2026-04-11
5 分钟Hey, listeners, it's Saturday, April 11th.
I'm Jared Midovich for The Wall Street Journal,
and this is What 's News in Markets, our look at the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
Let's get to it.
Investors kept their eyes on the Middle East this week,
which began with increasingly dire warnings from President Trump that he would escalate the war in Iran.
Stocks stayed mostly muted as traders bet on another taco scenario,
where Trump backs away from stated threats at the last minute.
That 's what they got Tuesday evening when the president announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran,
only 90 minutes before his deadline.
News of a ceasefire sent the major antics soaring,
though the truce is on shaky ground due to Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon.
Traders are also watching the outcome of talks scheduled for today between Tehran and Washington in Pakistan.
In the meantime, markets got a read on how surging oil prices from the war
are affecting everyday prices and souring consumer sentiment.
On Friday, the March CPI report showed prices up 3.3% from a year earlier, the largest annual increase since May 2024.
Almost three-quarters of the monthly increase was driven by higher gas costs.
Meanwhile, consumer sentiment fell this month to the lowest level recorded in the history
of the University of Michigan survey.
Still, stocks entered the week higher, with the Dow up 3%, the S&P 500 up 3.6%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index up 4.7%.