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 itself a...
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China's new home prices rise in March; big cities see seasonal pickup, private survey shows
BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - China's new home prices edged up in March, reversing a decline in the previous month, supported by a seasonal pickup in demand in major cities, a private survey showed on Wednesday. New home prices in 100 cities rose 0.05...
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Qantas, American Airlines get interim Australia nod for trans-Pacific tie-up
April 1 (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Wednesday it has granted interim authorisation to Qantas and American Airlines to continue cooperating on trans-Pacific routes linking Australia and New Zealand with U.S., Canada and M...
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Indonesia demands UN investigation into peacekeeper deaths, official says
JAKARTA, April 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia has called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation into the deaths of three of its UNIFIL peacekeepers following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, a foreign ministry official said in a statement pub...
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TSMC plans 3-nanometre chip production launch in Japan in 2028
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, April 1 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is expected to launch equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers in 2028 at its second factory in Japan, according to a Taiwanese governmen...
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Kuwait says Iran drone attack sets airport fuel tanks ablaze, no casualties
April 1 (Reuters) - An Iranian drone attack struck fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, sparking a massive fire but causing no casualties, Kuwait's state news agency KUNA said. The latest of several attacks on the airport and...
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Rubio says Venezuela will ultimately need transition phase, free elections
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said there will have to be a transition phase in Venezuela and the country will need free and fair elections, though he added that there needs to be pat...
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Asia's factory activity slows on cost pressure from Iran war
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Many Asian economies saw factory activity slow in March, business surveys showed on Wednesday, a sign surging fuel costs and heightening global uncertainty from the Iran war were taking a toll on the region. ...
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Rubio says US can see 'finish line' on Iran war
By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday Washington could see the "finish line" in the Iran war, which is now in its fifth week, and the U.S. will have to reexamine ties w...
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China's factory activity expands but price pressures intensify, private PMI shows
BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - China's manufacturing sector expanded in March for a fourth straight month as output and new orders continued to grow, but rising price pressures sharply intensified, a private-sector survey showed on Wednesday. The RatingD...
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