[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures drop around 1% at the reopen and oil futures are up by around 7%, while spot gold declined 1.7%, following failed US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan and with US President Trump announcing a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
The drop in US equity futures alongside the rise in oil prices reflects heightened geopolitical tensions following the unsuccessful US-Iran negotiations and Trump's blockade announcement in the Strait of Hormuz.
Sirens sound in Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel, according to SNN, while Tasnim also reports that Hezbollah is conducting missile attacks on Israeli towns
US President Trump and his advisers are weighing resuming limited strikes in Iran, in addition to the US blockade, to break the stalemate in peace talks, according to WSJ citing officials and people familiar with the situation
[MARKET UPDATE] US equity futures drop around 1% at the reopen and oil futures are up by around 7%, while spot gold declined 1.7%, following failed US-Iran negotiations in Pakistan and with US President Trump announcing a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Foreign Minister posts "In intensive talks at highest level in 47 years, Iran engaged with U.S in good faith to end war. But when just inches away from "Islamabad MoU", we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade"
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This situation typically supports crude oil prices due to supply concerns while weighing on equity markets as investors grow wary of increased instability.
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