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Markets Hold Steady as Iran Deal Hopes Lift Sentiment — April 14, 2026

MoneySavings.ca  ·  Daily Market Brief Tuesday, April 14, 2026  ·  Morning Edition Markets hold steady as Iran deal hopes lift sentiment S&P 500 Futures 6,936 ▲ +0.20% Nasdaq Futures 25,647 ▲ +0.40% Dow Futures 48,501 ▲ +0.16% WTI Crude $96.31 ▼ −2.80% easing North American markets are poised for a steady open on Tuesday as investors grow cautiously optimistic about a potential U.S.-Iran agreement. U.S. stock futures held firm after the major averages posted strong gains the previous session, with the S&P 500 fully erasing its war-driven losses. Oil prices offered some relief for consumers, with WTI crude pulling back nearly 3% to around $96.31 per barrel — easing from Monday's spike above $104. Asian markets also opened higher overnight, with Japan's Nikkei 225 rising 2.43% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gaining 1%, both t...
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Markets Waver Despite Trump-Xi Trade Truce as Big Tech Earnings Loom

 


U.S. stock futures faltered Thursday morning as Wall Street digested a limited trade truce between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, while bracing for a wave of Big Tech earnings and mixed signals from the Federal Reserve.

Market Snapshot:

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%
  • S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered near flat
  • Meta shares dropped 8% in premarket trading
  • Bitcoin fell below $108,000

The Trump-Xi summit in Busan yielded a one-year trade détente: the U.S. agreed to halve tariffs on fentanyl-related imports from China, while Beijing pledged to resume purchases of American soybeans and energy products and ease restrictions on rare earth exports. However, the deal lacked the sweeping breakthroughs investors had hoped for, leading to muted market enthusiasm.

Adding to the uncertainty, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that another interest rate cut in December is “not a foregone conclusion,” despite the central bank’s recent quarter-point reduction. His comments exposed divisions among policymakers and cooled expectations for further monetary easing.

Meanwhile, investors are closely watching earnings reports from tech giants including Apple and Amazon, which are expected to provide critical insight into the sector’s resilience amid global economic headwinds.

With geopolitical developments and monetary policy in flux, markets appear to be in a holding pattern—waiting for stronger catalysts to define the next move.


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