Singapore — Asian stocks rebounded on Thursday and oil edged up as the US and Iran backed away from the brink of further conflict in the Middle East and investors unwound safety plays.
US President Donald Trump responded overnight to an Iranian attack on US forces with sanctions, not violence. Iran offered no immediate signal it would retaliate further over a January 3 US strike that killed one of its senior military commanders...
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