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格隆汇4月24日｜瑞士央行副行长：我们更有意愿干预外汇市场。

俄罗斯总统新闻秘书佩斯科夫23日晚间表示，遭破坏的“北溪”天然气管道中，仍有一条在技术上可以实现向欧盟供气。回答塔斯社关于俄罗斯通过“北溪”天然气管道恢复向欧盟供气前景时，佩斯科夫说：“如果欧洲人已经禁止了，我们又如何能看到（通过‘北溪’管道输气的）前景？”但他同时表示，一条“北溪”天然气管道已经损坏，但另一条在技术上能够实现供气。2022年9月26日，连通俄罗斯和德国以及其他欧洲国家的波罗的海海底输气管道“北溪-1”和“北溪-2”经过丹麦和瑞典附近海域的部分发生剧烈爆炸，大量天然气泄漏。(新华社)

格隆汇4月24日｜瑞士央行副行长：非常明确的是，鉴于中东战争造成的局势，我们准备好进行干预。

Justin Paget/DigitalVision via Getty Images Spain, long an economic laggard, has emerged as one of Europe’s growth engines in recent years, with tourism playing a key role. I covered the iShares MSCI Spain ETF ( EWP ) back in January, and since then EWP is up about 4.5%, edging out the S&P 500 (~4%) in that same time period. Unfortunately, however, I suspect that Spain will face headwinds this summer, as I believe vacationing will cool off amid surging fuel prices, rising costs of living, and weakening consumer sentiments. I believe this tourism cool-off will be broad, geographically speaking, although value-oriented countries and regions may take less of a hit. With that in mind, I am downgrading my rating for EWP to a hold. EWP and Tourism First, I should note that EWP doesn’t hold a large amount of hospitality or leisure stocks. Finance, utilities, and industrials actually make up most of the portfolio. You might wonder then why I am focusing on tourism while analyzing EWP. My reasoning breaks down to some key points: Roughly 13% of employment in Spain is related to tourism. If tourism cools and unemployment rises, consumption overall will cool, and people may fall behind on loans, credit cards, etc., thus hurting the finance sector. Roughly 20% of businesses in Spain are tied to tourism (ibid.). Business loans, business consumption, utility usage, etc., could all decline substantially. Construction and government spending on infrastructure could decline, dragging down the economy and hitting firms like Ferrovial SE ( FER ). Amadeus IT Group, S.A. ( AMADF ), makes up about 4% of EWP. While this is a technology firm, it focuses heavily on tourism. A global tourism slump would have an especially outsized impact on this company. All in all, tourism accounts for about 13% of Spain’s GDP . If the tourism sector does take a hit this summer, it’ll have a broad impact on Spain’s economy, and that will all but inevitably show up in stock markets. As such, while EWP is not...

当地时间23日，巴基斯坦、埃及、土耳其、印度尼西亚、约旦、卡塔尔、沙特和阿联酋外长发表联合声明，谴责以色列屡次违反耶路撒冷伊斯兰教和基督教圣地的历史和法律现状。声明强烈谴责以色列定居者和极端分子持续入侵阿克萨清真寺，并且在清真寺庭院内升起以色列旗帜。（央视新闻）

以色列国防部长卡茨23日晚称，以色列已准备好重启对伊朗的军事行动，正在等待“美国开绿灯”。卡茨当天在一段视频声明中说：“以色列已做好再次对伊朗开战的准备。以色列国防军已做好防御和进攻的准备，目标已经确定。”卡茨称，以色列正在等待“美国开绿灯”，以“彻底消灭伊朗政权”，以军已准备好对伊朗“最脆弱的地方”进行“毁灭性打击”。以色列第12频道电视台报道说，卡茨当天在以军总部主持一次特别形势评估会议，以军高级将领和国防机构官员参加了会议。卡茨在会后称，以军已做好充分准备，随时可重启对伊朗军事行动，作战方案包括打击伊朗最高领导层的“接班人”、伊朗重点能源和电力设施、经济基础设施等，将使伊朗倒退回“黑暗的石器时代”。美国总统特朗普22日称，何时结束对伊朗战事“没有时间表”，也无需着急。白宫同样否认特朗普就与伊朗停火的延长时间设最后期限。(新华社)

格隆汇4月24日｜美元和国际油价有所回落，美元指数DXY涨幅收窄至0.1%，美、布两油涨幅均收窄至3%以内，现货黄金收复部分跌幅。

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Investing.com -- Meta Platforms Inc. plans to cut 10% of its workforce, or roughly 8,000 employees, in an effort to boost efficiency and offset heavy spending on artificial intelligence, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday.

伊朗总统佩泽希齐扬23日在社交媒体发文说，伊朗内部不存在激进与温和之分。他强调，“我们都是伊朗人，都是革命者”。 佩泽希齐扬说，凭借国家和民族“钢铁般的团结”以及对伊朗最高领袖的忠诚，伊朗将让侵略者付出代价。(新华社)

In an extremely rare fatal encounter, the 58-year-old was killed as she was walking in a mountainous area, her son told rescuers.

New Zealand all-rounder Suzie Bates will retire from international cricket after this year's Women's T20 World Cup, ending an illustrious 20-year career.

As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. At Navios Maritime Partners, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Tuesday, See R

Funding markets have remained remarkably calm even as investors continue to debate risks around Federal Reserve balance-sheet policy and the outlook for repo. Jerome Schneider, managing director at Pimco and head of short-term portfolio management and funding, joins Ira Jersey, Bloomberg Intelligence chief US interest-rate strategist, and Will Hoffman, BI US and Canadian rates strategist, on this Macro Matters edition of the FICC Focus podcast. Schneider discusses why the funding backdrop looks

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Analysis indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed hours after the ships were reportedly seized.

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The Swiss National Bank maintains an increased readiness to step into currency markets, Vice President Antoine Martin told public broadcaster RTS. “We have an elevated willingness to intervene in the FX markets,” Martin said in a television interview broadcast on Thursday. “What we have seen since the start of the conflict in Iran is that the Swiss franc has fallen in value. So yes, we are concerned about the strength of the Swiss franc, we have said that we are prepared to take action. But since the start of the conflict, things have gone rather well.” An account of the SNB’s most recent policy meeting — where interest rates were kept at zero — showed that officials agreed that they should remain on high alert about the strength of the franc and be especially ready to take action if required. The Swiss currency currently trades at lower levels versus the euro and the dollar than when the war started. SNB Reports First-Quarter Loss as Strong Franc Erases Gold Gain Swiss Real Wages Jump Most in Almost Two Decades in Warning to SNB SNB Outlook for Inflation, Growth Too Optimistic, Economists Say Turning to Swiss banking, Martin said that the SNB “fully support the measures proposed yesterday by the Federal Council.” The government on Wednesday outlined plans that would add billions of dollars to UBS Group AG’s capital requirements, deepening a showdown with the lender over its proposed banking reforms. “Recent experience shows that banks tend to paint a grim picture,” Martin said. SNB Reports First-Quarter Loss as Strong Franc Erases Gold Gain Swiss Real Wages Jump Most in Almost Two Decades in Warning to SNB SNB Outlook for Inflation, Growth Too Optimistic, Economists Say

International stocks have been hot over the past 16 months, significantly outperforming U.S. stocks since the beginning of 2025. That outperformance continued into 2026, as most international indexes are up, while U.S. markets have mostly sputtered through the first four months of the year. Diversifying your portfolio with international stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is more important now than it has been in recent years, when U.S. stocks were surging. With market uncertainty and the potential for muted long-term returns in the U.S., particularly among large caps and tech stocks, investors may find some alpha overseas. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading

公安部部長王小洪，在北京會見英國官員，討論中英兩國打擊犯罪等議題。 王小洪昨日在北京會見英國國家打擊犯罪總局總局長比格。王小洪指中方願同英方，在兩國領導人戰略指引下，深化打擊經濟金融犯罪、電信網絡詐騙、非法移民活動和禁毒等領域務實合作，在聯合國、國際刑警等多邊框架下，加強行動協調力度，執法能力建設合作和經驗交流，不斷推動中英執法合作深入發展，共同守護兩國人民福祉。 新華社報道，比格指英方願同中方保持密切溝通，共同提升兩國執法合作水平。

Dover on Thursday reported healthy first-quarter results, highlighted by double-digit earnings growth and a brimming order book. In an AI-obsessed market, the industrial conglomerate is sometimes overlooked by investors. On Thursday, at least, it's getting a much-deserved day in the sun. Revenue rose 10% year over year to $2.05 billion, topping the LSEG consensus of $2 billion. On an organic basis, which removes the impact of acquisitions and currency exchange fluctuations, total revenue grew 5.3%. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in the three months ended in March totaled $2.28, a 2-cent beat versus the LSEG consensus, and up 11.2% from a year earlier. DOV YTD mountain Dover YTD Shares of Dover jumped about 5.5% on Thursday to roughly $229 apiece. Dover entered Thursday up just shy of 11% year to date, essentially in line with the broader industrial sector . The stock's all-time closing high came on Feb. 20 at $233.31, eight days before the Iran war broke out and muddied the global economic outlook. Bottom line A round of applause for Dover and CEO Richard Tobin. Going into earnings, we said we were on the fence about whether Dover still belonged in the portfolio — not because it's a poorly run company, or didn't have anything exciting going on. The debate essentially boiled down to this: Did Dover have enough going right to capture investors' attention and dollars in a market dominated by the artificial intelligence gold rush? We knew it had some businesses riding the AI wave, specifically around liquid cooling in data centers and spending to update the electric grid. But it also has a bunch of other businesses serving markets like can-making, vehicle repair lifts, and textile printing that, well, aren't exactly in the market zeitgeist. Against that backdrop, would Dover be able to break through? Were there better opportunities elsewhere, even staying within the industrial sector, that had more AI exposure, a la Club name GE Vernova ? We're stepping off the fence...

Nuclear energy is making a comeback in the U.S. in a big way. Fossil fuels contribute to global warming, and solar and wind energy face limitations. Add to that the rapid adoption of energy-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, and you have a perfect storm driving demand for nuclear power. It's a bit ironic, then, that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , whose graphics processing units (GPUs) underpin advances in AI, is partnering with nuclear start-up Oklo (NYSE: OKLO) to advance the next generation of nuclear power. Image source: The Motley Fool. Continue reading