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The UAE said its air defense systems are responding to missile and drone threats from Iran.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said its ten-point proposal to the United States included accepting Iran’s uranium enrichment.
Japan's February labor cash income rose 3.3% year-on-year, below the expected 2.7% and the previous value of 3.00%.
Japan's overtime pay growth rate in February was 3.3% year-on-year, unchanged from the previous month.
A U.S. official said that the U.S. military strikes against Iran have ceased under a two-week ceasefire agreement.
A senior Iranian official said: "We told you from the beginning that you had no choice but to surrender to the great Iran."
Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi: Thank you to Pakistan for its tireless efforts to end the war in the region.
Iran stated that its ten-point plan includes lifting all major and minor sanctions, paying full compensation to Iran, and unfreezing all frozen Iranian assets.
Iranian media reports that negotiations with the United States do not signify the end of the war.
April 8 - U.S. federal funds futures generally rose, with the December contract up 14 basis points, suggesting room for a 17 basis point rate cut this year.
1. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.18% to 46,584.46 points, the S&P 500 rose 0.08% to 6,616.85 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.1% to 22,017.85 points. Walmart fell more than 3%, and Nike fell 3%, leading the Dow's decline. The Wind U.S. Tech Big Seven Index rose 0.01%, Google rose nearly 2%, and Amazon rose 0.46%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell 0.94%, Canadian Solar fell more than 5%, and Luguang fell more than 3%. 2. The three major European stock indexes all closed lower. The German DAX fell 1.06% to 22,921.59 points, the French CAC40 fell 0.67% to 7,908.74 points, and the UK FTSE 100 fell 0.84% to 10,348.79 points. 3. US Treasury yields fell across the board. The 2-year Treasury yield fell 4.97 basis points to 3.792%, the 3-year Treasury yield fell 6.25 basis points to 3.812%, the 5-year Treasury yield fell 5.59 basis points to 3.931%, the 10-year Treasury yield fell 3.56 basis points to 4.297%, and the 30-year Treasury yield fell 1.52 basis points to 4.871%. 4. International precious metals futures generally closed higher. COMEX gold futures rose 1.04% to $4733.30 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures rose 0.36% to $73.11 per ounce. 5. The most active US crude oil contract closed down 1.84% at $110.34 per barrel; the most active Brent crude oil contract fell 5.78% to $103.42 per barrel.
Iranian state television: US President Trump scrambles back on anti-Iran rhetoric, accepts Iran's ceasefire terms.
South Korea's unadjusted current account balance for February was $23.19 billion, compared to $13.2591 billion in the previous month.
Iran has accepted Pakistan's two-week ceasefire proposal, which has been approved by the new Supreme Leader.
Iranian sources report that Iran and the United States-Israel adversaries have reached a two-week ceasefire agreement under special conditions.
Israel says it has intercepted a missile launched from Iran.
Note: Iran has not yet officially responded to the "two-week ceasefire" proposal.
Daly, a 2027 FOMC voting member and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will be interviewed on Fox News in ten minutes.
U.S. 10-year Treasury futures rose 12 points, while 30-year Treasury futures jumped 24 points.
S&P 500 futures rose 1.0%, and Nasdaq futures rose 1.2%.
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