Stock markets, which have fully devolved into a circus animal responding to the one stimulus they know, bought the dip hard on the president's word. Even before this insane AI rally where stock markets are doing their best crypto impression, the concept of smart money in finance was not defined by the number-go-up traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
A fresh round of indirect talks in Geneva between Iran and the US on Tehran's nuclear programme, focusing on the terms for Iran constraining its nuclear programme under the supervision of the UN nuclear weapons inspectorate, has ended after just over four hours, according to Iranian state media. The talks were held against a backdrop of a now familiar slew of contradictory messages from Donald Trump, in which he said he believed Iran wanted a deal but also highlighted the US naval military buildup
"If Iran gives a draft proposal, the U.S. is ready to meet in Geneva on Friday in order to start detailed negotiations to see if we can get a nuclear deal," a senior U.S. official said. The official confirmed the Trump administration and Iran may also discuss the possibility of an interim agreement before a full nuclear deal is agreed.