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- Brent crude futures fell from a one-month high on Tuesday in the United Kingdom.
- Investors said the decline reflected hopes for a Middle East cease-fire after Tehran received a 10-day proposal.
- Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis announced a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia.
- Britain’s new prime minister Andy Burnham pledged to keep fiscal rules, prompting sharp falls in sterling and bonds.
