{
  "id": 10476615,
  "title": "Oil up, Wall Street dips after Trump rejects Iran truce offer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/oil-up-wall-street-dips-after-trump-rejects-iran-truce-offer",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T15:03:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar-business",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/28/09/2026/oil-up-wall-street-dips-after-trump-rejects-iran-truce-offer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oil prices skyrocketed by over four percent on Monday before easing from their recent high, coinciding with a rise in natural gas and diesel rates, following US President Donald Trump's denial of Iran's seven-day truce proposal. Elevated inflation fears spurred government bond yields as traders anticipated the Fed's October rate hike, even after recent tightening, bolstering the dollar. Wall Street stocks initially slipped, with the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq down by nearly half a percent within the first half hour of trading. Meanwhile, European markets had a positive start, with London, Frankfurt, and Paris shares up around 0.6 percent two hours before the close, following a mixed performance in Asia and Washington and Beijing's recent trade truce extension. Russ Mould, an AJ Bell investment director, pointed out the renewed vigor in oil prices due to Trump's rejection of Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, an international benchmark, climbed 2.2 percent to $106.60 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate increased 2.0 percent to $94.33 per barrel. Iran unveiled a plan at the UN General Assembly last week for a ceasefire, aiming to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, alleviate the energy scarcity crisis, and reduce global costs. However, Iran insisted on conditions like the release of frozen assets, lifting sanctions on its oil, and eliminating the US naval blockade.",
  "summary": "<p>London: Oil futures surged more than four percent before retreating from their latest peak on Monday, alongside gains for natural gas and diesel prices, after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's offer of a seven-day truce.</p> <p>High inflation concerns lifted government bond yields as markets bet on the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates in October after already tightening this…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}