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EU Mid-Market Update: Israel strikes back against Iran, triggering safe haven flows which unwound as reports noted damage was limited and retaliatory strikes could now be over. Notes/observations - Assets whipsaw as Israel retaliates with strikes against Iran, reportedly targeting nuclear research f

In focus today Today is a quiet day on the data front. We will monitor the situation in the Middle East after reports of explosions in the Iranian city of Isfahan which houses a military base. See more below. In Sweden, the market is likely to continue to digest the messages from Riksbank's Bunge an

In focus today Today, two Riksbank board members will give speeches on monetary policy and the economic outlook, Aino Bunge (8.30) and Per Jansson (16.00). It will be very interesting to hear their comments on the benign March inflation print and the recent global developments, in particular how the

French stocks traded sharply higher on Wednesday, after having fallen heavily on Tuesday on concerns about rising tensions between Iran and Israel, and U.S. rate cut uncertainty. The benchmark CAC 40 was up 96 points, or 1.2 percent, at 8,028 after falling around 1.4 percent in the previous session.

Eurozone inflation softened in March, as initially estimated, largely due to slowing food price growth, final data from Eurostat showed on Wednesday. The harmonized index of consumer prices registered an increase of 2.4 percent annually, slower than the 2.6 percent rise in February. Likewise, core i