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Traders have been on edge since Saturday's barrage by Iran, which Israel's army chief General Herzi Halevi warned would be met with a response.

Reports Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran rattled markets on Friday, with prices of oil, gold and equities seesawing during the trading session.

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(Bloomberg) — US equity futures clawed back most of their early losses, while the bid for haven assets unraveled after Iranian media appeared to downplay the impact of Israeli strikes. Oil switched to a decline, wiping out an earlier sharp jump that took the price of Brent crude above $90 a barrel. Treasury yields retraced…

Reports Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran rattled markets on Friday, with oil prices briefly surging and equities slumping

Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserves two most senior policymakers that U.S. monetary policy could stay restrictive rather than higher for longer... -April 19, 2024 at 11:37 am EDT - MarketScreener

Oil prices surged more than three percent in early Asian trade on Friday following unconfirmed reports of explosions in Iran, Syria and Iraq, sparking fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis. West Texas Intermediate jumped 3.66 percent to $85.76 and Brent rose 3.44 percent to $90.11. The reports…

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Today, Federal Reserve officials continued to contemplate the impact higher-than-expected inflation will have on their next steps.

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most senior policymakers that U.S. monetary policy could stay "restrictive" rather than "higher" for long...