Japan Consumer Confidence Drops Sharply Amid Rising Fuel Costs and Middle East Tensions 
U.S.-China Trade Talks: Trump and Xi Set for Summit Amid Rare Earths Focus 
Gold Prices Surge to Three-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Weakens Dollar 
Sterling Slides as Dollar Holds Firm Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions 
Asian Stocks Surge as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal and Samsung Earnings Boost Market Confidence 
Trump-Iran Ceasefire Sends Dollar Tumbling as Global Currencies Surge 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX 
Asian Currencies Rally as Dollar Weakens, Trump-Iran Ceasefire Boosts Risk Sentiment 
China Set to Exit Deflation Cycle in Early 2026, ANZ Analysts Say 
Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- France: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen win the first round. Ready to face each other in second. Corporate service price for February will be updated at 23:50 GMT.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Leading economic index and coincident index numbers will be published at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: IFO report on business climate, current assessment, and expectations will be released at 8:00 GMT. Bundesbank will release monthly report at 12:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI industrial trend survey report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Chicago Fed will update National Activity index for March at 12:30 GMT. FOMC member Kashkari is scheduled to speak at 15:30 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
