Israel is bracing for a possible attack from Iran, either directly or via its proxies, with drones and missiles on government targets within days, according to people familiar with western intelligence assessments trib.al/yprF1XC

Treasuries rallied sharply Friday, pulling yields from near year-to-date highs, as anticipated escalation of Middle East warfare stoked demand for havens trib.al/mZKNmqI

US senators introduced a bill to extend the nation’s trade program with about 40 sub-Saharan African nations until 2041, helping them maintain duty-free access to the world’s biggest economy. trib.al/URBWQNy

India’s retail inflation eased in March due to a decline in food and fuel prices, though a coming heat wave threatens to damage crops and risks stoking prices trib.al/O3prHI5

Support for Germany’s AfD dwindled further ahead of June’s European Parliament elections, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way ruling coalition is still struggling to eke out any advantage from the far-right party’s woes trib.al/MjsYJJD

US Senate candidate David McCormick led Bridgewater as the hedge fund steered millions of dollars of investments into Chinese companies that produce fighter jets, bombers, and planes equipped to jam enemy radars trib.al/quWC17l

Jeffrey Cook, 67, was convicted of misconduct in public office between 2004 and 2008 last in March trib.al/oWv2ItD

Ukrane’s cabinet approved the appointment of an experienced diplomat and member of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office as first deputy foreign minister trib.al/2tplrY1

Robusta prices are up 5.4% this week and have been driven higher by less output and low inventories trib.al/wBuNlbM

Major Chinese asset managers expect Hong Kong to approve spot-crypto exchange-traded funds for both Bitcoin and Ether as soon as Monday trib.al/NKcnKKy

Citigroup’s profit topped analysts’ estimates as corporations tapped markets for financing and consumers leaned on credit cards — signs that a prolonged period of elevated interest rates will benefit big banks. trib.al/IdoQ9m2

OPEC's analysts make a stronger case for relaxing oil supply constraints than their IEA counterparts. Julian Lee asks if ministers will act accordingly trib.al/L9H78tW

Arxada's bonds are set for the longest streak of gains since January after the Swiss chemicals maker published results showing higher levels of cashflow and earnings trib.al/XlQTtmF

Here's why Macron is having a hard time breaking through Marine Le Pen's party's polling lead in the European elections trib.al/t2Yc0dh

Chocolate lovers may be in for a long wait for cheaper bars as West African cocoa farmers race to plant beans trib.al/xTtaEkh

'It’s like a Goldilocks situation.” Top traders in India are getting eye-popping salaries while their international colleagues face job cuts, as China's growth prospects sour trib.al/Az4MieP

Israel’s ambassador to the UN is taking an increasingly risky and dissonant tone trib.al/XZAl8I8

RedBird IMI is in talks with the UK about the possibility of a separate sale of the Telegraph and Spectator titles, a move that would boost Rupert Murdoch’s chances of taking control of the magazine trib.al/x5dEiBd

Several Chinese mutual fund managers have proposed to cap staff salaries at about $415,000, in response to President Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” drive, sources say trib.al/hkTT9Ov

China’s credit expanded more than expected in March, adding to signs of an improvement in the economy in recent weeks trib.al/LNaWOYn