{
  "id": 3237609,
  "title": "Investors shrug off US sanctions plan for Iran, bitcoin powers on",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/investors-shrug-off-us-sanctions-plan-for-iran-bitcoin-powers-on-3237609",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:56:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/25/investors-shrug-off-us-sanctions-plan-for-iran-bitcoin-powers-on"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Global financial markets experienced a respite on Tuesday as investors largely ignored US plans to broaden sanctions against Iran and focused instead on the upcoming earnings report from Nvidia, the world's most valuable company. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had cautioned nations on Monday to sever their financial ties with Iran, or face secondary sanctions as part of a strategy dubbed \"economic D-Day.\" However, the Treasury Department did not formally implement penalties, which caused a slight decline in oil prices and U.S. government bond yields. European shares opened slightly higher, while the dollar edged up against the euro and the Japanese yen. The catalyst behind Bitcoin's surge past the $80,000 mark in the last 10 days was the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and rising bond yields, a development that traders closely watched due to its potential implications for the dollar's status. Meanwhile, gold and German 10-year bond yields saw only minor fluctuations, while French 30-year yields remained near their 18-year high. Investors were eagerly awaiting Nvidia's earnings results, with analysts anticipating a near doubling of quarterly revenue and a wide range for full-year earnings guidance.",
  "summary": "Investors took comfort from softer-than-feared US sanctions on countries with ties to Iran, while defence stocks rose on expectations the conflict could drag on for months.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-denounces-economic-wars-as-us-starts-campaign-to-cut-off-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:05:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Fully prepared’: Iran threatens tit-for-tat move with oil chokehold as US widens economic sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/fully-prepared-iran-threatens-tit-for-tat-move-with-oil-chokehold-as",
        "published": "2026-08-25T06:41:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Iran defiant as US escalates economic isolation measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-defiant-as-us-escalates-economic-isolation-measures",
        "published": "2026-08-25T07:01:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "China says will ‘safeguard own interests’ after US vows Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/china-says-will-safeguard-own-interests-after-us-vows-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:20:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "German economic growth stronger than expected despite Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/german-economic-growth-stronger-than-expected-despite-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:50:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Dollar edges higher as investors weigh Iran sanctions, Treasury buybacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/dollar-edges-higher-as-investors-weigh-iran-sanctions-treasury",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:18:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump's Iran \"D-Day\" leaves sanctions hammer hanging",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trumps-iran-d-day-leaves-sanctions-hammer-hanging",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:35:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Iran threatens retaliation as new US sanctions hit already-struggling economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/iran-threatens-retaliation-as-new-us-sanctions-hit-already-struggling",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:36:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Oil hits one-week low as investors shrug off US sanctions on Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-hits-one-week-low-as-investors-shrug-off-us-sanctions-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:36:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Oil prices decline as investors brush aside Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/oil-prices-decline-as-investors-brush-aside-bessents-economic-d-day",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:45:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}