Friday, June 19, 2026

US MARKETS CLOSED FOR JUNETEENTH AS INVESTORS WEIGH FED RATE SIGNALS AND US-IRAN DEAL SNAG

American stock markets are closed on Friday for the Juneteenth public holiday, with investors left to digest a week dominated by hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve and uncertainty over the stalled US-Iran accord in Switzerland.

The main Wall Street indices closed on Thursday on a positive note, with the Nasdaq up almost two per cent, recovering from a sharp sell-off triggered by the Fed's latest policy signals.

US Vice President J.D. Vance said on Thursday that oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz were edging closer to pre-war levels.

Mitch Mccann has more from New York.

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