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S&P Futures Soar as Oil Prices Plummet on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire, FOMC Minutes on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are trending up +2.82% this morning as oil prices fell the most in years after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, boosting investors’ appetite for risk.

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Why Europe can still face a gas crisis without a gas shortage

Gas prices in Europe have risen again following disruptions to LNG supply chains linked to tensions in the Middle East.

The Conversation

War in the Middle East Spells Higher Inflation for U.S. Consumers

The economy can probably withstand the jump in fuel costs, but prices figure to rise faster, straining many budgets.

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Stock Index Futures Slip as Trump’s Hormuz Deadline Looms

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.26%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.38% this morning as investors remain wary ahead of President Trump’s deadline for Iran to reach a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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Is It Time To Retire The Term Middle East? Exploring The Internet’s Favourite New Phrase: SWANA

As fuel prices rise and conflict continues, is it time to update our language?

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Trump says uranium will be ‘taken care of’ – as it happened

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Australia stands firm on Iran as Trump slams allies

Leaders have stopped short of criticising US President Donald Trump after his latest tirade over Australia's refusal to join the Middle East conflict.

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Why You Should Sell Canada Dollar Futures Now Amid Middle East Energy Shock

June Canada dollar futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.

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EU says strikes on civilian infrastructure 'illegal' as nuclear fears mount

The European Union on Monday warned warring parties in the Middle East that strikes on civilian infrastructure are illegal. This comes as the UN's atomic energy agency voiced concern over the heightened risk of a nuclear accident as hosilities intensify.

Radio France Internationale

France rolls out 'flash fuel loans' to shield small firms from oil price spike

France is preparing to roll out a rapid financial lifeline for small businesses grappling with soaring fuel costs, as the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East continues to ripple across key sectors.

Radio France Internationale

AMRO holds Asia's 2026 growth forecast steady at 4%, but said it would have been higher if not for the Iran war

"The Middle East conflict has shifted the balance of risks to the downside,” says Dong He, chief economist of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office.

Fortune

Stocks Set to Open Higher on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Hopes, U.S. Inflation Data Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are up +0.51%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are up +0.81% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street after the long weekend as hopes for a ceasefire in the U.S. war with Iran outweighed a series of aggressive threats…

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Archbishop of Canterbury pleads for end to Middle East violence

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Arab Americans in Michigan warn centrist Democrats attacking Hasan Piker: ‘They haven’t learned from 2024’

Heated debate in a key swing state probably marks a preview of things to come as the midterms ramp up

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‘We will continue to hunt them down’: IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khademi killed in US-Israeli strikes

Israel announced on Monday that it killed the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Majid Khademi, as the Middle East war entered day 38.

The Guardian - AU

Blasts heard near Erbil airport – as it happened

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Donald Trump asks Tehran to open Strait of Hormuz; Iran says 'lost the keys': Where things stand after a month of war

US President Donald Trump has once again raised the stakes in the ongoing Middle East conflict, demanding that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by a self-imposed Tuesday deadline or face sweeping military strikes. His latest warning, delivered in blunt and aggressive language, comes after weeks of escalating hostilities that…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil facilities burn as Zelenskyy tours Middle East

Repairs will be slow and costly, pro-Russian bloggers complain; Ukraine’s president says Iran war is benefiting Moscow. What we know on day 1,503

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The Conversation

How will the Iran war change the Middle East? We asked 5 experts

On February 28, the US and Israel launched a war against Iran following weeks of US military build-up in the region and threats from US President Donald Trump.

AAP

Nation tops up fuel supply as Easter demand soars

Households and businesses face months of high fuel prices and associated costs even if there is a swift end to the Middle East conflict that is choking supply.

The Independent UK

Archbishop of York to call for end to ‘literally pointless’ Middle East war

Stephen Cottrell will go on to reference the ‘siloes and echo chambers’ of social media

Evening Standard

Archbishop of York will call for end to ‘pointless’ Middle East war

Stephen Cottrell will deliver his plea for ‘peace between warring nations’ to a congregation at York Minster on Easter Sunday.

The Guardian - AU

At least 15 killed in strikes on Lebanon – as it happened

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Radio France Internationale

Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Pope Leo XIV marked Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar.

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Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa, major report warns

The Middle East war "presents a serious risk to Africa", the African Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report seen by AFP Saturday.

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