Ben Squared Podcast: 7th April 2026 – How Can Stock Markets Make Progress From Here?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential for stock market gains amidst challenging US and Iranian negotiations.

In the latest Ben Squared podcast our resident pairing discuss the prospect for stock markets in a perilous moment for US and Iranian negotiations. The conversation focuses on whether gains can be made even in the absence of a formal and clear de-escalation, though some time is made for a ‘modest’ good news story amidst UK economic fret. This podcast was recorded on 7th April 2026. *This podcast is for UK Professional Clients Only. Capital at Risk. Past performance does not predict future returns.” Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ben Squared

Topics covered

• stock markets
• US-Iran negotiations
• economic outlook
• UK economy
• market progress

Keywords

• stock markets
• US negotiations
• Iran
• UK economy
• market progress
• economic outlook

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Invesco

Places: US, Iran, UK

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