The Australian dollar is rising after Donald Trump confirmed a deal has been reached with Iran, saying the Strait of Hormuz will open. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

The ASX is set for a strong start after Wall Street rallied and oil prices tumbled. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets…

Australia’s sharemarket is poised to surge on the opening bell and the price of oil has fallen to a two-month low after US President Donald Trump declared a “great settlement”…

Stocks are set to climb on the prospect of a peace deal and a weaker oil price, but futures suggest a degree of scepticism around the US president’s claims.

The Australian sharemarket is set to jump after Donald Trump announced a peace deal that includes an immediate ceasefire “on all fronts” of the war in the Middle East.

The Australian dollar is rising after Donald Trump confirmed a deal has been reached with Iran, saying the Strait of Hormuz will open. Follow the day's events and insights from…

Stocks are set to climb on the prospect of a peace deal; ASX Ltd admits it mislead market over CHESS program; RBA to make interest rate call on Tuesday. Follow live.

SYDNEY: Share markets surged in Asia on Monday (Jun 15) while the dollar slipped and oil prices slid as news that the United States had agreed to a peace deal with Iran boosted…

June 15 : Stocks and bonds rallied and the dollar fell in Asia trade on Monday after the U.S. and Iran agreed a peace deal to re-open the Strait of Hormuz and lift a U.S. blockade…

Japan’s Nikkei index soared 4.4 per cent, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.3 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The Australian sharemarket has soared to a two-month high after the US and Iran brokered a peace deal in the Middle East — with the price of oil dropping to a three-month low.

The US-Iran peace deal brought relief to global stocks overnight but the Australian sharemarket is set to fall at the open.

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