Asian Stocks Sink as AI Rally Cools and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
Canada-Indonesia Trade Pact Gains Momentum as Carney and Prabowo Discuss Economic Cooperation 
US-Iran Gulf Clash Raises Oil Market and Defense Stock Concerns 
Asian Currencies Stabilize as Strong U.S. Jobs Data Boosts Dollar and Fed Rate Hike Expectations 
South Korea Stocks Tumble as KOSPI Triggers Circuit Breaker Amid Chip Selloff and Middle East Tensions 
Oil Prices Surge as Iran-Israel Tensions Escalate, Raising Supply Concerns 
Indonesia Plans Higher Asset Yields to Boost Rupiah and Restore Investor Confidence 
US Weighs Using Frozen Iranian Assets to Rebuild Gulf Infrastructure After Regional Attacks 
US Stocks Rebound as Iran Eases Military Operations; Tech Shares Lead Wall Street Recovery 
This week is less risk heavy in terms of scheduled data and events, except for the upcoming French election.
What to watch for over the coming days:
- Key economic data:
Not many key economic dockets scheduled for release this week, except for Housing market data from the US on Tuesday and Friday, Eurozone CPI on Wednesday, and UK retail sales report on Friday.
- US earnings:
68 companies from the S&P 500 are scheduled to report the first-quarter earnings this week. Big names include Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Netflix, Harley-Davidson, Yahoo, Johnson & Johnson and US Bancorp.
Along with the above fundamentals, unscheduled Brexit commentaries, happenings in Korean peninsula are likely to keep influencing the market. The biggest of all events are scheduled for next Sunday when the French will head to polling stations in the first round of the election.
