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Trump Says Iran Will Suspend Nuclear Program as Hormuz Reopens

President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, fueling optimism that a deal to end their war is in reach after Tehran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open again. In a Friday phone interview, Trump asserted that any moratorium on Iran's nuclear activities would not expire, saying it would be "unlimited." Talks over a lasting agreement will "probably" be held this weekend, the president said. Spencer Faragasso, Institute for Science and International Security Senior Fellow joined Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss.

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US Treasuries Rally as Falling Oil Boosts Rate-Cut Bets

Meghan Swiber, senior US rates strategist Bank of America Securities, and Ashok Bhatia, CIO and global head of fixed income at Neuberger, joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Treasuries jumped, sending yields to their lowest levels in a month, as easing Middle East tensions drove oil lower and pushed traders to price roughly even odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this year.

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Hormuz Strait Progress Likely to Reverse Without Breakthrough Says Bob McNally

Bob McNally, president and founder of Rapidan Energy Group, said that despite oil market optimism, he believes the Strait of Hormuz will close once again unless the US and Iran make major progress on a deal over the weekend. McNally said that his estimate is that it will take at least 3 to 4 months for the oil market and supply traffic to revert back to pre-war levels once there is a deal and that there are some oil fields that may be permanently closed.

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