Stocks stumble, oil tops $110 as Trump’s Iran deadline looms

Stocks stumble, oil tops $110 as Trump's Iran deadline looms

Item 1 of 2 Visitors walk past screens showing the latest market data at the Japan Exchange Group’s Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato [1/2]Visitors walk past displays displaying market data at the Japan Exchange Group’s Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato Purchase Licensing Rightsopens … Read more

Asian markets are bracing for Trump’s promised attack on Iran’s infrastructure

Gregor Stuart Hunter

The President of the United States is beginning to count on launching attacks on the devices on Tuesday Brent crude surges above $110 a barrel, stocks rally The 10-year JGB yield hit the highest since February 1999 relative to inflation. SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose, bonds fell and stocks were mixed in … Read more

Iran war exposes weakness of US ‘no-hire’ economy

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ORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) – US job growth is slowing to a halt. If this was tolerable to policymakers or acceptable to investors before the Iran war, it should not be now. The labor market has been struggling for some time, but this has been overshadowed by the unemployment rate, which has come down, … Read more