Iran FM says ideas exchanged with Qatar, Hormuz reopening conditional
Iran discussed proposals with Qatari mediators for US; Hormuz reopening tied to Supreme Leader's conditions.
28/09/2026 22:2113 min read
Geopolitics
Trump dismisses Axios Iran sanctions relief story as hoax
Trump denied an Axios report on Iran sanctions relief as a hoax, adding market uncertainty ahead of mediated talks.
28/09/2026 22:1215 min read
Gold slides below channel as failed 4,200 rally prompts trade size cut
Gold breaks below key channel support; a failed rally above 4,200 leads to position size reduction.
28/09/2026 22:0122 min read
Oil edges higher after Trump rejects Hormuz reopening plan; diplomacy caps gains
Crude finished a volatile session modestly higher, with supply fears trumping hopes of a US-Iran breakthrough after Trump dismissed the Hormuz proposal.
28/09/2026 21:2320 min read
Goldman warns diesel export restrictions could raise US gasoline costs
Goldman Sachs analysis finds a US diesel export ban would initially lower diesel prices but eventually raise gasoline prices and disrupt global markets.
28/09/2026 19:317 min read
Trump to deliver Oval Office remarks on steel mill project
Trump to speak from Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET about a $15B Iowa steel mill; crude oil settles up 18 cents at $92.59 after earlier high of $96.54.
28/09/2026 18:012 min read
Trump ready to relax sanctions, free frozen funds for nuclear advances - report
Al Jazeera, citing a US official, says Trump is ready to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for nuclear progress.
28/09/2026 16:312 min read
New York Stay of Iranian Minister Not Extended
Aragchi's New York stay was not extended; he met mediators, but the US did not accept their proposal and offered nothing constructive. Oil rose on the report.
28/09/2026 15:131 min read
Texas factory gauge drops in September, but some measures improve
Dallas Fed manufacturing index slipped to 9.8 in September from 11.6, though new orders and production rose.
28/09/2026 14:4415 min read
Iran's FM Araqchi to hold talks with mediators in New York
Iran's foreign minister meets mediators in New York; oil and yields react as diplomacy continues after Trump's rejection.
28/09/2026 14:414 min read
Oil retreats as reports point to revived US-Iran talks on amended seven-day Hormuz plan
Oil prices fell on reports of a possible resumption of US-Iran talks focused on an amended version of the seven-day Hormuz proposal.
28/09/2026 12:454 min read
Solana wipes out Friday gains as US-Iran tensions mount; talks in focus
Solana loses Friday gains as Iran deal optimism fades; markets await US-Iran talks and Fed.
28/09/2026 12:3210 min read
European session: Bond yields climb, gold slides 3.1%, oil jumps 3.6%, tech futures fall
Gold slumped 3.1% and tech futures declined as bond yields rose above 5.21%, while oil rallied 3.6% after Trump rejected Iran's Strait of Hormuz proposal.
28/09/2026 12:018 min read
Oil prices climb after Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz deal and threatens more strikes
Oil rose after Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and threatened more bombing.
28/09/2026 10:319 min read
U.S. diesel export ban would trim American prices 4% and push European costs higher, Goldman says
Goldman Sachs says a US diesel export ban would lower American prices by 4% and raise European costs by 2%, while risking higher gasoline prices at home.
28/09/2026 02:2113 min read