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US President Donald Trump spoke to the media during the Easter Eggs Roller in the White House, in the southern white house of Washington, Colombia, USA, April 21, 2025.

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Yesterday’s edition of this newsletter warn The fact that the desire of US President Donald Trump to intervene in the Federal Reserve, as he expressed to reporters on Friday, could lead to cataclysms in the markets. This did not happen because the markets were closed to the holiday of Good Friday.

Trade resumed on Monday. So Trump’s attacks against the Central Bank – and more pronounced, to the President of Fed Powell, describing him as “Mr. Too Late” and a “main loser” for not reducing interest rates. Trump appointed Powell To the highest place of the Federal Reserve in his first presidential term in 2017.

Without closing the Shield shares of Trump’s threats, investors have unloaded their shares. All the major American indices fell, weighed by steep downturns in the Magnificent Seven stock group. The US dollar weakens to a three-year level, while gold prices have reached a new high, in which they suggest, in combination that global investors are losing confidence in the US economy and redirecting their capital to safer assets protected by Trump.

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Trump escalates attacks against Powell
US President Donald Trump on Monday renewed and
escalates his attacks against Federal Reserve President Jerome PowellS ″ “Preventive cuts” of interest rates are required by many, “Trump told True socialS “There may be a delay in the economy unless a gentleman too late, a major loser, lowers interest, Trump writes, citing Powell. On Friday also Trump called Powell to reduce the ratesS

Shares and US dollars fall as gold reaches high
US stocks fell on Monday About Trump’s comments. Thehe S&P 500 lost 2.36%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average collapsed 2.48% and Nasdaq Composite has dropped by 2.55%. Thehe Ice US Dollar Indexwhich measures the green against a basket with a foreign currency fell only 97.92 on Monday, Low -level level since March 2022According to FacSet. Gold prices jump to $ 3.452.30 per ounceNew entry.

Tesla shares decline before profit
Tesla The shares fell almost 6% on Monday, the day before the first -quarter profit report. The stock is now a drop of 44% for the year After they enveloped their The oldest quarter from 2022 in March. In Online forum The fact that Tesla requests inquiries for investors before calling its profit, an investor, citing Executive Director Elon Musk, asked: “What steps did the Board of Directors take to soften the damage to the brand caused by Elon’s political activities?”

Amazon stops discussions about the Data Center: Wells Fargo
Amazon have slow down some commitments about new leasing data centersWells Fargo analysts said on Monday: “Over the weekend, we heard from several sources in the industry that AWS has stopped some of its leasing discussions from the coloration (especially international),” Wells Fargo analysts said in a note. However, detention does not mean that the technological giant cancels the agreements.

(Pro) Markets may have a “heavy” reaction of Trump
Shares and bonds will probably have a “Severe reaction” and spread abruptly If Trump makes a move to get rid of Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell, the Evercore Isi Vice -President, Krishna Guha, told CNBC’s “Squawk box” Monday. While Powell said he did not believe that the president could legally remove the Fed’s chair, Guha stressed in one way that Trump could put pressure on Powell without fire.

And finally …

Pope Francis congratulates people as he visits the weekly common audience at St. Peter Square in Vatican, March 8, 2023.

Guglielmo Mangiaipane | Reuters

“Man of People”: World leaders respond to the death of Pope Francis

Honor and condolences poured from all over the world after news about The death of Pope Franciswho died on Monday at the age of 88.

He made waves during his papacy as a reformer, who often shakes the most conservative neighborhoods of the Church, but found popularity among the progressives who perceive their champion from social justice and support for marginalized groups.

Francis’s last official meeting was with US Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday, just one day before his passing.

In the X’s publication, Vance wrote: “I just learned about the passage of Pope Francis. My heart is coming to the millions of Christians around the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very sick.”

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