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The US government incurred a deficit of $1.2 trillion in the first half of the current fiscal year.
The US government is projected to have a deficit of more than $2 trillion for the full fiscal year.
The US Navy has implemented a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump threatened on Truth Social to "eliminate any Iranian ships that come near the blockade" of the Strait of Hormuz.
The price of oil increased by nearly 8%, rising above $100 per barrel, following news of the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
US inflation in March reached a two-year high of 3.3%.
US gasoline prices rose by over 20% in the month of March.
Morgan Stanley has raised its forecast for US headline inflation, predicting it will peak around 3.7% year-over-year.
Approximately 85% of the oil that transits the Strait of Hormuz is destined for Asia.
Morgan Stanley has reduced its US economic growth forecast from a potential 2.5-3% to approximately 2% due to the impact of higher oil prices.
Anthropic's new AI model, Claude Mythos, reportedly discovered thousands of new software bugs and security vulnerabilities across all major operating systems and web browsers.
Anthropic is limiting access to its Claude Mythos model to a consortium of major tech companies, known as Project Glasswing, to find and patch vulnerabilities.