【#美防长称美国不寻求与伊朗发生冲突#】当地时间4月14日，根据美国国防部的声明，美国国防部部长奥斯汀当日与以色列国防部部长加兰特进行通话。奥斯汀强调，美国不寻求与伊朗发生冲突，但将继续采取一切必要行动来保护以色列和美国人员的安全。#美国不寻求与伊朗发生冲突#
此外，奥斯汀还向加兰特介绍了美国与伙伴和盟友磋商，加强国际社会应对伊朗行动决心的情况。
伊朗驻叙利亚大使馆领事部门建筑4月1日遭导弹袭击，造成至少13人死亡。伊朗和叙利亚说袭击由以色列发动。伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队14日凌晨发表声明，宣布向以色列目标发射了数十枚导弹和无人机。#伊以冲突#
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The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky following recent volatility, with crude oil prices providing support in what has been an otherwise tough month. The European markets were down and the U.S. bourses were mixed and flat and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.The TSE finished modestly lower on Friday following losses from the financial shares and property stocks.For the day, the index sank 15.09 points or 0.49 percent to finish at 3,061.35 after trading between 3,057.84 and 3,089.78. Volume was 1.39 billion shares worth 1.30 billion Singapore dollars. There were 285 decliners and 184 gainers.
“To the extent it is used I fear it’s often for illicit finance. It’s an extremely inefficient way of conducting transactions, and the amount of energy that’s consumed in processing those transactions is staggering,” the former Fed chairwoman said. Yellen’s comments have been cited as a reason for bitcoin’s recent losses. However, Yellen’s assessment of bitcoin as a inefficient medium of exchange is an important point and one that has already been raised in the past by bitcoin bulls. Using a volatile asset in exchange for goods and services makes little sense if the asset can tumble 10% in a day, or surge 80% over the course of a two months as bitcoin has done in 2021, critics argue. To put a finer point on it, over the past 12 months bitcoin has registered 8 corrections, defined as a decline from a recent peak of at least 10% but not more than 20%, and two bear markets, which are defined as falls of 20% or more, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
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