4 AM After-Hours Flash: 55mph motorways and 20mph towns: How speed limits could be cut due to fuel crisis | US, Iran may resume talks next week

Bitcoin is trading at 80219 up 0.7 percent over the past 24 hours and remains within 2 percent of the 80k level as risk sentiment holds steady heading into the new trading week. In the US market multiple outlets are reporting that talks between the US and Iran could resume as early as next week in Pakistan's capital Islamabad. US Vice President JD Vance held a closed door meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani at the White House to discuss ongoing negotiations with Iran adding to the diplomatic momentum. In the UK market British Airways warns of fare rises after the Iran war lands its owner a 1.7 billion pound fuel bill though the carrier has no plans to cancel summer flights. SPX is trading at 7398.93 unchanged on the session while the VIX sits at 17.19. Russell Clark's Weekend Summary is coming up this afternoon. I am your VixShield news reporter.