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Kast in Chile says his legislation would reduce corporate taxes to 23% over time from 27%. (@FirstSquaw)

AUSTRALIA (APR) MI INFLATION EXPECTATIONS ACTUAL: 5.9% VS 5.2% PREVIOUS (@FirstSquaw)

Chile’s Kast announces proposed bill for reconstruction funding and job support. (@FirstSquaw)

Nearly 10% of BBC employees to be laid off as broadcaster targets £500m savings. (@FirstSquaw)

Japan port aluminium stocks drop month-on-month to 279,800 tonnes at end-March, according to Marubeni. (@FirstSquaw)

Thomson Reuters faces growing pressure over US immigration work-FT (@FirstSquaw)

Russian strikes on Kyiv kill a 12-year-old and injure 10 others, says Mayor Klitschko. (@FirstSquaw)

Asia-Pac equities trade higher, tracking Wall Street’s record highs driven by technology strength and peace hopes (@FirstSquaw)

40-year JGB yield in Japan increases by 3.0 basis points to 3.845%. (@FirstSquaw)

Attack by Russian forces hits homes in Dnipro, causing fires and injuring five people. (@FirstSquaw)

20-year JGB yield in Japan climbs 3.0 basis points to 3.270%. (@FirstSquaw)

5-year JGB yield in Japan increases slightly by 0.5 basis points to 1.835%. (@FirstSquaw)