Overnight Headlines for April 2: U.S. stocks closed higher, oil prices fell, and gold, copper, and aluminum rose. The U.S. plans to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum finished products. Iran threatened to carry out an attack on American tech companies.

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Markets

April 2 close: U.S. stocks finish higher Technology shares lead gains; the market continues to watch the situation in Iran

Top 20 by U.S. stock trading value on April 2: Multiple sources say SpaceX has secretly filed for an IPO

Most热门概念 stocks in China-listed ADRs rise on April 2: Huasai Technology up 7.22%, Vipshop down 4.52%

Oil prices fall to around $100; earlier Trump said the war could end within a few weeks

Spot gold rises 1.91%, to $4,757.17

European stock markets post their biggest increase in nearly a year; expectations that the Iran war is nearing an end heat up

Macro

Trump: The U.S. is in talks with Iran’s parliamentary speaker

Preview of Trump’s evening remarks: Praising military victory, emphasizing withdrawing from Iran within two or three weeks

The U.S. plans to impose a 25% tariff on finished products that use imported steel and aluminum

NATO Secretary General Rutte will travel to Washington next week to meet with Trump

U.S. intelligence agency: Iran currently has no intention of engaging in substantive talks

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson: Iran is prepared to respond to any attack

Iran says the ultimate goal of its retaliatory actions includes the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Middle East

Iran’s president hints that the U.S. is Israel’s proxy, urging Americans not to be influenced by political rhetoric

Iran’s president Pezeshkian sends a letter to Americans: Iran has never initiated a war

Iran’s president issues an open letter to the American people: The Iranian people have no hostility toward other countries

Trump threatens to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine unless Europe joins the relevant Hormuz alliance

The U.S. will move Venezuela’s acting president out of the sanctions list

Trump asks the military to submit a plan to seize Iran’s nuclear materials

The U.S. Department of Defense will double the size of the A-10 attack aircraft deployed in the Middle East

U.S. officials say the U.S. military has lost 16 MQ-9 “Reaper” drones

Companies

SpaceX is reportedly secretly filing IPO documents Valuation may exceed $1.75 trillion

Iran threatens to attack U.S. tech companies such as Nvidia and Apple

Eli Lilly CEO opposes pushing legislation to enact the Trump drug pricing deal

VisaCard company: Relying on artificial intelligence alone is not enough to curb the new wave of scams

JPMorgan Chase considers entering the prediction market business

Intel plans to regain full control of its key Ireland plant

Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug approved by the FDA Once daily dosing, no dietary restrictions

Lufthansa plans to ground 40 aircraft—potentially cutting capacity by 5%

Nike plunges 15%, potentially set for its worst single-day performance in about a year

Soft Tesla deliveries could become the new norm; investors focus on projects such as Terafab

Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of OpenAI shares in the secondary market are picked up by no buyers; $2 billion in cash is poised to invest in Anthropic

Amazon’s cloud computing facilities in Bahrain were damaged in an Iran attack

The Middle East’s largest aluminum producer, Emirates Global Aluminum, halts operations at its smelter; Iran’s attacks severely disrupt operations

Commentary

NASA astronauts are about to embark on a journey around the Moon; humanity returns to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in half a century

Commodities roundup: Oil prices fall; gold, copper, and aluminum rise; the market focuses on Trump’s remarks

Opinion roundup: Fed officials say risks facing the dual mandate are rising; U.S. stocks may rally due to short-covering

Crude oil: WTI falls; traders focus on Trump’s remarks about the Iran war

New York FX market: The U.S. dollar index tracks lower oil prices; optimism about a ceasefire in the Middle East rises

Tracking firm says no LNG cargo ships transited the Strait of Hormuz in March

April 2 overseas headlines: SpaceX secretly submitted IPO documents; Nike plunges 15%; Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug is approved; soft Tesla deliveries could become the new norm

Germany’s government: Gas stations can only raise prices once per day

The Middle East war disrupts global supply, U.S. LNG exports hit a new record high again

U.S. Treasury market: Early-session gains in Treasuries fade; the yield curve flattens slightly

U.S. allies consider diplomatic action toward Iran, or apply pressure on opening the straits via sanctions

Iran’s top leader’s foreign policy adviser was attacked and seriously injured

The IMF, the World Bank, and the International Energy Agency say they will work together to address the impact of the Iran war

European bond market: European government bonds rise; traders scale back rate-hike bets

Iranian military official: The Resistance Front shows strength in fighting the war against the U.S. and Israel

European allies believe the probability that Trump withdraws from NATO unilaterally is not high, but they are more worried that the alliance will become hollow

White House official: Trump will reiterate in a nationwide address that U.S. forces will withdraw from Iran within 2–3 weeks

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