Japanese PM Abe and Trump said to have spoken in phone this morning – Fuji TV

Livesquawk reports headlines from Fuji TV, citing that the Japanese PM Abe and US President Trump had a telephonic conversation this morning.

No further details have been provided on the same.

May 1, 2017

RBNZ: Lending for new residential mortgages down 8.9% y/y in March

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) published the latest lending data, noting the following: Lending for new residential mortgages down 8.9% y/y

Iran gets positive output cut signals from OPEC, NON-OPEC states - RTRS

Speaking with media over the weekend, Iran's oil minister Bijan Zanganeh noted that Iran is also willing to support the oil output cut deal extension.