Overnight Headlines 7th April 2026

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Asia Overnight (Front Page Snapshot)

• 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225: −0.2% (reversed early gains)
• 🇦🇺 ASX 200: +1.5% (outperformer)
• 🇰🇷 Kospi: flat
• 🇨🇳 Shanghai Composite: +0.4%
• 🇭🇰 Hang Seng: closed

👉 Read: Mixed, low conviction session — markets stalling ahead of Iran deadline + elevated oil 

👉 Macro overlay:

• Brent ~$111
• 10Y ~4.33%
• USD firm

👉 Translation: No risk-on — just waiting for catalyst

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Top 7 Financial Headlines

1. Oil holds above $110 as Iran deadline looms

• Oil prices extend gains as Trump sharpens rhetoric on Iran
  👉 Oil remains the dominant macro driver, keeping inflation + rates pressure intact

2. Global markets stall ahead of binary geopolitical outcome

• Stocks struggle, oil jumps as Trump’s Iran deadline looms
  👉 Markets in holding pattern, waiting for headline resolution

3. Dollar remains firm as risk stays fragile

• Dollar kept aloft as another Trump deadline looms
  👉 USD strength = tight financial conditions + risk-off bias

4. Wall Street stabilises despite geopolitical tension

• Wall St ends higher as investors parse US-Iran negotiations
  👉 US resilience, but still headline-driven, not conviction buying

5. IMF warns: war → higher inflation, slower growth

• IMF warns Middle East war raises inflation, slows growth
  👉 Clear stagflation narrative building

6. SpaceX IPO plans emerge

• SpaceX lays out IPO details, targets June roadshow
  👉 Potential major liquidity / sentiment event

7. Broadcom–Google AI chip deal

• Broadcom signs deal to develop Google AI chips
  👉 Reinforces AI capex + semiconductor leadership theme