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Markets Look Past Uncertainty of Iran Talks as Ceasefire Deadline Looms

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Security personnel guard a checkpoint near the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, on April 21.Photographer: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images

Parts of this world seem determined to move past the war with Iran, even if the outlook remains... shall we say, unclear, and the fallout on global energy supplies is very real.

A rally in global equities resumed after a brief pause, as signs Iran may join talks with the US added to optimism over progress in the Middle East ahead of a looming ceasefire deadline. Oil declined.