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Oil surged as Trump in his address to the nation on Iran war said that he expected the conflict to last another two to three weeks.
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President Trump did not define a clear path out of the conflict, which he estimated would end within three weeks.
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Investor sentiment quickly soured as Trump's speech went on, sending assets across the board lower in international markets.
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Asia-Pacific markets reacted negatively to Trump's speech, while oil prices jumped
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In his prime-time speech, President Donald Trump argued that the U.S. had to act on its own to neutralize the threat from Iran because many of America's allies wouldn't help.
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