🗞️Ukraine deal signed

...also Palestinian activist released and economic turmoil

April 30, 2025

April 30th, 2025

What happened today 🇺🇸,

U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal, Treasury Department announces

The U.S. and Ukraine have signed an economic development deal including access to rare earths minerals, the Treasury Department announced.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/u-s-and-ukraine-sign-mineral-deal-treasury-says

  • The U.S. and Ukraine have signed the long-awaited minerals deal today, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko traveled to Washington to make it official…the “United States-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund” has officially been established

  • The Senate is expected to vote on a resolution to undo the sweeping tariffs that President Trump imposed on most countries earlier this month

  • A federal judge ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian and Columbia University student activist, who was detained by ICE during his citizenship interview on April 14th

  • The “magic number” Americans think they need to retire comfortably dropped to $1.26 million, down $200,000 from last year’s guesstimate, per Market Watch

  • ADP private payrolls report showed 62k private sector jobs were added in April way below the expectations of 115k and Preliminary U.S. 2025 GDP growth for the first quarter comes in at -0.3%, below expectations of +0.4%…for more on both these economic stories click here

  • March PCE inflation, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, came in at 2.3% above the expectations of 2.2%, but down from 2.7% last month

  • DOW up .35% / S&P up .15%

  • Pakistan said their military intelligence shows India has planned a military attack that could take place within 24 to 36 hours, in response Secretary of State Rubio plans to speak with officials of both India and Pakistan in an attempt to calm tensions

  • Today marks 50 years since the North Vietnamese troops overran Saigon which was the capital of U.S.-allied South Vietnam and the Vietnam War officially ended

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