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Asian stocks rose as investors positioned ahead of US-Iran ceasefire talks scheduled to take place in Pakistan this weekend. Traders are watching the shaky ceasefire and planned US-Iran talks for clues on the market's next move, with sustaining the rally depending on confidence that the truce holds and oil flows smoothly through the Strait of Hormuz. We spoke to Lianting Tu, Managing Editor for Asia Equities. 

And for more analysis on the US-Iran talks ahead of this weekend, we heard from Jonathan Panikoff, Atlantic Council Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative. He spoke to Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Asian stocks rose as investors positioned ahead of US-Iran ceasefire talks scheduled to take place in Pakistan this weekend. Traders are watching the shaky ceasefire and planned US-Iran talks for clues on the market's next move, with sustaining the rally depending on confidence that the truce holds and oil flows smoothly through the Strait of Hormuz. We spoke to Lianting Tu, Managing Editor for Asia Equities.&nbsp;
And for more analysis on the US-Iran talks ahead of this weekend, we heard from Jonathan Panikoff, Atlantic Council Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative. He spoke to Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.

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Asia Stocks Rise Before Iran Talks

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South Korea could draw up another extra budget in the second half if crude oil disruption caused by the Iran war is prolonged. For more on how this affects the growth story in the tech sector, we spoke to Simon Woo, head of Korea research and head of APAC Technology coordinator at Bank of America Global Research.

Plus - The White House announced the US would hold direct talks with Iran even as continued fighting in the Middle East, punctuated by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire in the six-week conflict. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Vice President JD Vance will lead a delegation to Islamabad, which would include special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The first round of talks is set for Saturday morning local time, even as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed as of Thursday morning, falling short of a key US condition for the ceasefire. Sporadic fighting continued throughout the region, including in Lebanon, where Israel launched its largest assault on the country since the start of the latest conflict, escalating the campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Iranian officials cast that as violating the terms of the day-old agreement. We heard from Barbara Leaf, Arnold & Porter Senior International Policy Advisor and Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. She spoke to Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.

South Korea could draw up another extra budget in the second half if crude oil disruption caused by the Iran war is prolonged. For more on how this affects the growth story in the tech sector, we spoke to Simon Woo, head of Korea research and head of APAC Technology coordinator at Bank of America Global Research.
Plus - The White House announced the US would hold direct talks with Iran even as continued fighting in the Middle East, punctuated by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire in the six-week conflict.&nbsp;Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Vice President JD Vance will lead a delegation to Islamabad, which would include special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The first round of talks is set for Saturday morning local time, even as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed as of Thursday morning, falling short of a key US condition for the ceasefire. Sporadic fighting continued throughout the region, including in Lebanon, where Israel launched its largest assault on the country since the start of the latest conflict, escalating the campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Iranian officials cast that as violating the terms of the day-old agreement. We heard from Barbara Leaf, Arnold &amp; Porter Senior International Policy Advisor and Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. She spoke to Bloomberg's Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.

South Korea Government Considers Extra Budget , US-Iran Ceasefire Tested 

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The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that’s expected to halt the American-Israeli military campaign in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump announced the agreement Tuesday on social media hours after Pakistan, a mediator in talks, implored the US leader to back off his deadline to unleash massive devastation on Iran if it did not meet his demands. The deal buys time for the two sides to reach a longer agreement to end the six-week-old war, which has killed thousands of people and sparked a global energy crisis.

Trump said he had agreed “to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” as long as Iran agrees to “the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”

For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Radio host Doug Krizner speaks with:
- Bloomberg State Department and Foreign Policy Reporter Eric Martin
- Bloomberg This Weekend co-host Christina Ruffini
- Bloomberg White House and Washington correspondent Jeff Mason
- Terry Haines, founder of Pangea Policy
- Daniel Byman, Director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program at the Center

The US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that&rsquo;s expected to halt the American-Israeli military campaign in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;announced the agreement Tuesday on social media hours after Pakistan, a mediator in talks, implored the US leader to back off his deadline to unleash massive devastation on Iran if it did not meet his demands. The deal buys time for the two sides to reach a longer agreement to end the six-week-old war, which has killed thousands of people and sparked a global energy crisis. Trump said he had agreed &ldquo;to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks&rdquo; as long as Iran agrees to &ldquo;the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.&rdquo; For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Radio host Doug Krizner speaks with: - Bloomberg State Department and Foreign Policy Reporter Eric Martin - Bloomberg This Weekend co-host Christina Ruffini - Bloomberg White House and Washington correspondent Jeff Mason - Terry Haines, founder of Pangea Policy - Daniel Byman, Director of the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program at the Center

Special Coverage: US and Iran Agree to Ceasefire Hours Before Trump Deadline

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Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.

Financial markets swung amid uncertainty ahead of President Donald Trump's Iran deadline, with tentative ceasefire signals offset by the risk of an escalation in the conflict. Brent crude trimmed its opening gains to trade just under $110 a barrel as markets remained volatile before Trump's Tuesday 8 p.m. Eastern Time cutoff. US equity-index futures erased initial losses to trade little changed. We speak to Paul Dobson, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Asia Markets.

Plus - President Donald Trump insisted that freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz be part of any deal to end the Middle East war and escalated threats to obliterate key Iranian infrastructure if his terms aren't met before a Tuesday deadline. Trump said Monday that talks with Iran are "going well" and that reopening the strait as "a very big priority." The president in recent weeks has said an agreement on the strait wasn't among his core prerequisites for ending the conflict. "We have to have a deal that's acceptable to me, and part of that deal is going to be we want free traffic of oil and everything," he said at a White House news conference. For more, we heard from Elisa Ewers, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She spoke to Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Shery Ahn on the Asia Trade. 

Business and finance news from the Asia-Pacific.
Financial markets swung amid uncertainty ahead of President Donald Trump's Iran deadline, with tentative ceasefire signals offset by the risk of an escalation in the conflict. Brent crude trimmed its opening gains to trade just under $110 a barrel as markets remained volatile before Trump's Tuesday 8 p.m. Eastern Time cutoff. US equity-index futures erased initial losses to trade little changed. We speak to Paul Dobson, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Asia Markets.
Plus - President Donald Trump insisted that freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz be part of any deal to end the Middle East war and escalated threats to obliterate key Iranian infrastructure if his terms aren't met before a Tuesday deadline. Trump said Monday that talks with Iran are "going well" and that reopening the strait as "a very big priority." The president in recent weeks has said an agreement on the strait wasn't among his core prerequisites for ending the conflict. "We have to have a deal that's acceptable to me, and part of that deal is going to be we want free traffic of oil and everything," he said at a White House news conference. For more, we heard from Elisa Ewers, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She spoke to Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Shery Ahn on the Asia Trade.&nbsp;

Stocks, Oil Whipsaw With Iran Deadline in Focus

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