Oil rises back around $100, but US stocks hold steady as hopes continue for US-Iran talks

    https://apnews.com/article/oil-prices-stock-markets-trump-iran-ceasefire-fafebd0711ab3b2a191ae23d4fe33350

    Posted by GregWilson23

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    1. Seen it before. The market will operate on hope and delusion until everything collapses. A blockade will have to run months to be effective. Hopefully Trump wants to TACO before then.

    2. AmyWilliamse on

      Markets can stay surprisingly stable as long as there’s even a hint of diplomatic progress, because expectations matter as much as fundamentals in the short term. But it does feel like a lot of this stability is built on optimistic assumptions…if talks stall or tensions rise again, that same hope could unwind pretty quickly and hit both oil and equities at once.

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