Overnight headlines for April 1: Both the US and Iran send signals of conflict de-escalation. US stocks close higher. Crude oil plunges. Gold rises. Aluminum prices record the largest monthly increase in two years.

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Markets

April 1 close: U.S. stocks surged sharply higher, but all three major stock indexes recorded losses in the first quarter

Top 20 by trading value in U.S. stocks on April 1: Nvidia invests $2 billion in Marvell

Most China concept stocks rose on April 1: Pony.ai up 10.54%, China New City Rural down 4.96%

Brent crude oil prices surged more than 60% in March, the biggest single-month gain since 1988

The Iran war is expected to end, but gold still posted its worst monthly performance since 2008

European markets rose: Trump reportedly intends to end military action against Iran

Macroeconomics

Trump says the U.S. will end its war with Iran in two or three weeks and that an agreement with Tehran is still possible

Barring military aircraft from flying over and refusing military intervention, France and the UK warned Trump: “The U.S. won’t help you anymore”

Trump told the “Post” that the Iran war “won’t last too long”

Trump: After the U.S. withdraws, the Strait of Hormuz will be “automatically” opened

The White House says Trump will sign an executive order to restrict mail-in voting

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS “Bush” is deploying to the Middle East region

U.S. Customs says the tariff refund new system is advancing; processing time may be up to 45 days

The U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia warns American citizens to leave the country as soon as possible or seek shelter locally

The U.S. defense secretary says the current “top priority” is to seek an agreement to end the war in Iran

The U.S. and Europe are growing increasingly at odds over the Iran war, with deeper fissures in the NATO alliance

Iran’s president: If it is no longer attacked, Iran is willing to stop fighting

Iran’s foreign minister: There has been no negotiation with the U.S., but there has been information exchange

Iran says the U.S. and Israel carried out strikes on Abbas Port

Mehr News Agency: Iran’s steel plants were hit in strikes by the U.S. and Israel

Iran continues to tightly control the Strait of Hormuz, but the number of vessels granted passage in the past week has risen slightly

South Korea rolls out a $17.3 billion stimulus plan; surging oil prices are pressuring the economy

France says it has not changed the policy on U.S. military aircraft flying over its airspace and expresses “surprise” at Trump’s remarks

Hezbollah says it carried out multiple attacks on Israeli forces and positions

Russian ambassador: Iran’s supreme leader is currently in Iran, but is avoiding making public appearances

Companies

OpenAI completes $122 billion in financing, valuing it at $852 billion

Anthropic accidentally leaked part of the internal source code for its code assistant Claude Code

Microsoft faces a UK anti-monopoly investigation; the cloud market size reaches £10.5 billion

Airbnb launches airport pickup services covering 125 cities, aiming for global expansion

Oracle announces another round of layoffs, affecting several thousand people

Apple tests new Siri features that support processing multiple commands at once

Seasoning maker Flavor-Mei “grow small to get big” will merge with Unilever Foods business

Nvidia invests $2 billion in Meiman Electronics, deepening cooperation

Goldman Sachs believes that after gold selling, it will still rise to $5,400

At 95, Buffett has spoken again! The current volatility is “not worth mentioning”—selling Apple too early! Reuniting with Curry to restart the “charity lunch”

Opinion

MSCI reclassifies Greece from emerging markets back into developed markets

Commodities roundup: Oil prices fall, gold rises, aluminum prices record the biggest monthly gain in two years

New York FX market: The dollar’s monthly gain narrows; market expectations rise that the Iran war could ease

Bitcoin ends five straight months of declines; expectations of easing Iran tensions heat up

As regulators begin drafting rules, Fed Governor Barr warns about stablecoin risks

European Central Bank Executive Board member Rehn: Rate hikes are not a sure thing

Fed official Schmidg warns: The inflation rate may stay around 3%

Buffett warns of fragile signs in the banking system; market panic could lead investors to pull out

European Central Bank executive board member: Must prevent inflation driven by war from pushing up wages

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Responsible editor: Ding Wenwu