A look at the day ahead in European and global markets
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By Tom Westbrook, Chief Markets Correspondent, Asia
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A weekend wait looms over markets as sources have told Reuters that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the crucial final step now resting with U.S. President Donald Trump's approval.
For now, market moves have been modest in Asia. The dollar was steady and bonds held on to gains made earlier in the week, as investors hope higher fuel price pressure will leave Trump little room to walk away.
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A woman walks past the mural showing U.S. flag with barbed wire and the Statue Of Liberty with skull face in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/Nazanin Tabatabaee/West Asia News Agency via REUTERS
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Rising global interest rates are also adding urgency for a Middle East peace deal, as markets worry that higher borrowing costs could compound economic strain and weigh on risk assets.
Inflation figures are due across Europe on Friday and although rises are expected to be fairly small, it will probably reinforce market expectations for a rate hike in June.
Tokyo inflation held below Japan's 2% target for a fourth straight month, figures released on Friday showed, yet a rebound in factory output is keeping the case for a rate hike in Japan next month very much alive.
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AI keeps markets captivated |
The yen was trading just on the strong side of 160 per dollar, a level that has traders wary and unwilling for now to test the resolve of authorities to defend the currency.
Meanwhile, AI euphoria carried stocks higher.
Dell (DELL.N) raised its AI server revenue forecast and the stock price soared 39% in after-hours trade. Over in Hong Kong, computer-maker Lenovo (0992.HK) has been on a tear, jumping 18% for a weekly gain of nearly 50%, the largest weekly rise since 1997.
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Key developments that could influence markets on Friday: |
- Inflation data in Germany, France, Italy
- Canadian GDP
- U.S.-Iran deal progress
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