LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - The dollar plunged and stocks surged on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had asked the Department of Defence to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. The dollar had traded higher against most other currencies until the headline hit, sending the euro up...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. has had good and productive conversations with Iran and he will order the military to postpone any military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. The dollar plunged and stock and bond prices surged following the news. KENNETH BROUX, HEAD OF CORPORATE RESEARCH FX AND RATES, SOCIETE GENERALE, LONDON: This...

07:57 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked higher Monday after President Donald Trump postponed for an additional five days pending strikes he had threatened on Iran's power infrastructure if Tehran does not open the oil-chokepoint Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the US and Iran have had productive conversations, in a social media post. Tehran had announced that...

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