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The stock markets were closed for Good Friday, but an abbreviated session on the bond markets, the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.34%, and the two-year yield, it stands at 3.84%.

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Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday, marking their entry into the month-long Iran war that has already caused chaos in energy markets and killed thousands of people.

Some 3,500 sailors and marines arrived in the region on an amphibious assault ship.

Israel continued bombing Iran overnight and on Saturday, while Tehran stepped up strikes across the region and wounded more than a dozen American personnel.

in an attack on a Saudi base.

The Yemen-based Houthis, who are supported by Iran, said they would continue operations until U.S.-Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic and its proxy militant groups, including Hezbollah in London, cease.

Later Saturday, the Houthis said they carried out a second military operation targeting Israel with cruise missiles and drones.

French anti-terrorism authorities are investigating a foiled bombing near the Bank of America headquarters in Paris that they said appeared to be linked to the Middle East conflict.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on BFM TV the attempted attack in the early hours of Saturday, in which suspects attempted to detonate a homemade explosive device, was similar to recent events in neighboring European countries, including the Netherlands and Norway.

Like in those cases, the bomb in Paris was placed by minors or young men who were paid to carry out the plan.

Saudi Arabia is still pumping and shipping oil despite the crisis caused by the war in Iran.

Bloomberg's Monica Ricks reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Saturday made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as Ukraine seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran's attacks during the war in the Middle East.

Zelensky said the Ukraine has already signed 10-year security agreements with Saudi Arabia and Qatar and expects to shortly finalize a similar agreement with the UAE.