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Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, seeking to secure a critical, long-stalled energy pipeline agreement.

(Source: Bloomberg)

UK inflation fell to its lowest rate in more than a year, prompting traders to bet on fewer Bank of England interest-rate hikes even though economists expect price pressures to return. Bloomberg’s Sam Unsted reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nikkon Holdings Co. is considering going private and the Japanese logistics company is preparing to hold a first round of bidding in early June, according to people familiar with the matter.

Called a “dear friend” by the Russian president, Xi Jinping stepped up his appeal for a Mideast ceasefire, days after the Chinese leader hosted US President Donald Trump in Beijing. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Vladimir Putin praised booming Russia-China trade and energy ties in talks with President Xi Jinping, saying the two countries are working together toward a more “democratic world order.”

(Source: Bloomberg)

Japan’s Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa will attend a gathering of trade chiefs hosted by China this week as Tokyo seeks to keep dialogue open with Beijing amid tense relations.

Gilts rallied as a sharper-than-expected slowdown in UK inflation prompted traders to trim bets on a Bank of England interest-rate hike next month.

Rufaro Chiriseri, head of fixed income for UK and Europe at RBC Wealth Management, discusses the outlook for Treasuries as 30-year yields climbed to levels not seen since the global financial crisis. “We’re actually happy to be sort of on the shorter end,” Chiriseri tells Bloomberg Television. “But at the same time, it starts to look a lot more interesting with 30-year real yields at levels that we haven’t seen since the GFC.” (Source: Bloomberg)

“We may have to give (Iran) another big hit,” President Donald Trump says while speaking with reporters at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)