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Pentagon Recategorizes Iran War Casualties as Oil Drops 5%, US Strikes Halt, and Regional Tensions Persist
The US Defense Department removed four soldier deaths from its official Iran conflict tally, creating a separate 'Overse...
Oil above $100 and hawkish FOMC dissent set stage for Warsh's 'family feud'
A surge in oil prices and chip-driven consumer costs puts the Fed on the spot this week, with economists expecting at le...
Gold Edges Up on Dollar Weakness as Markets Weigh Middle East Pause and Fed Outlook
Spot gold rose 1% to $4,094.50 on Monday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar, while a halt to U.S.-Iran hostilities eased...
Oil Prices Plunge as Trump Halts Iran Strikes and Hormuz Deal Nears
Brent crude drops 6% to $86.8, European gas sheds 7.8% after reports that Oman-mediated talks could reopen the Strait of...
Crude Oil Slides 7% as US-Iran Strikes Pause, Brent Dips Below $90
Oil prices fell sharply in early Asian trading after the US and Iran halted attacks, with Brent briefly trading below $9...
Wall Street Futures Climb as US-Iran Pause Boosts Risk Appetite, Oil Slides Ahead of Fed
A halt in US-Iran strikes sends Dow and Nasdaq futures sharply higher while crude prices shed 5%, but a Fed rate decisio...
104 Economists Bet on a Hold, But Traders See a 36% Chance the Fed Hikes This Week
As the Fed meets with rates at a 3-year pause, the consensus of 104 economists is for no change. Yet bond and futures ma...
Fitch: Omani Banks Can Weather Iran Conflict After Sovereign Upgrade
Fitch Ratings says Omani lenders are the Gulf’s least exposed to the Iran conflict, with higher oil prices, Vision 2040 ...
Fed Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike Fails to Sway Majority, Citi Predicts Dovish Signal
Markets price a 30% chance of a July hike on oil-driven inflation fears, but Citi sees a steady hand as cooling core pri...
Barclays Warns Earnings and Central Banks Will Set Market Tone as Oil Hits $100
Barclays says strong Q2 results have supported equities but rising oil, bond yields and AI spending doubts are creating ...
Oil-Driven Tax Surge Narrows Brazil’s Primary Deficit but Fails to Convince Markets
Higher corporate tax receipts from oil gains linked to Middle East tension helped shrink the projected raw primary defic...
Gold and Silver Brace for Fed, Oil Swings and Iran Risk in Pivotal Trading Week
Precious metals face a pivotal week with a Federal Reserve rate decision, US-Iran tensions, and oil price moves likely t...
BoE Expected to Hold Rates at 3.75% as Oil Spikes Above $100
Economists predict a 7-2 vote to keep UK interest rates on hold next week, but a surge in oil prices driven by Middle Ea...
Airstrikes Pause as US and Iran Weigh Diplomatic Off-Ramp Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
After nearly two weeks of US bombing, a pause in airstrikes and intensifying talks raise hopes for de-escalation—but con...
Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain
After nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, the US has halted airstrikes on Iran while diplomatic efforts seek to av...
Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike and Trump Pressure Test New Chair
The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, but geopolitical tensions and ...
Oil Surge Past $100, Geopolitical Risks Trigger Global Market Rout, Stoke Inflation Angst
Brent crude tops $100 amid Strait of Hormuz threats and Red Sea attacks, reviving inflation fears and delaying rate-cut ...
Dow Gains as Crude Slide Offsets Chip Weakness; Nasdaq Slips
A sharp drop in oil prices eased bond yields and lifted industrial shares, but a semiconductor rout led by Intel left th...
House Again Demands End to Iran Hostilities as Senate Splits and Economic Fallout Grows
The House narrowly passed a symbolic resolution to halt U.S. military operations in Iran, while the Senate blocked a com...
Oil Tops $100 as Explosions Rock US Base in Iraq and Strikes Hit Iran
A fresh wave of explosions near a US base in Irbil and escalating US strikes across Iran pushed Brent crude past the $10...
Brent Crude Surge to $100 Sends Asian Stocks Lower, Tech Rout Deepens
Asian markets tumbled on Friday as Brent crude hit its highest since May and renewed Middle East fighting threatened glo...
US Stocks Tumble as Oil Tops $100, Tech Sells Off on Alphabet and Tesla Warnings
A triple blow of surging oil prices, rising bond yields, and disappointing signals from Alphabet and Tesla sent the S&P ...
Ibex 35 Holds Just Above 19,500 Points as Earnings and Oil Surge Dictate Direction
Spanish equities struggled for direction on Wednesday as a fresh spike in crude prices and a mixed bag of second-quarter...
Oil Prices Soar to Six-Week High as Iran and Houthis Threaten Key Shipping Lanes
Brent crude jumped to $96.27 after Iran claimed to mine the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi rebels blockaded Saudi oil in th...
Iran Warns of Retaliation Against U.S. and Allies, Threatening Hormuz Oil Blockade
Tehran vows an 'eye for an eye' military response to any new American attacks, extending threats to countries that provi...
Argentine Stocks Rise for Fourth Day as Moody’s Upgrade Fuels Rally
The S&P Merval gains 1.3% and dollar-denominated ADRs climb after Moody’s lifted Argentina’s sovereign rating. Energy st...
Equinor's Quarterly Profit Hits $11.5 Billion as Iran War Sends Oil Prices Soaring
Norway's state-controlled energy giant saw adjusted earnings nearly double, capitalizing on the closure of the Strait of...
Brent Hits $95 as Dual-Strait Crisis Shakes Oil Trade Routes
Brent crude surged 4.2% to nearly $95 a barrel after U.S. strikes on Iran and Houthi threats against Saudi shipments rai...
Asian Equities Mixed as Oil Surge Rekindles Inflation Fear; AI Rally Lifts Wall Street
Asian stock markets ended divided on Wednesday, with Japan and Hong Kong falling while Korea and Australia gained, as a ...
Pentagon Says US War in Iran Has Cost $37.5 Billion as Oil Shipping Faces Houthi Blockade Threat
Rising war costs and a Houthi naval blockade are disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, putting oil pri...