US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks
Financial Times
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US President Donald Trump said he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz, hedge funds made record bets against European stocks, Turkey has sold or loaned out $20bn of gold since the outbreak of the Iran war, and a project for a German warship has turned into a defence procurement disaster.
Plus, four astronauts made a historic trip around the Moon.
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https://www.ft.com/content/6c931469-495c-4860-a455-4888af072f58?accessToken=zwAAAZ4DzEW5kc9skxRpSVxIYNOkVUiIrwcvWAE.MEQCICd5hj9QcVx_LCxlQtgL5PFhjEHuIY6MqkrRzafV0hXvAiAx8rIKh7KIsLkCxVZ4AAyVE4b9FdGglxZjaaFUCZoTnw&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Turkey’s gold sales deepen bullion slump
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