US EditionWorld Shares Are Mixed as a Fragile Israel-Iran Ceasefire Holds
- On June 25, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran following 12 days of bombing and US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
- The ceasefire followed US bombings of Iran's nuclear facilities and Israel achieving its war objectives, while the truce remains fragile and investors weigh future risks.
- Global equity markets rallied strongly as oil prices fell sharply and risk-on sentiment soared, with Asia markets leading gains and Singapore's STI rising 0.7 percent.
- Federal Reserve testimony noted potentially earlier rate cuts if inflation stays contained, with inflation at 2.1% year-on-year in May and Australia's trimmed mean CPI at 2.4%.
- The ceasefire and easing inflation signals support rate-cut expectations, but analysts caution that renewed conflict or oil price spikes could cause market volatility again.
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World shares are mixed as a fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire holds
BANGKOK (AP) — European shares slipped and Asian benchmarks advanced on Wednesday as a fragile truce between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding. Oil prices rebounded slightly after falling about 6% on Tuesday on hopes that the brief war will not hinder the global flow of crude. U.S. benchmark crude gained 1.3% to $65.20 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 1.1% to $66.92. Lower oil prices could give the Federal …
Stocks rally as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds
HONG KONG, China – Most equities extended a global rally Wednesday after Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire that ended more than a week of hostilities, while the dollar struggled to recover from a sharp drop stoked by bets on a US interest rate cut. However, wariness over the agreement by the Middle East foes helped oil prices climb, though they are still well down from their highs on Monday. Investors around the world breathed a sigh of rel…
Strong rise of over 1% in US stocks as investors bet on maintaining the Israel-Iran ceasefire - Airline and technology stocks strengthened as oil fell 13% in two days
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