Paul Wallace
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Let's have a look at the markets now.
In terms of the European market open, we're down two tenths of 1%.
Europe really being left out of this AI party that we've seen in Asia.
In terms of the big mover, though, on the stock 600 at the moment, that's EasyJet.
EasyJet PLC is up currently something like 10% this after the takeover approach.
There's still some debate about what that takeover approach actually looks like.
In terms of stock futures for the US, so we're in the green up $0.06 for Nasdaq futures.
The bond market, U.S.
yields at 4.46, up 2.5 basis points.
Yields rising, sovereign bonds dropping in Europe, 2.97 for benchmark.
Bund yields, this as we are seeing slightly increased bets for interest rate increases, hikes from the ECB.
And looking at Brent crude prices up 3% now, $93.89.
Lizzie?
Lebanon is another one.
Iran is insisting on a ceasefire there as well as in Iran.
Israel will be reluctant to accept that.
And then they also have issues to agree to, such as Iran's frozen funds.
How many of them will be unfrozen?
How many billions worth of them will be unfrozen?
And how quickly?