https://macworks.dev/tags/interest-rates/Recent content in Interest Rates on MacWorksHugoenhttps://macworks.dev/docs/archives/cnbc/cnbc-2026-04-06/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/archives/cnbc/cnbc-2026-04-06/<h1 id="cnbc--2026-04-06">CNBC — 2026-04-06<a class="anchor" href="#cnbc--2026-04-06">#</a></h1> <h2 id="lead-story">Lead Story<a class="anchor" href="#lead-story">#</a></h2> <p>The market&rsquo;s attention is squarely fixed on the Strait of Hormuz as President Trump set an 8 p.m. EST Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the critical waterway or face the decimation of its power plants and bridges. While geopolitical tensions run high, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/06/us-and-iran-receive-peace-proposal-as-trump-vows-hell-if-strait-stays-shut.html">Helima Croft cast skepticism on a major diplomatic breakthrough on <em>Morning Call</em></a> as the global oil supply disruption stretches into its sixth week.</p>https://macworks.dev/docs/week/cnbc/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/week/cnbc/<h1 id="cnbc--week-of-2026-04-04-to-2026-04-10">CNBC — Week of 2026-04-04 to 2026-04-10<a class="anchor" href="#cnbc--week-of-2026-04-04-to-2026-04-10">#</a></h1> <h2 id="story-of-the-week">Story of the Week<a class="anchor" href="#story-of-the-week">#</a></h2> <p>Global markets were dominated by the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict that choked the Strait of Hormuz, culminating in a fragile, Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire that temporarily triggered a massive 1,325-point relief rally in the Dow. However, the truce immediately showed deep cracks as Iran reportedly planned cryptocurrency tolls for ships, and physical spot prices for dated Brent crude hit a record $144 a barrel, highlighting the severe and ongoing disruption to the global energy supply chain.</p>