Dollar Weakens as Crude Oil Prices Tumble The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.10%. The announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon knocked WTI crude oil prices down by more than -3% on Thursday and lowered inflation expectations, which might persuade the Fed to ease monetary policy, a negative factor for the dollar.... Barchart · Jun 4
Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes US-Iran Peace Deal is Near July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Thursday closed down -2.98 (-3.10%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed down -0.0933 (-2.98%). Crude oil prices settled sharply lower on Thursday amid hopes that the announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could lead to a US-Iran peace plan that allows the... Barchart · Jun 4
Democratic division in the shape of Lebanon As Democrats in Congress pelt Republicans with repeated war power votes — a strategy to test the party’s support for President Donald Trump’s military action abroad — a foreign policy fissure in the shape of Lebanon took form among their own ranks. More than half of House Democrats voted with… Roll Call · Jun 4
What does Bibi want in the Middle East? 'The war is over," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress last Tuesday, but it isn't. Bangkok Post · Jun 4
Iran backs Hezbollah, with wider peace deal in doubt The broader US-Iran war will end only when war ends in Lebanon too, Tehran says, as it reaffirms its support of Hezbollah and calls on Israel to withdraw. AAP · Jun 4
The Mary Sue · Jun 4 Benjamin Netanyahu Scrambles to Contain the Chaos After a Private Phone Call With Donald Trump Turns Hostile Trump said he was "a little bit perturbed" by Netanyahu’s aggressive stance toward Lebanon.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 4 Lebanon war reopens old divisions as fears grow for country's unity Israel's war in southern Lebanon is reopening old wounds far beyond the battlefield. More than a million people have been displaced since Israel and Hezbollah returned to full-scale conflict in March, while political leaders remain split over the powerful Shiite movement and negotiations with Israel. As calls for federalism and…
Barchart · Jun 4 Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Knocks Crude Oil Prices Lower July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) today is down -3.25 (-3.38%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) is down -0.1117 (-3.57%). Crude oil prices are falling sharply today amid hopes that the announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could lead to a US-Iran peace plan that allows the reopening of...
Latin Times · Jun 4 Trump Says US Spoke With Hezbollah 'For the First Time Ever' Amid Lebanon Ceasefire Push: 'We Didn't Know They Spoke' Hezbollah officials quickly cast doubt on the viability of the arrangement, with its leader saying the group would not stop fighting while Israeli forces remained in southern Lebanon
Euronews · Jun 4 UNIFIL peacekeeper killed and two others injured in shelling in southern Lebanon The UN peacekeeping mission called attacks on peacekeepers 'grave violations of international humanitarian law' and has opened an investigation into the incident. It is unclear where the shelling originated from.
Barchart · Jun 4 Dollar Retreats with Weakness in Crude Oil The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.26%. The announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon knocked WTI crude oil prices down more than -3% today and lowered inflation expectations, which might persuade the Fed to ease monetary policy, a negative factor for the dollar. Also, today's...
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International Business Times · Jun 4 Hezbollah Leader Rejects Ceasefire Conditions Announced By Israel And Lebanon Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem appeared to reject the ceasefire conditions announced by Lebanon and Israel on Wednesday.
The Economic Times · Jun 4 Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire agreement as Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon Hezbollah rejected a new ceasefire agreement with Israel, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal and refusing to disarm under fire. The announcement followed deadly Israeli strikes and the death of a UN peacekeeper. The ongoing conflict threatens efforts to end the wider war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4 First Thing: Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as House passes war powers resolution The Lebanese government has agreed a ceasefire with Israel but Israeli drone strikes in the south of the country continue
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 4 after another ceasefire agreement was announced Israeli strikes have killed at least four people in Lebanon, according to local authorities, and a U.N. peacekeeper was killed in the crossfire