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What's Next for the U.S. Economy After Iran Cease-fire
Americans, already unhappy with the cost of living, want relief from rising fuel costs and climbing mortgage rates. Economists caution that the war's economic fallout won't be undone overnight.
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Jim Cramer says the market's rally is a peek into what stocks are worth buying
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday's rally revealed to investors what companies are worth buying and which to avoid. Cramer pointed to Sherwin-Williams, Caterpillar, Home Depot and Goldman Sachs as some of the Dow's biggest gainers in Wednesday's session.
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Stock Indexes Mark New Bullish Move; These Leaders Rally
One of the strongest single-session gains by the stock market in months arrived Wednesday. Investors clearly showed relief that the U.S. would take at least two weeks to consider a peace plan with decades-long enemy Iran.
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Wells Fargo's Schumacher: Market backdrop became 'too sanguine, too quickly'
Mike Schumacher, Wells Fargo Securities Head of Macro Strategy, joins 'Fast Money' to talk the day's market rally and why bonds did not see the same reaction as equities and oil.
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Fmr. Boston Fed Pres.: Until the Strait of Hormuz fully opens there will still be oil supply shock
Eric Rosengren, Fmr. Boston Fed President, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the ripple effects of the energy shock, what is on the Federal Reserve's plate right now, and more.
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‘They essentially have a blackmail card up their sleeve': A look at Iran's plan to charge tankers to use the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's plans to impose tolls on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz is turning the key waterway into a financial battlefield.
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Tom Lee: The stock market bottom is in
Tom Lee, Fundstrat, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss what's next for equity markets, if the Iran war changed market predictions and much more.
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Tech Stocks Rally on the Back of US-Iran Ceasefire Deal | Bloomberg Tech 4/8/2026
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the rally in tech stocks and fall in energy prices as markets react to a two-week ceasefire deal between the US and Iran. Plus, Anthropic is giving tech firms early access to its new Mythos model to get ahead of possible cyberattacks that could wreak havoc.
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Wednesday's Final Takeaways: Global Tech Movers & Earnings Season Looms
Sam Vadas and Alex Coffey offer a closer look into headlines that slipped under the main development on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Among Sam and Alex's picks: a South Korean-led tech rally and Wall Street gearing up for the true start to a new earnings season.
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Rate Cut Reality Check » Market Movers - Apr 8, 2026
Today's Executive Summary — April 8, 2026: Market and Industry Outlook Geopolitics and Oil Volatility The US-Iran ceasefire is considered "fragile," as kinetic action continues in the Gulf, keeping the crucial Strait of Hormuz closed. Overnight, oil prices (Brent and WTI) dropped 16%, suggesting potential short-term relief at the gas pump for consumers.
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Stocks to Buy As the War Pauses
A last-minute ceasefire pulls us back from the brink
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Treasury Bond Trading Surges As Market Rethinks Likelihood Of Rate Cuts
Treasury bond trading surged to record daily volumes in March, averaging $1.4 trillion amid heightened geopolitical risks and shifting rate expectations. Primary Dealers now hold a record $510 billion in Treasuries, expanding positions as new SLR standards enable greater balance sheet flexibility.
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Dow Jones closes 1300 pts higher as US-Iran ceasefire sparks global rally
US stocks surged on Wednesday, capping a powerful global rally after a last-minute ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran eased geopolitical tensions and triggered a sharp drop in oil prices. The two-week truce, announced by US President Donald Trump just hours before a self-imposed deadline for escalation, helped restore investor confidence after weeks of volatility driven by conflict in the Middle East.
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Markets Rally on Iran Deal — Is the Risk Really Over?
Stocks are surging on a 2-week Iran ceasefire, but is this the all-clear or just a relief rally? What's safe to buy right now?
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Stocks Rally, Oil Falls on Iran Truce | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.
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How the ‘TACO' trade went from a light-hearted Wall Street joke to a serious moneymaker
Since the start of President Trump's second term, nine of the 10 top days for the S&P 500 have been spurred by de-escalation either involving tariffs or Iran.
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Stock market celebrates the Iran cease-fire, but bond market shows we're not out of the woods yet
“We have to get a better sense of whether this conflict is over or just paused,” one analyst said.
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More Interest Rate Cuts Could Happen If Iran War Drags On, Fed Says
23.7%. Those are the odds the Fed will cut interest rates during its December meeting, the highest of any of the central bank's remaining meetings this year, according to CME's FedWatch tool. Odds of an interest rate cut are highest in July 2027, with traders pricing in 54% odds of at least a quarter-point cut to between 3.25% and 3.5%.
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Pirro's Powell probe faces a difficult road to appeal, former prosecutors say
A criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is holding up the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, the nominee to replace Powell. A federal judge recently quashed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's subpoenas to the Fed, calling the investigation's future into question.
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Odds for interest-rate cut in 2026 triple amid Iran war uncertainty
Federal Reserve officials still projected one interest-rate cut this year at their meeting in March despite uncertainty around the war in Iran – and those odds climbed even higher Wednesday following a two-week cease-fire.
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