TAIWAN WILL CARRY OUT NEW DRILLS IN COMING WEEKS TO ENSURE THE ISLAND HAS ACCESS TO VITAL SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT OF A CHINESE BLOCKADE, A RISK HIGHLIGHTED BY IRAN'S CLOSURE OF A GLOBAL ENERGY CHOKEPOINT
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Asia-Pacific stocks start the week lower as oil prices surge after failed US-Iran talks and Hormuz blockade announcement.
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S. Korea to annually provide over US$2 bln in EDCF over 2026-2028-YONHAP
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2-year JGB yield rises 1.0 basis point to 1.410%
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Reports of sirens sounding in northern Israel's Galilee region-TSI
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China reflation bets waver as bond gains outpace sluggish equities-SCMP
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Chinese cars squeeze out Asian rivals in Europe as exports top 1 million-SCMP
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Crude oil prices surge, back above $100 after Trump threats on Strait of Hormuz-CNBC
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JBS Reaches Labor Deal With Striking Meatpacking Workers
Agreement covering 3,800 employees includes pay bumps through 2027-WSJ
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US Central Command to begin blockade of maritime traffic in and out of Iranian ports from April 13 at 10 a.m. ET
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California governor candidate Swalwell withdraws from active campaigning for governor
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JBS resolves dispute with UFCW Local 7, resumes full operations at Greeley plant
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JBS NV labor dispute resolved, company offer remains largely unchanged
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Workers at JBS NV Greeley facility to see wage boost as pension contributions are redirected, UFCW Local 7 says
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Peru to reopen some polls Monday after election blunder, says election authority-AFP
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Oil prices and US dollar rise after breakdown of US-Iran negotiations
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashes with the left as 2028 talk builds, privately venting that progressives are “never satisfied” and didn’t have her back-Political Polls
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Eric Swalwell withdraws from governor race, says he will address allegations outside campaign
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EuropeanGas futures jump up to 18% on Strait of Hormuz concerns-CNBC
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Taiwan’s overnight rate opens at 0.805%, matching the previous session opening
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South Korea's exports jumped 36.7 percent from a year earlier in the first 10 days of April, driven by strong overseas demand for semiconductors, data showed Monday-YONHAP
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