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OIL PRICES CONTINUE TO FALL, WTI REACHES SESSION LOW CLOSE TO $95 PER BARREL. (@FirstSquaw)

JPMORGAN CFO SAYS $50 BILLION PRIVATE CREDIT EXPOSURE WHICH IS PART OF THE $160 BLN EXPOSURE TO NBFIS (@FirstSquaw)

BESSENT BELIEVES WORLD BANK AND IMF PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES AND COLLABORATION IS POSSIBLE AMONG ALL. (@FirstSquaw)

DOW JONES UP 30.32 POINTS, OR 0.06 %, AT 48,248.57 AFTER MARKET OPEN NASDAQ UP 161.69 POINTS, OR 0.70 PERCENT, AT 23,345.43 AFTER MARKET OPEN S&P 500 UP 21.42 POINTS, OR 0.31 PERCENT, AT 6,907.66 AFTER MARKET OPEN (@FirstSquaw)

US BESSENT: IMF, WORLD BANK LEADERS HAVE GOTTEN U.S. MESSAGE AND ARE MOVING FORWARD IN POSITIVE WAY (@FirstSquaw)

IMF'S GOURINCHAS PREDICTS UK CORE INFLATION TO REACH ABOUT 2.7% IN 2026, SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN JANUARY PREDICTIONS. (@FirstSquaw)

MOSSAD SIGNALS LONG-TERM PUSH FOR IRAN REGIME CHANGE Israeli intelligence chief David Barnea says Mossad did not expect recent fighting to topple Iran’s government, but remains committed to regime change. He said operations were designed to continue beyond strikes on Tehran, (@FirstSquaw)

U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: WORLD BANK IS GETTING BACK TO ITS CORE MISSION OF LIFTING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY (@FirstSquaw)

US TSY SEC. BESSENT: A CHINESE EV IS A COAL-POWERED VEHICLE (@FirstSquaw)

US BESSENT: IMF BACK ON A GOOD TRAJECTORY IN DEALING WITH THE POOREST COUNTRIES (@FirstSquaw)

META'S DINA POWELL MCCORMICK: META COMPUTE UNIT IS TRYING TO THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OF ALMOST $600 BILLION THAT CO IS DEPLOYING OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS - SEMAFOR EVENT (@FirstSquaw)

U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: IMF WORKING ON BRINGING VENEZUELA BACK INTO LOOKING LIKE NORMAL ECONOMY (@FirstSquaw)