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According to Lebanon Square TV: Lebanon has not yet received the latest information from the United States on the start date of negotiations with Israel. The negotiations are expected to start next week. Lebanon is currently waiting for the United States to respond to this matter.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: The United States should stop wars in Lebanon and all regions.

According to AXIOS: The first meeting between Israel and Lebanon will be held at the US State Department in Washington.

Market News: The EU believes that there are currently no risks to the security of natural gas supply.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: The premise for armistice negotiations is that the United States abides by its ceasefire commitments on all fronts, especially in Lebanon.

Senior Lebanese officials say Lebanon needs the United States as a guarantor for any deal with Israel.

A senior Lebanese official said any negotiations would be "separate but in the same format" and similar to the ceasefire brokered by Pakistan between Iran and the United States.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture: maintains Argentina's 2025/2026 soybean production forecast at 48 million tons, market expectations are 48.04 million tons; Brazil's 2025/2026 soybean production forecast remains unchanged at 180 million tons, market expectations are 179.84 million tons.

USDA: The U.S. soybean production for 2025/2026 is expected to be 4.262 billion bushels in April, compared with 4.262 billion bushels in March. In April, the U.S. 2025/2026 soybean ending stocks are expected to be 350 million bushels, the market forecast is 349 million bushels, and the March forecast is 350 million bushels. The U.S. 2025/2026 soybean yield is expected to be 53 bushels/acre in April, compared with 53 bushels/acre in March.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose to intraday highs and were last up 0.5%.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Canada will support bringing Hezbollah under control.

U.S. Treasuries erased most of their losses as oil prices retreated from session highs.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: The ceasefire is "fragile" and must include Lebanon.

The German DAX30 index closed down 211.13 points, or 0.88%, at 23796.05 points on April 9 (Thursday);The British FTSE 100 index closed down 8.0 on April 9 (Thursday). 84 points, a decrease of 0.08%, to 10600.04 points;The FCHI index closed down 18.07 points, or 0.22%, to 8245.80 points on April 9 (Thursday); The European Stoxx 50 Index closed down 18.01 points, or 0.30%, at 5895.36 points on April 9 (Thursday);The Spanish IBEX35 Index closed up 1. 58 points, an increase of 0.01%, to 18080.38 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index closed up 276.95 points, or 0.59%, to 47368.50 points on April 9 (Thursday).

The U.S. Treasury bond auction for the eight weeks to April 9 - the winning rate allocation percentage was 93.05%, compared with the previous value of 73.27%.

The U.S. eight-week Treasury bond auction through April 9 - the winning rate was 3.575%, compared with the previous value of 3.62%.

The U.S. Treasury bond auction for the eight weeks to April 9 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 3.16, compared with the previous value of 3.26.

The U.S. Treasury bond auction for the four weeks to April 9 - the winning rate allocation percentage was 76.37%, compared with the previous value of 65.93%.

The U.S. Treasury bond auction for the four weeks to April 9 - the bid-to-bid ratio was 3.28, compared with the previous value of 3.15.

The U.S. four-week Treasury bond auction through April 9 - the winning rate was 3.56%, compared with the previous value of 3.62%.