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Oil prices sink after Iranian strike on US airbase reduces fears of market disruption
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The geopolitical fears that have gripped the markets for almost two weeks are fading, after President Trump declared that Israel and Iran have negotiated a ceasefire.
The oil price has slumped back to its levels before the Israel-Iran conflict began, easing fears of a stagflationary slump hurting the world economy.
