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  Italian Deficit Narrows More Than Forecast on Spending Cuts, Tax: Economy

  Updated 19 minutes ago

  Italy’s budget deficit narrowed more than economists forecast last year as spending cuts and tax increases helped shore up public finances even as the economy slipped into recession.

• Saudi Arabia May Widen Gap Between Light, Heavy Oil, Survey Says

  Updated 2 hours, 37 minutes ago

  The price difference between Saudi Arabia’s lightest and heaviest crude oils for buyers in Asia is set to rise to the biggest in six months.

• Emerging Stocks Advance on U.S Data, China Congress

  Updated 38 minutes ago

  Emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index set for a third weekly gain, after U.S. jobless claims fell and amid speculation China may introduce policies to support growth at a national congress next week.

• Asia Naphtha Crack Set to Widen; BP Buys Jet Fuel: Oil Products

  Updated 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  Asia’s naphtha crack spread is poised for the biggest increase in three weeks. BP Plc received a discount for buying jet fuel in Singapore, the region’s biggest oil-trading center.

• Honam Said to Buy Naphtha for Delivery in Second Half of April

  Honam Petrochemical Corp. bought two cargoes of naphtha for delivery to South Korea in the second half of April, according to three traders who participate in the market.

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  Strong Asian Job Market May Cap Policy Easing

  Asia’s job markets are holding up even as the European crisis hurts exports, auguring stability in domestic demand that reduces the case for the region’s central banks to add monetary stimulus.

• Asian Stocks Gain on U.S. Jobs, Europe; Set to Extend Record Weekly Streak

  Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index set to extend its longest weekly winning streak on record, after U.S. jobless claims fell and European leaders agreed to speed up providing a permanent bailout fund for the region’s debt crisis.

• Japan Without Nuclear a ‘Disaster,’ Says Former IEA Chief Tanaka

  Updated 54 minutes ago

  Japan’s failure to resume its atomic plants would be a “disaster” for the country because of its limited alternatives, said Nobuo Tanaka, the International Energy Agency’s former executive director.

• Yen Weakens to Nine-Month Low Versus Dollar on BOJ Outlook; Dollar Gains

  The yen fell to a nine-month low against the dollar after a government report showed Japan’s consumer-price index fell, fanning speculation the central bank will expand monetary easing to meet its inflation goal.

• Asian Currencies Rally a Third Week as U.S. Data Boosts Investor Sentiment

  Asian currencies advanced for a third week after reports signaled a pickup in U.S. economic growth, spurring inflows into emerging-market assets.

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