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Drivers are enjoying some relief at the pump after the United States and Iran signed an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices fell and stocks rose after Pakistan announced that the agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz would take effect immediately.

The Federal Reserve’s new chairman held a press conference where he bantered with reporters and laid out a vision for change at the central bank.

Officials at the Federal Reserve were split between no cuts this year and one or more rate increases as they braced for higher inflation, according to a new set of projections.

Interest rates didn’t change, but the language in Fed’s policy statement, which it released alongside its rate decision today, certainly did.

Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say.

The new Fed chairman is bound to face the unyielding attention of the president that nominated him.

Mr. Warsh will make his public debut as the Federal Reserve’s chairman on Wednesday.

With the United States and Iran nearing a deal to reopen the Persian Gulf, the shipping giant is treading cautiously.

Traders are waiting for U.S. and Iranian officials to meet in Switzerland on Friday, when they are expected to sign an initial agreement and begin a 60-day cease-fire.