8:26am

Rally resumes after consolidation phase

Alcoa results set positive tone

EQUITIES 10:31pm

Wall St lower at start of earnings season

Yum Brands drops on China controversy

COMMODITIES 6:49pm

Iron ore leaps to 15-month high

Prices regain 2011 level at $158 a tonne

7:28pm

Shanghai exchange urges dividend reform

Listed groups told they should return 30% of profits to investors

CURRENCIES 5:50pm

Yen rise defies eurozone bond buy policy

Tokyo’s move into bailout bonds fails to weaken Japan’s currency

CAPITAL MARKETS 6:13pm

Foreign borrowers flock to tap Yankees

Dollar-bond issues in US expected to hit $20bn this week