[MARKET UPDATE] Equity and fixed income futures dip while oil futures and bond yields hit sessions highs; price action seemingly after Iran reiterated no talks will happen until attacks stop, with no delegation heading to Pakistan ahead of Saturday talks

The market reaction suggests concerns over geopolitical tensions are weighing on equities and fixed income futures, reflecting risk aversion as Iran's stance on negotiations has seemingly hardened.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 10 Apr 2026, 09:15 UTCOn the live feed at 08:55 UTC — 5 more headlines followed before this page went public

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09:06

Italy sells EUR 8.0bln vs exp. EUR 6.25-8.0bln 2.40% 2029, 3.30% 2033 and 3.95% 2041 BTP

09:01

WSJ reports, citing an upcoming A.M. Best report, that insurers are taking bigger risks than before the 2008 crisis

08:55

[MARKET UPDATE] Equity and fixed income futures dip while oil futures and bond yields hit sessions highs; price action seemingly after Iran reiterated no talks will happen until attacks stop, with no delegation heading to Pakistan ahead of Saturday talks

08:52

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei may deliver address to the nation soon, TASS reports

08:51

BofA's weekly flow report notes USD 70.7bln into cash, USD 36.8bln into stocks, USD 8.7bln into bonds, USD 3.5bln into gold, USD 0.2bln into crypto

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The rise in oil futures and bond yields indicates that investors may be seeking safe-haven assets amid fears of escalating conflict, which could also impact economic stability and growth expectations.

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Recent headlines that moved markets

EQUITIES/8 Sept · 05:24 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Equity indices, after we published−0.3%

Modest downside seen across equity futures as energy prices tick higher.

ENERGY/8 Sept · 05:23 UTC

Saudi Energy Minister says a number of energy facilities and utilities were hit; are temporarily halting some operations.

Brent Nov'26, after we published+1.0%

ENERGY/3 Sept · 08:03 UTC

Russian President Putin says that Russia and Ukraine should agree first; he notes that there is an opportunity to reach a peace agreement.

with Brent Nov, after we published−1.3%

EQUITIES/3 Sept · 04:54 UTC

North Korea stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to Yonhap.

Equity indices, after we published−3.3%

EQUITIES/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

ES, after we published−0.2%

ENERGY/1 Sept · 16:17 UTC

Initial reports of an American attack on Iran, reports i24's Stein.

- Brent (V6), after we published+1.2%

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