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Dollar and oil strengthen as hopes for war end fade

Send us Fan MailTrump extends Hormuz deadline, but prepares to send more troops. Dollar flexes its muscles as oil extends rebound. Yen intervention fears intensify as dollar/yen tests 160.00. Gold slides but finds support, Nasdaq falls more than 2%.Risk Warning: Our services invo ...  Show more

Rumours of a weekend ceasefire fail to inspire risk markets

Send us Fan MailUS-Iran negotiations continue, but there is still ground to cover for anagreement. A weekend ceasefire could trigger a sharp correction in oil,supporting equities. Oil edges higher today, while gold surrenders the lasttwo days’ gains. Hawkish Fedspeak and another ...  Show more

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