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Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran

Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad on Saturday. For the week, all three major US indices advanced by more than three percent. Oil prices

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Friday that NATO was "in America's interests", at the end of a three-day visit to the Gulf to discuss bolstering the "fragile" Middle East truce. Starmer's comments followed US President Donald Trump's

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

(MEDFORD, MA) President Donald Trump on April 7, 2026, announced a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, after more than a month of war marked by U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian military leadership, Iranian retaliation against regional oil infrastructure and a global energy crisis. As a former

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Middle East war: global economic fallout

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war: - US inflation surges - Inflation in the United States rose sharply in March, government data showed, as higher energy prices due to the war in the Middle East hit Americans hard. Prices rose 3.3 percent year-on-year in

On Iran truce, all sides want bigger China role, but does China?

On Iran truce, all sides want bigger China role, but does China?

For decades, the United States has cast itself as the guarantor of stability in the Middle East, allying militarily with Gulf Arab states as well as Israel and brushing aside global rival China's aspirations for a greater role. The US-Israeli attack on Iran shattered the veneer of

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

Pakistan is due to host talks between Iran and the United States in a bid to turn a fragile two-week ceasefire into a lasting end to a war that has roiled global energy markets. Here are five things to know about the Islamabad talks: - The war behind the talks

Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Pakistan was poised on Friday to host Iranian and US delegations for negotiations in its capital, although Tehran's participation remained uncertain after deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon threatened this week's temporary truce. Separately, Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Washington next week, a State Department