Trump Says Iran Talks Halted as Strait of Hormuz Dispute Fuels Oil Concerns 
Japan Inflation Rises, Boosting BOJ Rate Hike Bets 
Trump Pauses 50% Canada Tariffs for Three Days as U.S. Trade Deal Takes Shape 
BOJ Rate Hike Expectations Rise Ahead of September Meeting 
US Plans ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ on Iran, Bessent Says 
Singapore Central Bank’s Exchange Rate Policy Explained: Why MAS Uses the S$NEER Instead of Interest Rates 
Gold Tops $4,500 as Dollar Slides After Treasury Bond Move 
Wall Street Gains as Treasury Yields Fall, Fed Minutes Signal Inflation Risks 
Oil Prices Ease as US-Iran Tensions Keep Brent on Track for Weekly Gain 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as Inflation Risks and Global Uncertainty Persist 
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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: National banks’ business conditions index improves sharply to 14 in March from 9 in February but business confidence declines from 7 to 6.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Flash Machine tools orders report will be released at 6:00 GMT. Domestic corporate goods price index will be updated at 23:50 GMT. At the same time, Machinery orders report will be released.
- United Kingdom: Inflation report containing CPI, PPI, RPI and HPI will be released at 8:30 GMT.
- Germany: Zew survey report for April will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Zew survey report and industrial production report will be published at 9:00 GMT.
- United States: NFIB business optimism index will be released at 10:00 GMT, followed by JOLTS jobs report at 14:00 GMT. Fed’s Kashkari’s speech is at 17:45 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 1-months bills at 15:30 GMT and 10-year note at 17:00 GMT.
