❗ SpaceX confidentially files for IPO

Trump talks Iran

⛔SAUDI ARABIA'S OIL EXPORTS DROPPED BY 50% IN MARCH DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ BY IRAN

SBI HOLDINGS' B2C2 DESIGNATES SOLANA AS PRIMARY STABLECOIN NETWORK FOR INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS: THE BLOCK

❗TRUMP HAS SAID HE IS STRONGLY CONSIDERING PULLING THE UNITED STATES OUT OF NATO

The US leaving NATO is "beyond reconsideration" - Trump tells Telegraph.

⛔DRONE TARGETED OIL FIELD IN DUHOK PROVINCE IN IRAQI KURDISTAN - RTRS

⚠️The head of ADNOC stated that Iran's attacks can no longer be tolerated. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the UAE could become the first Gulf country to enter into conflict with Iran.

RTRS: Euro zone factory growth hits 45-month high

⚠️GERMAN ECONOMIC INSTITUTES CUT 2026 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 0.6% FROM 1.3% PROJECTED IN SEPTEMBER German economic institutes see inflation at 2.8% in 2026 and 2.9% in 2027 vs previous forecast: 2.0% in 2026, 2.3% in 2027.

⚠️ Australia PM Albanese: Months ahead may not be easy.

⚠️ IRAN HAS STRUCK AMAZON SERVERS IN BAHRAIN

⛔Iranian Parliament: The Strait of Hormuz will not open, we have not held any negotiations, and we will not hold them.

💥BBG: ASIAN STOCKS RALLY MOST IN A YEAR ON HOPES IRAN WAR MAY END

Canada Finance Minister to visit China April 1st-4th

❗Historically, April is one of the strongest months of the year for the SP500, according to LSEG data

💥MSCI ASIA PACIFIC STOCK INDEX EXTENDS RALLY TO 5%

⚠️Iran has already recruited over 5 million volunteers to repel a potential US ground attack -- FARS The total number of US troops in the Middle East currently stands at just over 50,000 -- NYT

Arizona's crypto bills clear the House Rules Committee, putting them on a fast track to a full House vote. SB1042 would allow state funds to invest up to 10% in crypto, while SB1649 would establish a digital assets reserve fund.

⚠️Oracle May Lay Off Up to 30,000 Employees — CNBC

A third US aircraft carrier departed for the Middle East — WSJ US troops count in the Middle East exceeded 50,000 — NYT Media says that the Trump administration is preparing for a ground operation in Iran. Trump will address the nation today regarding Iran.

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority of New Hampshire, U.S., plans to issue about $100 million in Bitcoin-backed municipal bonds, rated Ba2 by Moody’s, two notches below investment grade.

⚠️U.A.E. Wants to Force Hormuz Open and Is Willing to Join the Fight -- WSJ

🔥Today, Trump will deliver a major address to Americans on Iran. 9:00 PM ET

Apple turns 50 on April 1

BBG: Asia LNG Imports Drop Most Since 2022 as Iran War Upends Supply

Trump said the war on Iran could end within two to three weeks

❗Trump's approval rating fell to a record low of 33%, according to a University of Massachusetts poll

Microsoft Posts Worst Quarter Since 2008

NIKE 3Q REVENUE $11.28B, EST. 11.24B 3Q EPS 35C, EST. 31C

OPENAI VALUED AT $852 BILLION AFTER CLOSING $122 BILLION ROUND

TRUMP TELLS NBC NEWS ON IRAN WAR: 'IT'S COMING TO AN END'

❗Today is the last day for funds to rebalance their portfolios for the quarter. Goldman previously reported that by the end of the quarter, US pension funds could buy stocks on rebalancing for a near-record amount money

⚠️WSJ, citing US officials: The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is heading to the Middle East with its warships.

White House official to Al Jazeera: President Trump is confident that an agreement will be reached soon.

❗ISRAELI OFFICIAL: COLLAPSE OF TALKS MEANS ATTACKING TEHRAN'S OIL FACILITIES -- AL JAZEERA

❗Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: I continue to receive messages directly from Witkoff, and this does not mean we are negotiating. What is happening now is not negotiations, but an exchange of messages directly or through our friends in the region.

Ripple’s institutional liquidity and trading platform, announced that it has expanded its integration with the decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid.

Warren Buffett on CNBC: - Stock market: Valuations remain unattractive. - Berkshire Hathaway has bought almost nothing major recently.

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said he would buy “a whole lot” of Apple shares if the stock became cheap enough, but the current market isn’t offering the right opportunity yet.

⚠️ EU ENERGY COMMISSIONER JORGENSON: IRAN WAR HAS ADDED 14 BILLION EUROS TO EU FOSSIL FUEL IMPORT BILL SO FAR WE SEE TIGHTENING IN DIESEL AND JET FUEL MARKETS

⚠️Token issuance failure rates have reached record levels --21Shares researcher Darius Moukhtarzade stated

Trump: We destroyed Iran completely, but we have more work ahead to stop their attack.

Other nations can reopen the Hormuz Strait Hormuz will open automatically - NYP

Trump: War against Iran won’t last much longer - NYP

❗OPEC OIL OUTPUT FALLS 7.3 MILLION BPD IN MARCH FROM FEBRUARY TO LOWEST SINCE JUNE 2020, SURVEY FINDS - RTRS

Netanyahu stated that after the war, the issue of Hormuz should be resolved through pipelines from Saudi Arabia to the Mediterranean Sea, passing through Israel.

⚠️ Iran's IRGC issued a warning against 18 American technology companies, among them Microsoft, Apple, Google, Intel, and Boeing, stating that they will be considered legitimate targets in response to terrorist operations carried out by the US and Israel

⚠️ IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS SAYS THEY WILL TARGET U.S. COMPANIES IN THE REGION AS OF APRIL 1 IN RETALIATION FOR ATTACKS ON IRAN