国际货币基金组织总裁格奥尔基耶娃：将与世界银行合作评估各国需求，以及是否可以提供赠款，同时国际货币基金组织将提供更多附带条件的政策框架。一些撒哈拉以南非洲国家可能需要新的援助计划。

US HORIZONTAL DRILLING RIGS DOWN ONE TO 482 IN WEEK TO APRIL 17 - BAKER HUGHES

Leveraged hedge fund positions in US Treasuries are heightening risks of abrupt unwinds that could stress global bond markets, Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok said. Funds now hold about 8% of the $31 trillion market, up from 3% five years ago, with repo and prime brokerage financing exceeding $6 trillion. Slok warned forced deleveraging could send shockwaves through fixed income. The concerns align with Henry Paulson’s call for contingency planning against a potential demand shock in US debt. Regulators have flagged risks in leveraged basis trades, which worsened market turmoil during the pandemic and required Federal Reserve intervention.