Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise in Easter trade on hopes for Hormuz reopening

Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise in Easter trade on hopes for Hormuz reopening

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Friday, after Iran and Oman were reportedly drafting a protocol to “monitor transit” through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes that the crucial waterway could partially reopen. Tanker traffic through the key oil-shipping route “should be supervised and coordinated” with the two countries, said Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister of…

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Iran peace hopes fuel relief rally

Iran peace hopes fuel relief rally

The 10-year Treasury yield was relatively unchanged on Wednesday as the prospect of a resolution to the Iran conflict lifted investor sentiment. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose less than 1 basis point to 4.315%. The 2-year yield dropped 1 basis point to 3.789%, while the 30-year Treasury yield was up more than a basis point at 4.906%….

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Africa: Broken Promises, Shattered Hopes – – the Plight of African Climate Migrants Seeking Work in ‘Wealthier’ SA

Africa: Broken Promises, Shattered Hopes – – the Plight of African Climate Migrants Seeking Work in ‘Wealthier’ SA

Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country. ‘Crop yield, livestock failed. That’s why we came to South Africa confident of a fresh start,” says Joshua Tuso (41), an undocumented migrant from Zimbabwe. But “it has been…

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The Fed hopes the third cut’s the charm

The Fed hopes the third cut’s the charm

It’s hump day and rate cut day, so I tapped senior business correspondent Christine Romans to share her reporting from the briefing with Chairman Jermone Powell. Her takeaway? There seems to be no magic bullets for some of the economic issues affecting everyday people. But the Fed has to do something, so here we are….

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