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Key events: New Zealand - GDP (QoQ) (Q1) Switzerland - SNB Interest Rate Decision (Q2) UK - BoE Interest Rate Decision (Jun) USA - Initial Jobless Claims USA - Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Jun) USA - Crude Oil Inventories Asian stocks paused on Thursday, remaining near their highest levels in two years as traders awaited further US policy signals. Meanwhile, the British pound held steady ahead of a Bank of England meeting, where interest rates are expected to stay unchanged.

Key events:         USA – Pending Home Sales (MoM) (Feb) USA – Crude Oil Inventories On Tuesday, March 28, the world stock indices were trading without a single trend. In Japan and Hong Kong trading ended on the rise, while Chinese indices closed in a slight minus. European indices were adding within 0.5% at the start of trading. The futures on the S&P 500 shows near-zero dynamics.

Key events:         Australia – Employment Change (Jan) USA – Building Permits (Jan)    USA – Initial Jobless Claims   USA – Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (Feb) USA – PPI (MoM) (Jan) The U.S. stock market ended Wednesday's trading on the plus with growth in the last hour of the session. Traders tried to assess the next batch of statistical data on the U.S. economy and draw conclusions as to what they could mean for the further policy direction of the Federal Reserve System.