BENCHMARK 10-YEAR JGB FUTURES EXPIRING IN JUNE RISE 0.15 POINT IN EARLY TRADING
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI AVERAGE FUTURES CLIMB 1.52% IN EARLY TRADING
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STANDARD CHARTERED TARGETS $200 BILLION IN NET NEW MONEY ACROSS WEALTH AND RETAIL BANKING BY 2028, WHILE AIMING FOR HIGH-TEENS EPS GROWTH, 5-7% INCOME CAGR, AND OVER 15% RETURN ON TANGIBLE EQUITY.

THE BANK ALSO PLANS TO OPERATE WITH A 13-14% CET1 RATIO, CUT ITS COST-TO-INCOME RATIO TO ABOUT 57%, AND REDUCE CORPORATE FUNCTION ROLES BY AROUND 15% BY 2030.
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SPACEX IPO POISED TO GRANT $20BN STAKE TO ONE HEDGE FUND - FT
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JAPAN Q1 GDP ANNUALISED SA (Q/Q) PRELIMINARY: 2.1% (EST 1.7%; PREV 1.3%) || GDP SA (Q/Q) Q1 PRELIMINARY: 0.5% (EST 0.4%; PREV 0.3%)
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JAPAN Q1 GDP NOMINAL SA (Q/Q): 0.8% (EST 0.8%; PREV 0.9%) || GDP DEFLATOR (Y/Y): 3.4% (EST 3.1%; PREV 3.4%)
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JAPAN Q1 GDP PRIVATE CONSUMPTION (Q/Q): 0.3% (EST 0.1%; PREV 0.3%) || GDP BUSINESS SPENDING (Q/Q): 0.3% (EST 0.3%; PREV 1.3%)
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JAPAN Q1 INVENTORY CONTRIBUTION % GDP: -0.1% (EST 0.0%; PREV -0.3%) || NET EXPORTS CONTRIBUTION % GDP: 0.3% (EST 0.1%; PREV 0.0%)
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DAN SUNDHEIM'S FIRM D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS SET TO HOLD A STAKE WORTH ROUGHLY $20BN IF SPACEX HITS EXPECTED $1.75TN VALUATION - FT
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HITACHI UNVEILS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH ANTHROPIC TO BOLSTER "LUMADA 3.0" VIA FRONTIER AI
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GOOGLE AND BLACKSTONE ARE LAUNCHING A NEW U.S.-BASED AI CLOUD COMPANY BACKED BY $5 BILLION IN EQUITY CAPITAL FROM BLACKSTONE, ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

THE VENTURE TARGETS 500 MEGAWATTS OF AI COMPUTING CAPACITY BY 2027, WITH GOOGLE VETERAN BENJAMIN TREYNOR SLOSS SET TO SERVE AS CEO, WHILE GOOGLE WILL PROVIDE THE HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES POWERING THE PLATFORM.
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Putin says Russia and China share historically strong relations as he prepares for China visit.
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CNN reports Trump administration plans to allow more white South African refugees into the U.S.
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Putin says Russia and China will back each other across key issues, including sovereignty protection, before China trip.
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ASX 200 index gains 1.1% to 8,598.10 during early market trade.
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Putin says Russia and China share a friendship centered on peace and mutual cooperation, not confrontation.
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Asian equities could see relief buying after Trump delayed potential military action against Iran at the request of Gulf nations including Saudi Arabia and the UAE
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VLADIMIR PUTIN SAID RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS ARE AT AN “UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL,” ADDING THAT BOTH NATIONS ARE READY TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER ON SOVEREIGNTY ISSUES WHILE STRESSING THEIR PARTNERSHIP IS “NOT AIMED AGAINST ANYONE” AND IS FOCUSED ON PEACE AND STRATEGIC COOPERATION.
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HONG KONG FINANCE CHIEF WOOS FRENCH WEALTH MANAGERS AS EUROPEAN TOUR KICKS OFF-SCMP
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JGBs Mostly Rise on Likely Technical Rebound, U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Hopes-WSJ
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SK Innovation breaks ground for 3.3 tln-won LNG project in Vietnam-YONHAP
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