[MARKET UPDATE] Crude rises alongside the USD whilst stocks and bonds dip from best levels after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says "nobody can say that an agreement between US and Iran is imminent"

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[MARKET UPDATE] Crude rises alongside the USD whilst stocks and bonds dip from best levels after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says "nobody can say that an agreement between US and Iran is imminent"

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson says Iran is negotiating an end to the war and is not currently discussing nuclear issues, a framework has been reached but nobody can say that an agreement is imminent

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