<div id="readability-page-1">  <p><time datetime="2026-05-12T06:30:00+01:00">    Tuesday 12 May 2026 6:30 am  </time>      <span> | </span><span> Updated: </span>   <time datetime="2026-05-12T06:27:57+01:00">    Tuesday 12 May 2026 6:27 am  </time></p>         <div>                                                                                                                 Add as a preferred        source on Google                        </div>    <figure>    <div>       </div> <img width="742" height="495" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/01KR5TH7VZGN3PY70KMFY4HWEY_42679a.jpeg/query-dz03NDI?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.cityam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/01KR5TH7VZGN3PY70KMFY4HWEY_42679a.jpeg/query-dz03NDI"/>  <figcaption>Trump poured cold water on peace hopes. (Image: PA).</figcaption> </figure> <p>Good morning and welcome back to the <strong><em>City AM </em></strong>liveblog.</p><p>Geopolitical tensions look to once more be catching up with investors and putting an end to a period where markets have been able to skirt sell-offs as uncertain headlines around the Iran war persisted.</p><p>Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – has started the day in the green, whilst futures data points towards the FTSE 100 taking a hit on open.</p><p>It comes after Donald Trump branded the month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran is on “massive life support”.</p><p>He said late on Monday that while the peace deal was still in place, it was “unbelievably weak”.</p><p>On Sunday, Trump branded a counter-proposal from Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz “totally unacceptable” and a “piece of garbage”.</p><p>Esmail Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said Tehran’s proposals were “responsible” and “generous”.</p><p>“It’s hard to make sense of the market reaction, it feels like the calm before a storm,”<em> </em>Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote, said.</p><p>“Higher energy prices will hit the ground sooner rather than later as Middle East tensions prolong and the world’s energy stockpiles dry out.”</p><p>Tehran’s offer included the immediate end to the war on all fronts, in a shot at the Israeli attacks in Lebanon that target the Iran-supported Hezbollah. It also called for a halt to the US’ naval blockade and guarantees of no further attacks.</p><p>But contentions has remained around Iran’s enrichment sites with the US branding Tehran’s nuclear capabilities a non-starter for negotiations.</p><p>We’ll be bringing you the latest on this and more.</p><h3 id="h-here-s-a-few-of-our-top-headlines-this-morning">Here’s a few of our top headlines this morning</h3><ul> <li>Enhanced Games NYSE firm opens down on Friday close</li>    <li>‘Twenty years of caution’: Banking industry ramps up efforts to fix ‘anaemic’ UK growth</li>    <li>NHS gives Palantir wider access to patient data amid growing backlash</li>    <li>Darts: PDC aims to reel in Big Fish sponsor in multi-million-pound deal</li>    <li>Burges Salmon and Wexler roll out firm-wide legal AI partnership</li> </ul> </div>

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<p>地緣政治緊張局勢正在影響投資者，因為唐納德·特朗普表示美伊和平協議處於 “巨大的生命支持” 狀態。這導致市場開盤時 FTSE 100 指數預計將下跌。布倫特原油價格上漲，反映出對中東緊張局勢及其對能源價格潛在影響的擔憂。分析師建議，市場可能正經歷風暴前的平靜，隨着局勢的發展，預計能源價格將會上漲</p>

FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to fall as Trump says Iran peace deal on ‘life support’

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富時 100 實時更新：由於特朗普表示伊朗和平協議處於 “生命支持” 狀態，股市預計將下跌