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CNBC Daily Open: Markets cheer ceasefire — but hostilities continue

Cnbc · · 470 words · By Lim Hui Jie
Market Resilience Amid Geopolitical Tension Economic Policy Debates (Inflation Measurement)
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A ceasefire, in theory, is supposed to do one thing: stop the hostilities.”
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Multiple sources define a ceasefire as a stoppage of hostilities. One source notes it is a temporary stoppage, while another discusses the general concept of ceasefires in conflict resolution.
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web search NEUTRAL — A ceasefire can be temporary with an intended end date or may be intended to last indefinitely. A ceasefire is distinct from an armistice in that the armistice is a formal end to a war whereas a cease…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire
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web search NEUTRAL — In Syria, a range of different strategies was tried, but at the time of writing, all ceasefires and political negotiations have failed to stop the war. Why do conflict parties adopt different ceasefir…
https://css.ethz.ch/en/center/CSS-news/2025/02/ceasefires-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — This critically hampers the progress of theoretical and empirical research on ceasefires. This article offers a conceptual framework based on the central proposition that ceasefire success should be a…
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13533312.2021.1…
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“S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh records.”
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Multiple web search results report that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit fresh records. One source mentions the Nasdaq leading the indexes higher, and another confirms both hit fresh records.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on the American stock exchanges (including th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 Futures are financial futures which allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components of the S&P 500 Index market index. S&P 500 futures contracts were fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_futures
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“CNBC's CONVERGE LIVE event enters its second day in Singapore, with key participants including former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye.”
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The evidence provided mentions CONVERGE LIVE in Singapore and names Loh Boon Chye, but the specific details about it being on its 'second day' featuring both Justin Trudeau and Loh Boon Chye cannot be corroborated across multiple independent sources. The Wikipedia entries for Trudeau and Loh Boon Chye are general biographical/career summaries, not related to this specific event timeline.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025. He led the Liberal Party from 2013 until his resignatio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 American animated musical urban fantasy film co-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans. It was produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix and stars t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and barrister who was the first prime minister of Singap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew
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“A ceasefire is generally interpreted as a pause on all military action from two warring sides.”
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Multiple sources define a ceasefire as an agreement to temporarily stop military activities between opposing sides, aligning with the claim's description of a pause on all military action.
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web search NEUTRAL — Total war is warfare by any means possible, disregarding the laws of war, placing no limits on legitimate military targets, using weapons and tactics resulting in significant civilian casualties, or d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition of Ceasefire. A ceasefire is an official or unofficial agreement between opposing sides in a conflict to temporarily stop military activities. The purpose is often to allow for peace talks,…
https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/what-is-ceasefire-protoco…
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web search NEUTRAL — For military action to qualify as self-defence under international law, two stringent criteria must be met: Necessity: The use of force must be essential to counter the threat. Proportionality: The re…
https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/india-pakistan-war-ceasfire-a…
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“Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker, said "reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible" as long as the U.S. blockade is in place.”
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Three distinct web search results report that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible while the US naval blockade is in place.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Oil prices jumped in response to the developments, with international benchmark Brent crude rising more than 3% to close at $101.91 per barrel on Wednesday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures advanced more than 3% to settle at $92.96 per barrel.”
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The claim provides specific figures (Brent crude rising over 3% to $101.91, WTI rising over 3% to $92.96) for a specific day ('Wednesday'). While multiple sources discuss commodity price shocks and market movements, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the exact, corroborating data points for Brent and WTI closing prices on a specific Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starting on April 2, 2025, global stock markets crashed amid increased volatility following the introduction of new tariff policies by U.S. president Donald Trump during his second term. On April 2, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_stock_market_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Commodity price shocks are times when the prices for commodities have drastically increased or decreased over a short span of time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_price_shocks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Economic turmoil associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-ranging and severe impacts upon financial markets, including stock, bond, and commodity (including crude oil and gold) markets. Majo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_market_impact_of_the…
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“U.S. stock market shrugged off the struggles in the strait, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting new records amid a slew of earnings reports.”
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Multiple web search results state that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record levels. One source specifically attributes this to upbeat earnings reports and progress in the Middle East, corroborating the claim's context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Nasd…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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“In Asia, South Korea and Japanese benchmark indexes hit record highs in early Thursday trading.”
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Two separate web search results report that both South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei index hit record highs in early Thursday trading.
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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's Nikkei index soared above 60,000 points for the first time in early trade Thursday as tech shares attracted buyers, while South Korea's Kospi also reached a new high. The Nikkei climbed to 60,…
https://www.nampa.org/text/22915000
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web search NEUTRAL — Most Asian shares extended gains on Thursday, with benchmark indexes in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea scaling record highs as investor optimism intensified ahead of a widely anticipated U.S. Federal …
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/emerging-markets-asian-sto…
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web search NEUTRAL — Asian equities trade mixed on Thursday, with South Korea reaching record highs driven by chipmaker gains. Japanese shares were stable after hitting a new peak above 58,000 points. However, strong ...
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4550831-asia-markets-mixed-nik…
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“South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted another quarter of record profit and revenue on Thursday, as prices for its products continue to surge amid strong AI demand.”
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“Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, told lawmakers that he would like the central bank to change its strategy for measuring inflation.”
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“The Fed has long favored the core price index for personal consumption expenditures, known in short as the core PCE, because it excludes volatile food and energy prices.”
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“Warsh wants to go a step further, by rooting out extreme price shocks when calculating overall inflation.”
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