JAPAN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (Y/Y) FEB: 0.4% (PREV 0.3%)
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Piper Sandler lowers its price target on Salesforce Inc to $215 from $250.
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Jefferies lowers its price target on Kingfisher to 291p from 303p.
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Piper Sandler lowers its price target on Microsoft to $500 from $600.
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Jefferies trims its target price for AvalonBay Communities Inc to $185 from $192.
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Polish central banker Kotecki says he sees no room for further interest rate cuts this year, media reports.
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The Philippines has requested an extension from the U.S. on its waiver to buy Russian oil and petroleum products, the energy secretary said.
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Citigroup lowers EQT to Neutral from Buy and reduces its target price to SEK 325 from SEK 370.
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HSBC raises its target price for Glencore PLC to 620p from 510p.
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Iran has demanded compensation from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain, according to state media-TSI
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European markets set to rise on hopes that Iran peace talks can resume
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European markets set to rise on hopes that Iran peace talks can resume-CNBC
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Citi lifts its 2026 year-end target for the MSCI EM index to 1,770, up from 1,540.
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Ukraine’s foreign minister said he emphasized the need to release a €90 billion loan in talks with the EU’s Kallas.
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Renault Korea to launch new models annually through 2029, produce next-gen EVs in Busan from 2028-YONHAP
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Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has lost all off-site electricity supply this morning, the IAEA says.
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BNP Paribas has been named core banking and fund-servicing partner by Janus Henderson Group across selected markets in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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Iran’s government puts initial war damage estimates at approximately $270 billion.
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European futures trade higher, with Euro Stoxx 50 up 0.5%, DAX up 0.67%, CAC 40 up 0.2%, and FTSE up 0.04%.
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NORWAY HOUSE PRICE INDEX (Q/Q) Q1: 0.6% (PREV 2.2%)
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SWEDEN CPIF Ex Energy (M/M) MAR: -0.3% (est -0.3%; prev -0.3%)
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