Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Tuesday Evening Links

[CNBC] Dow futures jump 900 points, oil tumbles after Trump suspends Iran attacks for two weeks: Live updates

[CNBC] U.S. oil price plunges below $100 after Iran agrees to safe passage through Strait of Hormuz during ceasefire

[Axios] U.S. AND IRAN AGREE TO 2-WEEK CEASEFIRE

[AP] Live updates: US, Iran say they have agreed to a two-week ceasefire

[AP] US stocks swing from losses to a tiny gain as uncertainty builds ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran

[Reuters] Physical oil prices hit record highs near $150 a barrel as Hormuz crisis worsens 

[Axios] Pakistan proposes 2-week Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump deadline

[AP] Live updates: Pakistan urges a two-week ceasefire as Trump threatens to destroy Iranian ‘civilization’

[Reuters] Fuel prices could keep rising for months even if Hormuz reopens, US EIA says

[Axios] Trump's Iran threats raise moral stakes for military members

[AP] American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi officials tell the AP

[AP] Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz

[Bloomberg] Macro Traders Slump Most in March as War Squeezes Hedge Funds

[NYT] Swan and Haberman: How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran

[WSJ] Hopes Fade for Deal With Iran Ahead of Tuesday-Night Deadline

Tuesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Stocks slide, oil gains as Trump’s Iran deadline approaches: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Higher in Choppy Trading Before Trump’s Iran Deadline

[AP] Live Updates: US-Israeli strikes hit Iran’s oil, rail and bridges ahead of Trump deadline

[AP] Iranians fear power outages and further attacks as Trump’s deadline nears

[Yahoo/Reuters] Goolsbee says stagflationary shock of Iran war puts Fed in a bind

[CNBC] Trump praises Hungary PM Viktor Orbán after Vance calls him at Budapest rally

[Axios] Trump removal chatter erupts among Dems over Iran post

[Bloomberg] Private Credit Exodus Turns Moody’s BDC Outlook to Negative

[Bloomberg] Private-Credit Worry Sparks Slide in Booming Part of Muni Market

[WSJ] Why More People Are Dropping Out of the Job Market

[FT] The war to break Iran’s economy

[FT] IMF warns of emerging markets’ exposure to ‘flighty’ hedge funds

[FT] Hedge funds make record bets against European stocks