U.S.-China Beef Trade Deal Hopes Rise Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
US-Iran Ceasefire Under Pressure as Fresh Strait of Hormuz Clashes Shake Oil Markets 
Dollar Slips as Strong U.S. Jobs Data Reduces Fed Rate Cut Expectations 
Gold Prices Rise as Weaker Dollar and U.S.-Iran Peace Hopes Boost Demand 
China EV Truck Boom Accelerates as Iran War Drives Diesel Prices Higher 
Trump-Xi Meeting 2026: U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate Ahead of Beijing Summit 
European Stocks Fall as US-Iran Conflict Rekindles Energy Supply Fears 
Asian Stocks Slide as Iran Tensions Escalate Despite Strong Weekly Gains 
Japan’s Yen Intervention and BOJ Rate Hike Bets Support Currency Recovery 
Not many economic dockets and events scheduled for today but some with high volatility risks associated.
Data released so far:
- France: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen win the first round. Ready to face each other in second. Corporate service price for February will be updated at 23:50 GMT.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Leading economic index and coincident index numbers will be published at 5:00 GMT.
- Germany: IFO report on business climate, current assessment, and expectations will be released at 8:00 GMT. Bundesbank will release monthly report at 12:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: CBI industrial trend survey report will be published at 10:00 GMT.
- United States: Chicago Fed will update National Activity index for March at 12:30 GMT. FOMC member Kashkari is scheduled to speak at 15:30 GMT.
- Auction: US will auction 3-month and 6-month bills at 15:30 GMT.
