Newsquawk Daily Economic Releases - 3rd April 2026

The release of key PMI data from Japan, the US, and China today is significant as it provides insights into the service sector's performance and broader economic health.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 2 Apr 2026, 15:20 UTCOn the live feed at 15:00 UTC — 5 more headlines followed before this page went public

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Bahrain's Foreign Minister hopes for a vote on draft UN resolution on the Strait of Hormuz on Friday

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Iran says it to set tolls for ships passing via Hormuz strait

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Newsquawk Daily Economic Releases - 3rd April 2026

14:57

GCC's Security General says the GCC seeks normal relations with Iran

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[MARKET UPDATE] Pressure seen in the crude complex, DXY & upside in US equities after a report suggests Iran is drafting a protocal with Oman for Strait of Hormuz traffic

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Data: Japanese/US Services/Composite PMI Final (Mar),Chinese RatingDog Services/CompositePMI (Mar), US Employment Report (Mar)
Credit Ratings: Scope Ratings on Portugal

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Particularly, the US Employment Report has implications for labor market strength, which could influence monetary policy expectations going forward.

Macro · last 90 days

Recent headlines that moved markets

MACRO/20 Aug · 01:30 UTC

Australian Employment Change (Jul) -15.8K vs. Exp. 15K (Prev. 76.3K)

Market, after we published−0.3%

AUD/USD immediately moved lower by 22 pips to 0.7103 from 0.7125.

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

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