May 19 What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Global oil prices, stocks and bond yields levelled off on Tuesday as U.S.
President Donald Trump held out hopes for a breakthrough in Iran peace talks, easing fresh tensions that had built again over the weekend
Trump announced on Monday that he’d called off new attacks on Iran that had been planned for today, saying there was a “very good chance” of reaching a deal limiting Iran’s nuclear programme. I’ll get into that and more below. But first, check out my latest column on what a Kevin Warsh-led Federal Reserve could mean for long bonds.
And listen to the latest episode of the Morning Bid daily podcast. Subscribe to hear Reuters journalists discuss the biggest news in markets and finance seven days a week. CEASEFIRE ON A KNIFE EDGE President Trump’s latest remarks came after Tehran sent a fresh peace proposal to Washington via mediator Pakistan.