Walk Away
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Is the US really walking away from Iran and what does it mean for markets?
Is the US about to walk away from Iran? Donald Trump has said he's done what he intended. His sole function was to make sure that they uh didn't have any nuclear weapons in Iran. And he doesn't really care too much about the state of Hamooz. That's the problem for Europe and the Gulf states, and markets seem to like that. If the US pulls out, do supplies really return to normal? Or is this an overreaction to a social media post and a couple of press articles? It's Wednesday. Good morning. Well US equity's way higher today. We've got a three point three percent rise in the Nasdaq, two point four percent higher for the S P, but less so in Europe, just half a percent for the Eurostocks fifty, half a percent for the DAX and the FTSE one hundred.
Bond yields are lower, five basis points off ten year treasuries, down three in Germany, two in the UK, five in France, Aussie ten years, fell ten basis points yesterday to four point nine seven percent, which is pretty much where they are this morning. The US dollar has fallen 0.6% this morning, and the Aussie up by the same amount, up to 68.9 US cents. The euro, though, up 0.7%. The pound up half a percent. Same for the yen. And oil has come down 1.5% off WTI, 3% off Brent. Brent dipped below 104 a barrel, although oil has started to pick up again right now as we record this. Yes, so rather more positive sentiment around it seems. Here's Nabs Rodrigo Catrill, so this optimism stemming a bit from a Wall Street Journal report that says President Trump has told his aides he's willing to end the US military campaign against Iran, even if the Strait of Ammuz remains largely closed.
He thinks Europe and the Gulf states should take the lead. on reopening the straits.
How did the Nasdaq surge 3.3% and what are the drivers behind today’s equity rally?
So uh that's seen and basically you said as much as uh i i on truth social. So the the markets are seeing that as good news, even though actually, you know, it keeps the strait closed. It doesn't fix the problem.
Yes. So um in terms of the price action, uh as you mentioned yesterday we had that Wall Street Journal and we started seeing an improvement in risk appetite. Um with you know equity markets going up and and uh oil prices easing a little bit. Um then uh you know the the news were further extended by uh President Trump comments to the New York Post as well as um tweets or comments from True Social. Which again kind of reemphasized the idea that the US um would move away and that the the basic responsibility if you like to reopen the Strait of Hamous uh would rely on allies that are affected by the flow of the
They need to build up courage, he was basically saying, wasn't it? Go and if you want oil, go in.
Take it. Yes. So so the market is is to be fair, you know, in terms of the price action of the night, the m the market is trading with a little bit of optimism in terms of what this means for um for risk assets. Um and then of course also we also had comments coming from Iran which were seen as as quite positive, uh where Iran said that he it was ready to end the war, but again importantly too, they reiterated that demands of seeking guarantees. Um so um this is where it gets a little bit complicated because we go back to essentially the fifteen points from the US and the the five points from Iran. Um and uh you know they're still quite far apart in terms of uh what a truce means or what peace means.
Um but um the market in the sense is embracing the fact that uh they are talking uh Yeah. And that's a positive sign in terms of uh at least signalling or willingness to to end the conflict uh which should be seen as as a positive one. Whether the compromise can be reached, uh it remains to be seen. And the other thing that is important to highlight is that while this is all happening, attacks are continuing uh from both sides.
What impact does the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have on oil and global trade?
Um so um again, in terms of the the s the Strait of Homo's reopening today or tomorrow, we we're not yet seeing evidence that that would be the case.
uh a a big explosion in the Iranian city of Isfahan, uh which is believed to be where they store a lot of their enriched uranium.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Is the US really walking away from Iran and what does it mean for markets?
0:01–1:47
2
How did the Nasdaq surge 3.3% and what are the drivers behind today’s equity rally?
1:47–3:53
3
What impact does the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have on oil and global trade?
3:53–5:31
4
Why are China’s March manufacturing PMI and export data signaling a rebound?
5:31–7:22
5
How are rising Eurozone inflation and ECB debates influencing monetary policy?
7:22–8:59
6
What do the latest US labour market figures (JOLTS, ADP, NFP) reveal about economic softness?
8:59–11:03
7
How are geopolitical tensions between Iran, the Houthis and Gulf states affecting risk sentiment?
11:03–13:16
8
What upcoming data releases (US retail sales, ISM, BoC, ECB) should investors watch this week?
13:16–14:06