President Donald Trump intensified threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by this evening, prompting risk-off trading and pushing U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday while the S&P 500 remained modestly positive in April. The escalation elevates near-term oil-supply and geopolitical risk, likely pressuring energy prices, increasing market volatility and weighing on investor sentiment across equities and commodities.
President Donald Trump intensified threats to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by this evening, prompting risk-off trading and pushing U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday while the S&P 500 remained modestly positive in April. The escalation elevates near-term oil-supply and geopolitical risk, likely pressuring energy prices, increasing market volatility and weighing on investor sentiment across equities and commodities.
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