'Tapping The Golden Piggy Bank': Goldman Equity Trading Chief Warns 'Risks Are Increasingly Two-Sided At These Levels'

Delay/ceasefire talks came sooner than expected, hitting just before the US open yesterday morning (with President Trump front-running the lapse of his initial 48 hour ultimatum deadline).

Iran has publicly denied direct negotiations, but persistent back-channel chatter via intermediaries lends credibility to the idea that talks are already underway.