Oil Jumps, Stocks Ease As U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Hangs In The Balance
- Posted on April 20, 2026
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Oil Jumps, Stocks Ease As U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Hangs In The Balance

Oil prices jumped and global equities pulled back as markets grew increasingly concerned that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran might not hold, while tensions over the Strait of Hormuz escalated.