· Eurozone plan to hold €240bn in reserve for bailouts
· Japanese production decline undercuts signs of recovery
· Investment banks face a disappointing year
· UK home-loan lending at 8-mongh low in February
· Asian markets mixed, but Nikkei set for strongest rally in 24 years
· European markets set to rebound after US rally late in session
· Euro rises toward month high before EU finance meeting
· Yen strengthens after Japanese consumer prices unexpectedly rise
· Oil rebounds from year’s biggest decline on Iran tension
· Commodity hedge fund managers underperform in Q1
