Rishaad this is what it is looking like for equities. No trading in hong kong. It is a public holiday. Looking at active futures for the chinese market. Overall asia is feeling at down 3 10 of 1 . We do have many investors taking the opportunity not to go to work as is the case in hong kong where they have no choice. S p futures on the way up after the deep losses we saw in the session friday on wall street. Looking at the nikkei 225 coming off the lows of the day. Action there, political in part. The ldp may have lost a special election seats. That would be a blow for the unpopular president at the moment. Looking at the bond picture, yields where they were we still on friday. Japanese 10 year yields grinding to the upside up to 85 basis points. Wti off as the middle east situation seems to be simmering. Perhaps the calm before the storm. 70 five cent move to the downside for new york crude. A lot is going to be contingent on what the bank of japan does at the end of the month. Haidi
As claude even said, happyity day. Protests are expected around the by area. First ever march for science will be held in San Francisco. And so we can local professor to give us an earth day report card. How are we doing on the federal, state and local level. But first lets see how our weekend is shaping up. And feels pretty nice out there. I am giving it a two thumbs up. Cooler, but still nice. We have enjoyable weather for Outdoor Activities whether you are going to participate in earth day, it is National Parks week, you could get into National Parks for free. Weve got a mix of sun and clouds and a beautiful view there at the start of your sunday. Temperatures in the mid 40s to mid50s right now. 48 degrees in santa rosa. San francisco checking in at 52. Oakland 51. Liveliver moore. Fairfield and cooler in napa. Santa rosa up 5 degrees over yesterday morning. Can you see the cloud cover moving overhead with a trough moving through for today. That is going to increase the cloud cover
Elections. A new chapter for u. S. Cuban relations. And a love affair with the shanghai circuit for Lewis Hamilton. And headlines at the masters rewriting the history books at augusta we begin in yemen, where the saudiled stepped up air strikes in and around the capital sanaa. Military installations are the recent targets. Its 17 days since the operation against Houthi Rebels began. Gerald tan has the latest. There has been no let up in the fighting. The war in yemen is in its 17th day and the frontline is unclear. In the neighbourhood of aden witnesses speak of street battles between supporters of embattled president Abdrabbu Mansour hadi, and houthi fighters. The houthis are the target of an intense campaign by a Saudiled Coalition. Yesterday there were fighting. The coalition released military pictures which it says shows the bombing of a sports statium in aden, used as a houthi ammunition store. Translation the use of schools, stadiums and civilian installations is evidence of the
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