US Stock Market Developments

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Stock futures rise more than 1% on report saying Trump is looking to end the Iran conflict

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I=7 President Trump told aides he is willing to end U.S. military action in the Middle East even if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, Wall Street Journal reported According to the officials, Trump and his aides ruled out a direct US military operation to forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, judging it would extend the conflict beyond his preferred 4-6 week timeline. If diplomacy fails, they intend to push European and Gulf partners to take the lead on reopening the strait rather than doi…

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Stock futures continue yesterday’s rebound, up more than 0.6%, after Trump signaled the U.S. could exit Iran within 2–3 weeks

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I=7 Trump said the U.S. military will be leaving Iran in “two or three weeks" “We leave because there’s no reason for us to do this,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We’ll be ‌leaving very soon.” “No, they don’t have to make a deal with me when we feel that they are, for a long period of time, put into the Stone Ages, and they won’t be able to come up with a nuclear weapon,” he said. “Then we’ll leave whether we have a deal or not. It’s irrelevant now. It’s possible that we’ll ha…

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Stock futures down more than 1% after President Trump vowed to hit Iran “extremely hard” in the coming weeks

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I=7 Trump vowed to hit Iran “extremely hard” in the coming weeks, adding he expects the war to last another two to three weeks “Shortly, very shortly, we’re going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We’re going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong. In the meantime, discussions are ongoing,” he said. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/read-the-full-transcript-of-trump-s-speech-to-the-nation-on-iran-war

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Nasdaq 100 futures down more than 0.6% as Trump reiterates plans to strike Iran power plants tonight if a deal is not found

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Trump reiterates readiness to strike Iran power plants tonight if a deal is not achieved [image]

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Stock futures rise more than 2.5% after Trump postponed attacks on Iran power plants and bridges for two weeks

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I-8 President Trump postponed attacks on Iran power plants and bridges for two weeks to allow agreements to be finalized [74276]