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As we approach the end of Q1 2025, the main data points are sentiment-based. Over the course of this week, we have Purchasing Managers' Indices today and the German IFO tomorrow.

Heathrow Airport is shut down all day after a fire broke out in a power substation overnight. This is the main domestic headline, and looking at the poor state of the stock markets, there is little "Friday cheer."

Asian and US stocks rose overnight, with the Fed signaling room to cut interest rates later this year. Trump is pushing for a sooner cut, posting on his Truth Social: "The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S. tariffs start to weave (gently!) into the economy. Do the right thing. April 2nd is Liberation Day in America!!!"