{"id":813,"date":"2026-04-08T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cloudevo.ai\/dev\/tomanifetso\/wordpress\/?p=813"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:47:00","slug":"signal-of-de-escalation-in-the-middle-east-markets-rally-and-oil-plunges-after-the-ceasefire-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=813","title":{"rendered":"Signal of de-escalation in the Middle East: markets rally and oil plunges after the ceasefire (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html><body><\/p>\n<p>The announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/tomanifesto.gr\/ekecheiria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of a ceasefire by Donald Trump<\/b> between <b>the United States <\/b>and <b>Iran <\/b>causes <b>markets<\/b> to rally, drives down oil prices<\/b> and boosts <b>international stock markets<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, <b>the announcement of a two-month ceasefire between the United States<\/b> and <b>Iran<\/b> by <b>Donald Trump sent a strong signal of de-escalation in the Middle East<\/b>, prompting an immediate <b>reaction in international markets with a strong rally in stock markets<\/b> and a significant <b>drop in oil prices<\/b>. Investors <b>reacted positively to signs of a resumption of energy flows<\/b> through the <b>strategic Straits of Hormuz<\/b>, which <b>reduced fears of new energy crisis<\/b> and pushed <b>key stock market indices higher<\/b>, while <b>Brent crude oil retreated below the psychological $100 a barrel mark<\/b>, signalling <b>relief for the global economy<\/b> and restoring <b>optimism in energy and capital markets<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Oil prices <b>slid below $100 a barrel<\/b> while shares <b>marked a jump today after US President Donald Trump<\/b> announced a <b>cease two-week ceasefire with Iran<\/b> which created a sense of relief <b>in markets amid hopes of a resumption<\/b> of oil and gas flows <b>through the Strait of Hormuz<\/b>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive\"><script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/player.glomex.com\/integration\/1\/integration.js\"><\/script> <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/player.glomex.com\/variant\/40599z1imnh94wfz\/variant.css\"> <glomex-integration integration-id=\"40599z1imnh94wfz\" playlist-id=\"v-dhnq27m6o3d5\"> <\/glomex-integration><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Tremendous relief<\/h3>\n<p>Trump announced the ceasefire with less than two hours left before the expiration of his ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a huge relief to see that we finally have a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran,&#8221; said Nabil Milali, a portfolio manager at Edmond de Rothschild, adding that he believed Trump had calculated that further escalation would backfire.<\/p>\n<p>European stocks rose 4 percent after strong gains in Asian markets. Wall Street futures were opening with gains of 2.7%-3.5%.<\/p>\n<p><h3>The market reaction<\/h3>\n<p>The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 3.6% earlier today and is heading for its biggest daily jump in a year if the momentum is maintained.<\/p>\n<p>The rise was also reflected in regional markets, with Germany&#8217;s DAX up 4.7% earlier, while Britain&#8217;s FTSE 100 rose 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Energy markets reacted quickly, with Brent retreating below $100 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p>Brent oil futures were down 16% at $91.80 a barrel a short while ago, while U.S. crude futures fell 18% to $92.62 a barrel.<\/p>\n<h3>Investors on hold<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Markets can deal with the intricate details later. For now, they have the green light to rally,&#8221; commented Matt Simpson, a senior analyst at StoneX.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the immediate relief, investors want to see if the ceasefire will lead to a broader resolution before making big moves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Does this mean people will take new risks? No, it doesn&#8217;t,&#8221; commented Martin Wetton, head of financial markets strategy at Westpac. &#8220;There will have to be a lasting peace (for things to change). People are not actually taking risk,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gold prices rose 1.7 percent to $4,783 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>The dollar fell to its lowest level in a month against a basket of currencies. The euro strengthened 0.9% to $1.1698, its highest level since early March, the pound rose 1% to $1.3428, while the U.S. currency earlier fell nearly 1% against the yen to 158.12.<\/p>\n<p>In the bond market, the yield on the U.S. 10-year note fell to 4.2438%, the lowest since mid-March, while the yield on the German 10-year note fell earlier to 2.92%.<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump&#8217;s announcement of a ceasefire between the US and Iran reassures markets, brings down oil prices and boosts &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}