In a post shared on X, Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington had a “pattern” of breaking commitments, adding that “in such situation, a bilateral ceasefire or negotiations is unreasonable.” He cited continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, an alleged drone incursion into Iranian airspace and disputes over Iran’s nuclear rights as violations.
However, President Donald Trump mentioned in a recent Truth Social post that all the U.S. ammunition and weaponry, “will remain in place,” until the “REAL AGREEMENT” is reached and fully complied with.
Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.28%, and the two-year bond was at 3.77%. The CME Group's FedWatch tool‘s projections show markets pricing in a 99.5% likelihood that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged at its April meeting.
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Russell 2000
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The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were lower in premarket on Thursday. The SPY was down 0.46% at $672.93, while the QQQ declined 0.41% to $603.60.
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