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    Trump says no talks are planned with Iran as Washington rejects Tehran's demand for sanctions relief

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    Trump says no talks are planned with Iran as Washington rejects Tehran's demand for sanctions relief

    Direct answer

    Crude benchmarks stay bid on a lower probability of near-term diplomacy, while the dollar and U.S. rates are sensitive to any renewed safe-haven bid and higher inflation expectations from energy.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-08-18
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Trump says no talks are planned with Iran as Washington rejects Tehran's demand for sanctions relief”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-18. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-18/trump-says-no-talks-are-planned-with-iran-as-washington-rejects-tehran-s-demand-c1903e

    GEOPOLITICAL
    Trump says no talks are planned with Iran as Washington rejects Tehran's demand for sanctions relief
    Crude benchmarks stay bid on a lower probability of near-term diplomacy, while the dollar and U.S. rates are sensitive to any renewed safe-haven bid and higher inflation expectations from energy.
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    Impact
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    AUG 18
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    BRENTDXYUS10Y
    Trump says no talks are planned with Iran as Washington rejects Tehran's demand for sanctions relief
    Crude benchmarks stay bid on a lower probability of near-term diplomacy, while the dollar and U.S. rates are sensitive to any renewed safe-haven bid and higher inflation expectations from energy.
    Impact
    Crude benchmarks stay bid on a lower probability of near-term diplomacy, while the dollar and U.S. rates are sensitive to any renewed safe-haven bid and higher inflation expectations from energy.
    Affected
    BRENTDXYUS10Y
    Source facts

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    BRENTfewer expectations of a diplomatic reopening keep risk premium embedded in seaborne crudeUp1-5dTrump said no talks were taking place and Iranian officials tied Hormuz reopening to sanctions relief
    DXYhigher oil-driven inflation risk can support the dollar via tighter-for-longer rate expectationsUp1-5dmarkets were repricing around unresolved Hormuz exports and higher crude
    US10Yhigher energy inflation expectations can lift nominal yields even without a policy moveUp1-5dcrude rose as the Hormuz standoff persisted

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