Morning Kickstart: Oil tumbles as Iran talks continue. USD mixed ahead of ISM

Oil prices fell in early trading as negotiations involving Iran continued, with the headline pointing to easing supply-risk premia tied to the diplomatic track. The transmission runs through the geopolitical risk premium embedded in crude: when prospects for a settlement improve, the expected probability of supply disruption from Iranian exports falls, pulling front-month futures lower. Crude and energy-linked equities are most directly exposed, while the dollar reaction is mixed, reflecting offsetting pressures from safe-haven demand and positioning ahead of the ISM data. Traders will focus on the ISM Manufacturing report, where the prices paid sub-index will indicate whether recent energy declines are feeding through to input-cost inflation expectations and, in turn, Treasury yields and dollar direction.

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