BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to Fox News, U.S. President Trump has accepted the media's latest interview. When asked about the Iran issue by the host, he said the Iran war has ended. Trump also talked about his views on NATO and economic issues. The interview will be broadcast on the evening of the 15th Beijing time. (Note: Trump claimed last month that the Iran conflict "has all but concluded") (FXStreet)

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to CBS, the White House stated that 103 oil tankers are heading to U.S. ports to load American crude oil. The White House claimed that, with record energy production, the U.S. is providing a "vital lifeline to the world" amid the global oil crisis.

The Trump administration stated that out of a total of 103 empty vessels, 54 are Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), each capable of transporting about 2 million barrels of crude oil. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. is the world's largest oil producer, with a pre-war daily production of 13 million barrels.

The U.S. exports approximately 11 million barrels of oil per day and imports 8 million barrels, making the U.S. a net oil exporter.

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to WSJ reports, two U.S. officials revealed that over 20 merchant ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours. Although the volume of commercial shipping remains only a small fraction of pre-war levels, vessel traffic in this key waterway has improved.

One official stated that in the past 24 hours, the ships crossing the strait included cargo ships entering and exiting the Persian Gulf, container ships, and oil tankers. To reduce the risk of Iranian attacks, some ships turned off their transponders during transit.

During wartime, due to the threat of Iranian attacks and mines, most ships were hesitant to navigate this narrow waterway. Currently, the U.S. is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports. Ships not bound for Iranian ports are not subject to the blockade and are allowed free passage.

BlockBeats News, April 15th - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Gulsbee said Tuesday that if the Iran war leads to a long-term high oil price, thereby slowing down the process of inflation falling back to the Fed's 2% target, the Fed may not cut interest rates until 2027.

Gulsbee said during the Semafor World Economic Conference: "I originally thought that there might be multiple rate cuts in 2026; but if this situation continues and we still do not see inflation coming down and inflation remains high, in reality, this will postpone the timing to after 2026. Our responsibility is to pull inflation back to 2%."

Gulsbee was once a more optimistic member within the Fed, believing that tariff-driven inflation would fall back this year, allowing the Fed to resume rate cuts. However, his confidence has now waned. He said: "In some cases, interest rates may rise; in other cases, this is all proven to be temporary - once the oil price shock in the Middle East is resolved and inflation falls again, it seems we are returning to our 2% target, and then rate cuts will also be back on the agenda." (Krypton Capital)

BlockBeats News, April 15th: According to the Israeli Embassy in the United States, the meeting between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, which lasted for over two hours, has ended. Israeli and Lebanese government representatives held direct talks in the U.S. capital, Washington, on the 14th.

It is reported that Israel and Lebanon have not established diplomatic relations. This meeting is the "first direct talk in decades between non-military personnel of the two countries." U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the Israeli and Lebanese delegations at the State Department on the same day and attended the talks held in the State Department.

The Israeli and Lebanese delegations were led by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Gilad Erdan and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Najla Eljath. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea and State Department Advisor Michael Nides also participated in the talks.

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to CME's "FedWatch" data, the probability of a 25 basis point rate hike by the Fed in April is currently reported as 0.5%, with a 99.5% probability of unchanged rates.

BlockBeats News, April 15th. According to Reuters, two U.S. government officials said on Tuesday that the Trump administration will allow a 30-day waiver on sanctions targeting Iran's maritime oil to expire later this week, as the U.S. currently blocks shipments from Iranian ports. The waiver, issued by the U.S. Treasury on March 20th, allowed about 140 million barrels of oil to enter the global market and eased energy supply pressures during the Iran war.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen said last month that the waiver would expire on April 19th. Against the backdrop of criticism from both U.S. lawmakers for temporarily easing sanctions on Iran and Russia amid the U.S.-Iran war and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, a U.S. official said Washington has various means to target institutions buying Iranian oil, including "secondary sanctions."

The source of the news said, "In addition, as the UN sanctions on Iran are being reintroduced and Iran has a history of trying to mask its illicit activities through seemingly legitimate actions, any dealings with Iran could trigger additional sanctions."

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to CNN, a US official stated that the US Navy is currently not escorting any ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but has communicated to commercial vessels (ships not entering or exiting Iranian ports) that the waterway is safe and encouraged passage.

The official said that the US has not imposed a comprehensive blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, only on ships entering or exiting Iranian ports along the entire Iranian coastline.

The official also stated that the US dispatched a destroyer through the Strait of Hormuz last weekend to demonstrate that there is a secure passage through the waterway.

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to Bloomberg, The Carlyle Group has raised $1.5 billion in the first round of fundraising for its newly established asset-backed investment fund, as the private equity giant continues to expand its credit business footprint.

According to people familiar with the matter, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional investors participated in the fund - Carlyle Asset-Backed Income Fund. Unlike most credit funds with a fixed term, the fund will adopt a "perpetual" structure with no set maturity date. Due to the sensitive nature of the information involved, the individual requested anonymity.

BlockBeats News, April 15th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, the Binance whale "pension-usdt.eth" is currently still short 1000 BTC with 3x leverage, with an average entry price of $67,992.1; short 20,000 ETH with 3x leverage, with an average entry price of $2,131.94, totaling a unrealized loss of $12.203 million.