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US equity-index futures climbed and the dollar edged lower after President Donald Trump said he would extend the ceasefire with Iran, spurring cautious optimism among investors. For more on the markets, we spoke to Paul Dobson, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Asia Markets.

And, for more analysis on the extended Iran truce, we turn to Jessica Genauer, Academic Director of the Public Policy Institute at the University of New South Wales. She spoke to Bloomberg TV Hosts Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn.