Asia-Pacific shares rise at the open, buoyed by better than expected US employment data despite geopolitical concerns and reduced activity from holiday shutdowns: Nikkei 225 (+0.66%), KOSPI (+2.05%)
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Asia-Pacific shares rise at the open, buoyed by better-than-expected US employment data despite geopolitical concerns and reduced activity from holiday shutdowns
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JGBs Fall on Growing Fears of BOJ Rate Increase-wsj
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Trump’s Strait of Hormuz comments draw sarcasm from Iranian embassy in Zimbabwe: “we’ve lost the keys”
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5-year Japanese government bond yield climbs to 1.815%, up 2 basis points
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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund commits major stake in Paramount deal with $10 billion backing – WSJ
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Qatar Investment Authority and Abu Dhabi’s L’Imad Holding likely to join Gulf backing for Paramount-Warner deal – WSJ
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WSJ: Gulf investor commits to Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner
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Developments underway as Iranian missiles head toward Tel Aviv and central Israel
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Gold Falls Amid Dollar Strength, Inflation Worries-wsj
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Oil Futures Rise Amid Increased Supply Disruption Concerns-wsj
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Warning sirens activated in northern Jerusalem after Iranian missile threat
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Iranian missile detection triggers explosions in central Israel
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New batch of Iranian missiles detected en route to Jerusalem and southern Tel Aviv
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Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges unless it reopens strait-FT
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20-year Japanese government bond yield climbs 4 basis points to 3.305%
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Explosions heard in Khorramabad, western Iran, according to Iranian outlets
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Agricultural commodities drop as export demand softens for wheat, corn, and soybeans
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On the ground in Iran, a downed U.S. Air Force colonel’s mission boiled down to two words: evasion and survival-NYT
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Iraqi officials confirm airstrike on Popular Mobilization Forces HQ south of Mosul
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S. Korea, U.S. begin 4-week war remains search in regions near East Sea-YONHAP
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