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Brent up 1.5% to $89 after US strikes Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island
US Central Command confirms strikes on two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island after forces were seen preparing rocket...
DAX Pulls Back From Record as Oil Spike and Hawkish Fed Signal Shake Europe
European markets edged lower on Monday after Friday's record DAX close, with oil-price gains from US-Iran escalation and...
US-Iran Standoff Pushes Brent Past $93, Gold Above $4,500 and Squeezes Rate-Sensitive Stocks
The week's geopolitical escalation drove energy and gold sharply higher, but a surprise US Treasury long-end buyback ext...
Dax Consolidates After Record High as Rate Hopes and Iran Risk Set the Tone
German stocks held firm after a record-setting week, with defence names leading. Attention now turns to US inflation dat...
UK Hiring Stalls as Oil and Bond Yields Threaten Inflation Fight
UK payrolled employment is falling and vacancies are at the lowest outside the pandemic since 2014, while Brent crude ab...
Hormuz Shipping Attacks Escalate as US Vows Unprecedented Pressure on Iran's Economy
Attacks on ADNOC and bulk-carrier vessels in the Strait of Hormuz have driven Brent crude up nearly 6% this week as Wash...
Trump Says He Will Declare Strait of Hormuz U.S. Territory; Iran Vows to Keep Blockade
The president's remark at a New York rally drew a sharp Iranian rebuke as the strategic oil chokepoint stays shut and U....
Trump Says U.S. Will Claim Strait of Hormuz, Deepening Iran Standoff and Oil Supply Risk
Trump's pledge to declare the Strait of Hormuz U.S. territory has escalated an unresolved Iran conflict and put the key ...
Hormuz Risk Premium Returns as Weak Demand Caps Oil's Weekly Rebound
WTI is up more than 5% this week after stalled U.S.-Iran talks restored the Strait of Hormuz risk premium, but a huge U....
Vance Says Cutting US Gasoline Prices Is Top Priority in Iran War
Vice President J.D. Vance says the Trump administration's first goal is keeping oil and gas prices low across America, w...
Oil Prices Rise Over 1% as US Threatens Open-Ended Iran Naval Blockade
Crude extends weekly gains above 5% after Washington signals unprecedented economic isolation measures and revives suppl...
US Retail Sales Drop and Consumer Confidence Slide; Hong Kong GDP Forecast Lifted to 4.5% Top End
July US retail sales fell 0.6% and the Michigan consumer sentiment index came in at 51, missing forecasts, while Hong Ko...
Weak U.S. Retail Sales Drag Toronto and New York Markets Lower
A surprise drop in U.S. retail sales and a looming 50% tariff on Canadian goods pulled North American equities lower, wh...
Brazil's Ibovespa Falls for Ninth Session as Foreign Outflows Hit R$13.5bn in August
Ibovespa fell for a ninth straight session to 166,934 points as foreign outflows hit R$13.5 billion in August; Petrobras...
S&P 500 hits record, Nasdaq gains as soft producer prices cool Fed hike bets
Cooler producer inflation followed the CPI slowdown, lifting US stocks to a record even as AI earnings split and oil pri...
Wall Street futures edge higher as oil drops before July PPI and Fed clues
U.S. stock futures nudged up Thursday while Brent crude fell 1.9%. Investors await July producer prices and Fed speakers...
Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
US Inflation Eases to 3.4% in July as Oil Prices Retreat
Lower oil prices helped US consumer inflation ease to 3.4% in July, matching forecasts, but AI-driven computing demand i...
Brent Tops $90 as Reduced Hormuz Traffic and US-Iran War Drive Oil Higher
Brent crude has risen more than $5 a barrel this week to exceed $90 as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains red...
German Inflation Hits 2.8% as Fuel and Heating Oil Prices Jump
German inflation rose to 2.8% in July as fuel and heating oil prices surged after a temporary tax cut ended. Economists ...
US Inflation Slows to 3.4% in July, but September Fed Decision Hangs in the Balance
Cooling headline and core inflation matched forecasts, yet a split Fed, weak July payrolls and a largely closed Strait o...
Oil Prices Edge Up as Strait of Hormuz Stalemate Chokes Global Supply
Brent crude rises to $89.08 and U.S. gasoline hits $4.04 a gallon as fighting in Iran effectively shuts the critical wat...
Oil Rally Gains Fresh Momentum as US-Iran Tensions Choke Key Shipping Lanes
Brent and WTI crude extended Monday’s 5% rally after attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi-linked incidents in th...
Oil Jumps 5% as US and Iran Trade Demands That Block Strait of Hormuz Resolution
Crude prices surged after Washington demanded reparations from Tehran while Iran insisted on all its conditions being me...
CAC 40 and oil prices stabilise as Pakistan hints at US-Iran arrangement
Brent crude slips back below $88 after Islamabad signals talks are making progress, calming a jittery oil market and hel...
Wall Street Edges Higher on Renewed Hormuz Deal Hopes, Eyeing CPI
US stocks posted modest gains Tuesday as diplomatic signals pointed to a possible breakthrough on the Strait of Hormuz, ...
DAX Surges to Record 26,319; Markets Eye Inflation Data and Iran
German DAX hit a new all-time high, driven by easing US rate fears, strong tech earnings, and hope of Hormuz reopening, ...
DAX Hits Record Above 26,500 as Geopolitical Hopes and Oil Retreat Lift Sentiment
The German blue-chip index crossed 26,500 for the first time before closing at 26,391.42, boosted by signs of a possible...
Oil Prices Surge Nearly 5% as Hormuz Opening Hopes Collapse Under Iran-US Demands
Brent and WTI crude jump more than 4 dollars a barrel after Iran ties any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to lifting U...
Brent Crude Climbs Above $84 as Hormuz Standoff Keeps Markets on Edge
Oil futures rose Monday as talks over the Strait of Hormuz navigation remain uncertain, with Iran demanding US compensat...