Stocks inch up, oil dips as traders eye US-Iran talks | live
By Chris Prentice and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Global equities were higher on Wednesday and oil prices dipped as traders eyed talks to end the Iran war and U.S. data showing only a slight rise in inflation damped some expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike. Talks between the U.S. and Iran were deadlocked. The United States and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate ship attacks. But oil prices dipped as investors weighed lower demand forecasts. [O/R]
By Chris Prentice and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Global equities were higher on Wednesday and oil prices dipped as traders eyed talks to end the Iran war and U.S. data showing only a slight rise in inflation damped some expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike. Talks between the U.S. and Iran were deadlocked. The United States and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate ship attacks. But oil prices dipped as investors weighed lower demand forecasts. [O/R]
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