Asian stocks rally, crude drops on lingering hope for a peace deal
Cătălin Roșioru
The US military has begun its blockade of Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz, adding to fears for energy supplies from the Middle East. HONG KONG: Stocks rose and oil fell on Tuesday (Apr 14) on hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Donald Trump saying Tehran had called to seek an agreement even as a US naval blockade around Iran's ports began . While weekend peace talks in Pakistan ended with no deal, investors took heart from the fact that the
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