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Dollar hits 10-day low as US, Iran reach peace deal

The US dollar slid on Monday to a 10-day low against its ‌major peers as news the United States had agreed to a peace deal with Iran sent oil prices tumbling and boosted demand for riskier assets. US and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a framework for a deal ​to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Oil ​prices slipped, with Brent crud

Gold rises 2% after US, Iran reach peace deal

Gold rose 2% on Monday after US and Iran officials said they had ‌reached a preliminary deal to end their conflict, pushing oil prices lower and easing concerns about inflation and higher interest rates. Spot gold was up 2% at $4,304.11 per ounce, as of 0122 GMT, hitting its highest ​level since June 9. U.S. gold futures for August delivery rose 2% to $4,325.20. US and ​Iranian officials sai

Oil slips 4% as US, Iran reach peace deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after US President Donald ‌Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $3.58, or 4.10%, to $83.75 a barrel by 0004 GMT and US West Texas ​Intermediate was at $80.87, down $4.01, or 4.72%. Both contracts tumbled

Waves Home Appliances restarts AC production lines

Waves Home Appliances Limited (WAVESAPP) announced on Monday that it had restarted the assembly operations of its air conditioner (AC) product range. The company announced the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange today. “Following the imposition of country-wide import restrictions in 2022, driven by macroeconomic pressures and monetary tightening measures, the company’s wor

Stocks extend rally on Gulf breakthrough hopes, oil near two-month lows

Asian stocks joined a global rally on Friday on hopes a Middle East peace deal may finally ​materialise, while the dollar and bond yields dropped and oil prices fell to two-month lows, tempering inflation fears. All eyes are on the ‌hotly-awaited market debut of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has made history with the biggest-ever initial public offering. The IPO raised a record $75 billion, valuing