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US futures climb as earnings season kicks into high gear:?US stocks climbed on Tuesday, on track for further gains as tech-focused investors prepared for a fresh wave of earnings highlighted by struggling Tesla (TSLA). S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures rose 0.3% after?staging a comeback?from a six-day run of losses the previous session. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures were up roughly 0.2%, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) also stepped up 0.4%.

Source: Bloomberg

UK Raises Planned Gilt Sales for Year by More Than Expected:?The UK government raised the amount of bonds it plans to sell this fiscal year by more than analysts expected, adding to what was already the second-largest gilt package on record.?The nation will sell ￡12.4 billion ($15.3 billion) more gilts compared to the Debt Management Office’s original plan for the 2024-25 fiscal year, it said in a statement Tuesday. That will take issuance to ￡277.7 billion, with the additional sales skewed toward shorter maturities.?

Source: Yahoo Finance

Eurozone Growth Gap With U.S. Points to Central-Bank Divergence:?The eurozone's economic recovery continued to pick up pace at the start of the second quarter, although growth continues to trail behind the U.S., paving the way for divergence between the world's leading central banks.?Activity in the eurozone's private sector has grown for the second straight month in April, according to a survey of purchasing managers released Tuesday, with Germany returning to growth for the first time in nearly a year.

Source: Bloomberg