Hopes of a brief end to the Iran war have buoyed markets, but policy is volatile

Stock market board showing Doe Jones and other green and red stocks next to the US flag.

If you woke up today and heard someone say that Wall Street’s tech sector was up more than 3 percent overnight, you’d expect it to be immediately followed by “April Fools’ Day.” But no, American stocks rose overnight, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping 1,125 points on Tuesday. The benchmark S&P 500 gained 2.9 … Read more

Minutes before Trump appeared on Iran, oil traders made unusual moves

A man is holding a can of petrol next to his car.

The winners are thin on the ground now. In a case of bad timing, US President Donald Trump last week planned Easter Monday as the day he would “raise hell” if Iran’s leaders reject his latest peace plan. Iran war updates: For the latest on the Middle East conflict, read our blog. It was after … Read more