Global Markets | Asian stocks pare losses as oil prices dip, Wall Street futures rise

Investors took some comfort from U.S. President However, reports that Trump was considering sending more troops added to concern about the war escalating into a ground conflict, with no certainty that the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened to shipping soon. Iran has dismissed a U.S. proposal to end the conflict as "one-sided and unfair".Live Events "It is in everyone's interests for this conflict to be short," said Diana Mousina, deputy chief economist at AMP. "However, that's not how wars often work as ...