Stocks Rally, Oil Plunges on US, Iran Agreeing to Two-Week Ceasefire | Bloomberg Brief 4/8/2026

US equity futures and treasuries rally along with oil falling below $100 a barrel after the US and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire deal, just hours before President Trump's deadline. Tina Fordham of Fordham Global Foresight dives deeper into the deal and Lucy Baldwin of Citi discusses the impact of the ceasefire on global growth.

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Bloomberg Brief
00:02:15 - First Look Movers
00:15:31 - Tina Fordham, Fordham Global Foresights Founder & Geopolitical Strategist
00:22:02 - Front Page News
00:26:14 - First Look Movers
00:31:38 - Lucy Baldwin, Citi Global Head of Research
00:36:58 - Trending on the Terminal
00:45:45 - What to Watch
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