ECONOMY

Tehran Stock Exchange's main TEDPIX share average finished 3.09% higher on 4 April.

Lifting of sanctions on Iran following nuclear deal could add to oil supply glut.

Weak US data to fuel speculation that US Fed will wait until September to hike rates, boosting gold's safe-haven status.

The legislation will come into force from 5 April and apply to around 285,000 working couples.

Report by the Department of Labor revealed 126,000 jobs were created in March.

Greek deputy finance minister Dimitris Mardas says Athens will pay roughly €450m it owes the IMF on time.

Latest data suggests China's economy remains weak, pointing to need for further stimulus.

€450m payment to the IMF due next week could be the next financial test for Greece.

Short-term volatility and and long-term downward pressure on prices if Iran gets sanctions relief.

Oil prices volatile as Iran closes in on nuclear deal with world powers.

A shale oil boom in the US has reduced the world's leading oil consumer's dependency on Opec crude.

Goldman says Brent crude will hover at $70 a barrel by end-2015 but prices could drop to $40 during the summer months.

Ukrainian energy minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said the deal was a 'victory' for Kiev.

President Obama to normalise economic ties with Cuba as American businesses look for new markets

M&S reports sales growth across its non-food range after 15 consecutive quarters of falls.

Athens has tabled a plan to tackle tax evasion and corruption, and pledges to pay the IMF on time.

Daily Telegraph published letter with more than 100 signatories praising Tory management of economy

Economists expect the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut rates later this year, in June and in the fourth-quarter.

Markit manufacturing PMI for March dips too, to contraction zone.

Markit PMI for March came in better than expected for eurozone, Germany, France and Italy.

China is sitting on a huge volume of savings and people are buying stocks as alternative investment options are limited.

Patrick O'Flynn says he was not surprised that top business leaders are 'happy with status quo'.

Mizuho Securities economist Yasunori Ueno estimates households are probably hoarding some 36tn yen ($300bn) of cash.

Consumer spending accounts for an average of about two-thirds of US GDP and consumer spending barely rose in February.

Scotch Whisky Association attribute fall to weaker economic conditions and political volatility in some markets.

China NBS PMI up for manufacturing, down for services.

Member countries could ink better agreements about fiscal policy if Greece decides to leave single currency, according to Berkshire Hathaway CEO.

Risks are mainly external with policy uncertainty in the developed world.

US consumer confidence index has rebounded in March against the consensus of a further drop.