美联储理事库克：劳动力市场“基本稳定”，但下行风险加大。

According to Politico, despite the ongoing war with Iran the U.S. Navy's deployment in the Caribbean has not been reduced. The Pentagon has, for months, positioned the forces needed to attack Cuba and is awaiting Trump's approval. After economic and diplomatic pressure produced no result, Trump reportedly proposed invading Cuba. The current concentration of U.S. naval forces in the region — the largest globally outside the Middle East — enables immediate action and has laid the groundwork for capturing Cuban leaders or conducting precision strikes. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that Cuba is "in a very difficult situation" and that the "failed state" 90 miles from the U.S. threatens American security. The U.S. fleet in the region is currently slightly smaller than it was during the January operation to capture Maduro, but the USS Nimitz carrier strike group and multiple guided-missile destroyers and cruisers have entered the Caribbean. U.S. drones and reconnaissance aircraft have been flying around Cuba for months. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge is standing by to deploy.

美国原油期货结算价为每桶88.68美元，下跌5.21美元，跌幅5.55%。