I don't really understand the natural order of impact or if someone could enlighten me. By saying that US is willing to declare "victory" or end the war without opening the Straits of Hormuz, wouldn't this in fact be even worse for the stock markets and better for oil prices? The recent rout of the equities market is because of the oil supply shock. By not pushing the reopening of the straits as a war objective should only exacerbate the current issue.
Trump Tells Aides He's Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz
Well on one hand POTUS wants the lowering of interest rates but on the other hand, he started his own campaign which caused inflation to rise and hence diminishing any prospects of lowering interest rates. Well-done.
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