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CNBC Daily Open: Markets bet on a U.S.-Iran deal amid Hormuz blockade
Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. The dominant story is still the Strait of Hormuz, and it’s getting more complicated by the hour. Oil has dropped below $100 per barrel on signs that diplomatic efforts for resolving the Mideast conflict are ongoing, even […]
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Treasury yields rise as collapse of Iran talks clouds inflation outlook
Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as the breakdown of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. clouded the inflation outlook once again. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the benchmark for government borrowing — was up more than 1 basis point at 4.333%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which is more sensitive to short-term Federal Reserve interest rate […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump lashes out at Iran and the Pope
US President Donald Trump attends UFC 327: Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg at Kaseya Center in Miami, on April 11, 2026. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump goes from opening the Strait of Hormuz to blockading it
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, gestures while speaking with media in a media conference at a conference hall in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 2, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mostly higher as a fragile Iran-U.S. ceasefire keeps investors on edge
The West Texas Intermediate was up 0.62% at $98.48 per barrel as of 7:50 p.m. ET. Brent crude ended the session at $95.92 per barrel. Source
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump touts “next conquest”
President Donald Trump delivers a speech to U.S. Navy personnel on board the US Navy’s USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. Philip Fong | Afp | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets cheer as Trump and Tehran agree to 2-week ceasefire
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – APRIL 6: The United States President Donald Trump holds a Press Conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington DC, United States. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump says Iran can ‘be taken out in one night’
A television station broadcasts a news conference with US President Donald Trump on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, April 6, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Markets hold breath as Trump’s Iran deadline nears
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon-Pool | Getty Images News Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. Suspense is building ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open higher as investors assess Trump’s mixed messaging on Iran war
A pedestrian walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, as traders continued to assess Iran war-related developments. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to target […]
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