Economy
Brent crude slipped below 110 dollars a barrel on Thursday, pulling back from a brief spike above 120 dollars the previous day, one of the most volatile stretches on oil markets since the start of the Strait of Hormuz crisis two months ago. The sharp moves underscore a market caught between fears of......
A six-week conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has triggered Asia's worst energy crisis in decades, with surging fuel prices, severe LPG shortages, and widespread economic fallout. A fragile two-week ceasefire announced April 7 offers only tentative relief. Wood Mackenzie's......
U.S. stock markets posted sharp gains Wednesday, their strongest session in a year, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The truce raised hopes of easing an oil shortage that had stalled the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1,325 points, or 2.85 percent. The......
Six weeks into the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran with no ceasefire in sight, Asia, the destination for roughly 90 percent of the oil and 83 percent of the liquefied natural gas that normally transits the Strait of Hormuz, is bearing the heaviest economic toll of a conflict it did not......
The downing of a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle over Iran on Friday sent shockwaves through energy markets, with bettors on prediction platform Polymarket pushing the implied probability of WTI crude reaching 120 dollars per barrel this month to 77 percent, up from just 36 percent two days earlier. The abrupt......
South Korean stocks surged on Friday after Iran indicated it was working with Oman to develop a framework for overseeing maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, offering a measure of hope for a partial reopening of the strategic waterway after more than a month of near-total closure. The Kospi......
The U.S. dollar index hovered near the 100-point mark on Friday as an unexpectedly strong March jobs report combined with deepening fears over a prolonged military conflict in Iran reinforced the greenback's status as the world's primary safe-haven currency. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 178,000......
Oil markets endured another turbulent session on Wednesday as traders struggled to reconcile Donald Trump's signals of an imminent end to the U.S.-Iran war with the reality of continued fighting and a largely closed Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, which had opened higher during Asian trading, reversed......
The U.S. dollar traded near 99.6 on Thursday. Ongoing war between the United States and Iran drives investors to safe-haven assets. The dollar index rose early in the session amid uncertainty over the conflict and the Strait of Hormuz closure. Iranian forces declared the waterway shut on March 4, disrupting......
Asian stock markets declined and oil prices rose on Thursday after Iran rejected a US-backed ceasefire proposal, dimming hopes for a swift resolution to the conflict now entering its fourth week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 percent, while South Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.9 percent. Hong......
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell sharply by nearly 5 percent on Monday, losing more than 2,600 points as escalating conflict in the Middle East triggered a broad selloff across Asian markets and intensified concerns over a prolonged energy-driven inflation shock. South Korea’s Kospi dropped......
Defense companies on Wall Street reached new record levels as the military campaign involving the United States and Israel against Iran entered its second week, driving investors toward aerospace and weapons manufacturers expected to benefit from rising global defense spending. Shares of Lockheed Martin......
Asian financial markets ended a volatile week with mixed results on Friday as oil prices eased slightly after days of sharp swings triggered by the escalating conflict involving Iran. The fighting, now in its seventh day, has disrupted global energy flows and unsettled investors across major asset classes. The......
