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Morning Bid: Two weeks to breathe
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A sparkling relief rally across assets will greet Europe after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran agreed to a two-week ceas...
Apr 07, 2026
Trump says US will help with traffic buildup in Strait of Hormuz
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will help with the buildup of shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump on Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasef...
Apr 07, 2026
IATA warns replenishing jet fuel supplies could take months even if Hormuz reopened
By Yi-Chin Lee and Julie Zhu SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, April 8 (Reuters) - The head of a body representing global airlines warned on Wednesday it would take months for jet fuel supply to recover even if Ir...
Apr 07, 2026
US carmakers accuse EU of blocking supersized pick-up trucks from roads, FT reports
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. carmakers have accused Brussels of keeping their largest pick-up trucks, including the Ford F-150, the Chevy Silverado and the Ram 1500, off European roads, the Financial Time...
Apr 07, 2026
Exclusive-TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in Finland
By Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM, April 8 (Reuters) - TikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as i...
Apr 07, 2026
Harvard economist urges Japan PM Takaichi to respect central bank independence
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Japan must respect central bank independence to prevent unwelcome rises in bond yields, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff told Prime Minister Sanae T...
Apr 07, 2026
US rejects aluminum tariff relief request from Ford, WSJ reports
April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has so far rejected requests from Ford Motor and other U.S. automakers for relief from aluminum tariffs after fires at a Novelis plant created supply bottleneck...
Apr 07, 2026
New Zealand holds rates, warns of 'decisive' move if Iran war fuels inflation
By Lucy Craymer and Wayne Cole WELLINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank kept its policy rate at 2.25% on Wednesday for a second meeting, buying time to assess the fallout from the Mi...
Apr 07, 2026
Exclusive-Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to US as White House downplayed the risk
By Kristina Cooke and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The FBI warned U.S. state and local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran's government to targets in the United States la...
Apr 07, 2026
Bank of Korea to hold rates at 2.50% as war-driven uncertainty persists: Reuters poll
BENGALURU, April 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of Korea will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday and for the rest of the year, a Reuters poll forecast, as policymakers assess the impact...
Apr 07, 2026
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