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April 15 — After over a month of Middle East conflict, U.S. stocks have staged a V-shaped rebound. The S&P 500 has gained nearly 10% since March 27, on track for a third straight week of gains. The Nasdaq 100, meanwhile, has risen ~12% over the same period, marking its longest winning streak since 2021. After five weeks of losses spurred by U.S.-Israel airstrikes, traders are now ignoring Middle East negatives and buying stocks aggressively again. Rich Privorotsky, head of Goldman Sachs’ Delta One desk, noted: “The market seems to have already declared victory in its ‘war’ with Iran—even though the conflict itself hasn’t truly ended.” Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum mining firm BitMine, said: “The stock market’s resilience stems from the economy performing better than expected—even amid war.” He added: “Markets are great at pricing in outcomes in advance. The current rally signals the market is betting on a favorable outcome, though I can’t pinpoint the exact reasons. That’s the me

April 15 (local time in Russia) — A source with an Arab country’s diplomatic delegation says relevant parties are discussing extending the temporary ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. “The ceasefire agreement, set to expire on April 22, is currently the subject of extension talks,” the source noted. The U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire on April 8 (Beijing time). Negotiations between the two sides’ delegations took place in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, on April 11 and 12, but no agreement was reached. (CCTV News)

**Breaking: Trump: Iran Conflict "Close to End"; WTI Crude Drops 4% in Asian Trade** U.S. President Donald Trump said the Iran conflict is "close to the end" in an April 14 Fox News interview—remarks that sent WTI crude oil tumbling 4% in early Wednesday Asian trading. When pressed on his repeated claims the "war is over," Trump replied: "I think it is very close to ending. Yes, I mean, very close." On U.S.-Iran relations, Trump noted: "We’ll see what happens next; I think Iran really wants to make a deal right now." He added negotiations could resume "within the next two days" in Pakistan, building on last Saturday’s lengthy but inconclusive talks in Islamabad. Trump did not name the U.S. representative for a potential second round of talks and confirmed he would not attend. CNN sources familiar with the matter said Vice President Mike Pence is expected to lead the talks if they occur before the ceasefire agreement expires next week. Pence stated he would keep working towa

April 15: Per HTX Market Data, Bitcoin is currently trading at $74,489.57, with a 24-hour gain of 0.45%. Funding rates across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) platforms signal bearish sentiment for both BTC and Ethereum (ETH), keeping market mood gloomy. Specifically, BTC funding rates on top exchanges like Binance are negative—shorts are paying longs to hold their positions, sustaining an overall bearish bias. For ETH, rates on multiple platforms fall below the 0.005% threshold or are negative, showing a consistent bearish trend. BlockBeats Note: Funding rates are fees set by crypto exchanges to align perpetual contract prices with underlying assets. They facilitate fund transfers between long and short traders (exchanges do not charge this fee), adjusting traders’ holding costs or profits to keep contracts near spot prices. A 0.01% rate is the baseline: above this = bullish, below 0.005% = bearish.

April 15th, Tom Lee—Chairman of Ethereum Treasury firm BitMine—told CNBC in an interview: “The stock market remains resilient because even amid war, the economy’s performing better than expected.” He noted current defense spending runs around $30 billion a month and could rise to $60 billion monthly down the line, giving the economy a big boost. Meanwhile, with oil prices up $20 a month, that only adds about $12 billion in household costs. “All told, the war is actually boosting corporate profits right now.” Lee cited a historical precedent: “Looking at World War II, the stock market hit a bottom in May 1942—just five months after the U.S. entered the war—when no U.S. troops had yet set foot on European or Pacific battlefields.” He added: “Markets are great at pricing in outcomes ahead of time. The current rally means investors are betting on a favorable outcome—even if I can’t pinpoint the exact reasons, that’s the signal the market’s sending.” On the three key marke

April 15 (Fox News) — In a recent interview, former President Donald Trump addressed the future trajectory of U.S.-Iran relations, saying: “We’ll see how things play out next; I think Iran is very eager to strike a deal.” (FXStreet)