. Real-time monitoring helped Scottish Water manage an unexpected maintenance problem at a strategic sewage pumping station in St Andrews, avoiding the need for temporary over-pumping and reducing environmental risk, according to technology supplier Xylem. Mark McCullagh, Xylem’s Scotland

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“Blockbuster Week” Preview: Fed, ECB, BOJ On Deck, Earnings Avalanche, GDP, PCE

“Blockbuster Week” Preview: Fed, ECB, BOJ On Deck, Earnings Avalanche, GDP, PCE Tomorrow marks exactly two months since the strikes on Iran began. As DB’s Jim Reid writes, while there is currently a rolling, open ended ceasefire that started on 8 April, the risk of it collapsing at any point remains real. Just as the

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Tillis Gives Warsh Green Light After DOJ Drops Powell Inquiry

Tillis Gives Warsh Green Light After DOJ Drops Powell Inquiry The last roadblock to Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve is getting out of the way, as North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) said on Sunday that he’s ready to lend his support towards Warsh’s confirmation.  Tillis had refused to advance Warsh or any

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Pilot facility converts hard-to-recycle waste plastic to aviation fuel

The Clean Planet team with with (second from left) Matthew Jee, Programme Manager for the UK SAF Clearing House. Clean Planet Technologies has opened what it describes as the world’s first pilot facility dedicated to converting hard-to-recycle waste plastics into sustainable aviation fuel. The Sustainability Innovation Centre, based at Discovery Park in Sandwich, Kent, will

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Starmer Faces ‘Sleaze Inquiry’ Vote Over Epstein Pal Mandelson’s Appointment

Starmer Faces ‘Sleaze Inquiry’ Vote Over Epstein Pal Mandelson’s Appointment Trouble has been brewing for UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador – despite Mandelson’s well-known past associations with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, a senior New Labour figure and former EU Trade Commissioner, has long faced

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