President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post, “It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE” in about six hours from the time of his posting (6:02 p.m. ET), lasting through 12 hours.
Wall Street resilient as Iran fires missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq, defying expectations in energy market. U.S. equities and gold up, bonds down.
Qatar announced the temporary closure of its airspace just before the explosions were heard in Doha, following retaliation threats from Iran to the U.S.
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman’s comments echo those of Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who said last week that inflation is no longer a primary economic concern for the central bank.
While President Donald Trump says that these sites have been “obliterated,” Iran told the IAEA that there has been no increase in off-site radiation at the three facilities hit by the U.S.
U.S. stock futures are up Monday morning, but only marginally as tensions continue to flare in the Middle East, following American airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Sage Advisory managing partner Thomas Urano says that while equity markets may not require rate cuts, the bond market could benefit from easing to move higher.
Among the Main Street catalysts traders look forward to in the new week are S&P’s flash private sector activity readings for June, the personal income and spending report for May, two June consumer confidence readings, and the weekly jobless claims data.
Iran has reportedly planned for a strong response to the U.S. attacks and mulled closing the Strait of Hormuz through which 20% of the world’s oil flows.
The case involves two family-owned businesses, Learning Resources Inc. and hand2mind Inc., which sought to invalidate many of President Trump’s taxes on imports.
