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Morning Bid: April fools rush in

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter: De-escalation hopes for the Iran war are spurring a rally in stocks and bonds, but - drawing attention to today's date - will the market turn out to have fooled... Read More.

Asia markets rally on optimism Iran war could end soon

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) - Stocks and bonds rallied and the dollar wallowed at the start of the Asian trading session on Wednesday on hopes of a de-escalation in the Iran conflict, while significantly better-than-expected economic data for March propelled a... Read More.

Business sentiments in Japan improving despite Iran worries

TOKYO (AP) - Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers rose to 17 in March from 16, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly survey released Wednesday. The improvement in the key so-called diffusion index in the closely watched "tankan" report, recorded for the fourth quarter... Read More.