Stock Rally Due to Oil Price Decline and Hopes for Fed Rates – Salesforce (CRM) Revolutionizes AI Agents – Carnival Benefits From Tourism Boom - Mastercard Focuses on Stablecoin - Paragon and NuScale Strengthen Nuclear Partnership - Ceasefire Fuels European Markets – DAX Gains Nearly 1.50%

The global stock markets are experiencing a significant upturn today as a sharp decline in oil prices eases inflation fears and fuels hopes for interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) . The S&P 500 is up more than 1.2%, while the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) falls 4.5% to around $65 per barrel. This plummet in oil prices results from efforts to de-escalate the Middle East conflict after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that appears to be holding. The yields on short-term bonds...