US-Iran Standoff Pushes Brent Past $93, Gold Above $4,500 and Squeezes Rate-Sensitive Stocks
Markets

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...

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US-Iran War Exposes a Fragile Oil Buffer: How Many Barrels Can Actually Be Released?
Energy

US-Iran War Exposes a Fragile Oil Buffer: How Many Barrels Can Actually Be Released?

The IEA says 1.5bn barrels cover 300 days at a 5m b/d deficit, but unusable commercial stocks and a degraded US SPR cut ...

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Brent Tops $90 as Reduced Hormuz Traffic and US-Iran War Drive Oil Higher
Energy

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...

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Oil Rally Gains Fresh Momentum as US-Iran Tensions Choke Key Shipping Lanes
Energy

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...

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Oil Majors Book $93 Billion Q2 Profit as US-Iran War Fuels Price Surge
Energy

Oil Majors Book $93 Billion Q2 Profit as US-Iran War Fuels Price Surge

Oil giants including Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil earned $93 billion last quarter — nearly double a year earlier — as the...

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Trump Says Iran Strikes Called Off, Citing 'Outlines of a Deal'
Politics

Trump Says Iran Strikes Called Off, Citing 'Outlines of a Deal'

Trump says he has paused a planned US assault on Iran and set conditions for an agreement — but Tehran and other parties...

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US, Saudi Arabia Strike Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq as Missiles Aimed at Jordan Base Are Intercepted
Defense

US, Saudi Arabia Strike Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq as Missiles Aimed at Jordan Base Are Intercepted

Joint US-Saudi airstrikes hit Iranian-aligned groups in Iraq, while US forces intercepted ballistic missiles fired at a ...

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Wall Street Futures Climb as US-Iran Pause Boosts Risk Appetite, Oil Slides Ahead of Fed
Markets

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...

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US Intel Sees Iran’s New Supreme Leader as More Open to Nuclear Weapons Amid War
Defense

US Intel Sees Iran’s New Supreme Leader as More Open to Nuclear Weapons Amid War

American intelligence assesses that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is more inclined to pursue a nuclear bomb than his father...

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Airstrikes Pause as US and Iran Weigh Diplomatic Off-Ramp Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Energy

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...

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Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain
Politics

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...

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Iran's IRGC: Southern Hormuz Route Mined; US Threatens Infrastructure Strikes
Energy

Iran's IRGC: Southern Hormuz Route Mined; US Threatens Infrastructure Strikes

Tehran declares the southern lane of the Strait of Hormuz mined, while Washington vows to destroy Iranian bridges and po...

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Trump Vows Further Strikes as Iran Hits Gulf Targets and War Cost Jumps to $37.5 Billion
Politics

Trump Vows Further Strikes as Iran Hits Gulf Targets and War Cost Jumps to $37.5 Billion

President Trump pledged continued attacks on Iran, claiming it would take decades to rebuild, as Tehran struck US radar ...

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Iran Widens Strike Zone to Saudi Arabia and Syria as Mediators Struggle to Avert Full-Scale War
Politics

Iran Widens Strike Zone to Saudi Arabia and Syria as Mediators Struggle to Avert Full-Scale War

Tehran struck Saudi and Syrian targets for the first time since the 7 July escalation, while the US confirmed two soldie...

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U.S.-Iran Strikes Expand to Energy Hubs After U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan
Defense

U.S.-Iran Strikes Expand to Energy Hubs After U.S. Soldiers Killed in Jordan

Reciprocal attacks hit desalination plants, ports, and oil facilities, sending shockwaves through oil markets and shatte...

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US Strikes Iran Again, Hitting Nuclear Site as Conflict Engulfs the Middle East
Politics

US Strikes Iran Again, Hitting Nuclear Site as Conflict Engulfs the Middle East

The U.S. launched fresh air strikes on Iran following the death of two American soldiers, targeting a nuclear facility a...

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Unconfirmed US Military Medevac from Jordan Hints at Escalating Iran Conflict with Widespread Business Risks
Politics

Unconfirmed US Military Medevac from Jordan Hints at Escalating Iran Conflict with Widespread Business Risks

Unverified reports of a major US aeromedical evacuation after Iranian strikes raise the specter of higher American casua...

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