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Israel instructs Energean to resume operations at the Karish natural gas platform, shares rise 2.4%

Israel’s Ministry of Energy has recently instructed Energean to resume operations at the Karish natural gas platform, which was shut down on February 28 due to the Israel-U.S.-Iran conflict. Energean has confirmed that it received the notice and will work to safely restart production. The company’s shares rose 2.4%.

Deutsche Bank: If Trump pressures the Fed to cut rates, the dollar could weaken

Gate News message, April 9, German commercial bank FX analyst Antje Praefcke said in a report that if Trump again calls for rate cuts, the U.S. dollar could weaken. The report said the oil-price shock triggered by the Iran war should gradually feed through to the price level. Even if the war ends, energy prices may not return to pre-conflict levels. Trump may re-apply pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut rates in order to boost support ahead of midterm elections.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility drops to an intra-year low, and the market is reacting mildly to Friday’s CPI data

April 9, U.S. March CPI data will be released on April 11. The market expects the year-over-year rate to rise from 2.4% to 3.4%. The Bitcoin market has responded calmly, with the options market’s volatility range only at 2.5%. Attention has been drawn by the rise in gasoline prices. Analysts believe that CPI data coming in either too soft or too hot will have different impacts on the crypto market.

The Iran-Israel ceasefire boosts market sentiment, and Tom Lee says the U.S. stock market’s near-term bottom may already be confirmed

After Donald Trump’s announcement of a two-week temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, the three major U.S. stock indexes rebounded sharply. The Dow gained more than 1,300 points, posting its best performance in nearly a year. The market is confirming a partial bottom, and it is expected that the S&P 500 will rise to 7,300 points within the year. Sectors such as technology stocks are seen as having promising prospects.

Gasoline prices hard to reverse? WSJ: After the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, only 12 ships per day are allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Despite the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted. Iran allows only about 12 ships per day to pass and has established a toll collection system, which may keep oil prices elevated. Iran implements tiered management for ships from different countries and plans a fee-collection mechanism similar to the Suez Canal; these measures may affect global energy supply and prices.

Japan is considering releasing its 20-day oil reserves again in May due to uncertainty in the outlook for the Strait of Hormuz

Japan is considering releasing its oil reserves again as early as May for about 20 days, as the outlook for the Strait of Hormuz remains unclear after a US-Iran ceasefire. Since March 16, Japan has released oil reserves totaling about 50 days, and its current reserves are sufficient to cover 230 days.