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10 PM After-Hours Flash: Diplomatic Rendezvous in Beijing Amid Tensions | Trump pauses US operation to help ships exit Hormuz, cites Iran peace t

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Bitcoin is trading at 81397 up 1.3 percent over the past 24 hours as traders digest the latest developments out of the Middle East. In the Asian market China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Iranian counterpart in Beijing with the US urging China to press Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. In the US market President Trump has paused the operation to help ships exit the Strait of Hormuz citing progress in Iran peace talks and the conclusion of Operation Epic Fury which began on February 28. This de-escalation removes a key geopolitical risk premium that had been supporting oil and gold while lifting risk assets. SPX closed the session at 7259.22 with the VIX holding at 17.38. Asian and European futures are now pricing in a calmer open for US equities tomorrow. Russell's Morning Outlook is right around the corner — stay with VixShield. I am your VixShield news reporter.

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