Markets in Asia and Europe move higher, while crude hovers at about $100 a barrel amid cautious optimism

Stocks slump in Asia and Europe, gold slides and investors brace for higher oil prices after US president’s threat

Investors are piling back into shares after US president announces ‘very good and productive’ conversations with Iran, sending oil price down

Trump's statement sent oil lower, while equities jumped. Still, the recovery on Tuesday suggests lingering skepticism over Trump signaling a de-escalation.

Stock markets had originally rebounded on Monday said Trump said he would hold off strikes on Iran.

The US president said talks to end the war are underway with Iran - a claim that officials in Tehran have disputed.

Markets in Asia and Europe move higher, while crude hovers at about $100 a barrel amid cautious optimism

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SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged up on Friday despite US President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran’s energy plants for 10 days, with investors on edge as an imminent…