ECONOMY

RBA leaves the official cash rate at a record low of 2.25% as expected.

Fall related to broad dollar strength as rupee under little pressure from greenback with USD index easing.

Goldman Sachs says it sees little upside for its $40/bbl forecast over the next three months.

Force majeure may be lifted on oil loadings at Es Sider, Libya's largest export terminal and at neighbouring Ras Lanuf.

Saudi Arabia cut oil prices to Asia and the US late last year, in a battle for market share amid a global supply glut.

IMF says due diligence efforts in Athens and talks with teams in Brussels to resume on 6 April.

Central bank chief Alejandro Vanoli reportedly said that regulators will perform "comprehensive inspection" at the local subsidiary of Citibank.

ISM services PMI, labour market index and speech by Fed's William Dudley will be US events to watch.

Gross says the US Federal Reserve will raise its benchmark rate by 0.5 percentage point a year, taking it to 2% by 2018.

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.