Global Issues
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Market U-Turns Dominate as Middle Eastern Tensions Continue
What a difference a day makes. On Monday we saw the largest daily price swing for Brent and WTI crude…
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The Week Ahead – Oil tops $100 as energy supply crisis dominates markets
It finally happened, the price of oil surged at the open late on Sunday, with Brent crude rising from $93…
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Israel and Iran exchange fire, Pezeshkian apologises to neighbours
Iran to suspend strikes on neighbours unless attacks from them Trumps demands Tehran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ Putin calls for immediate halt…
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Oil Returns to Highs as Hormuz Strait Remains Impassable
The current situation surrounding Iran Iran is pursuing a tough policy: on the one hand, the Deputy Foreign Minister claims…
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Military Remarks re-Strait of Hormuz See Gains in S&P500
According to military sources cited by Bloomberg, Iran has not closed the Strait of Hormuz and will respect international maritime…
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Navigating The Middle East Uncertainty And Tariff Risks
Headlines continue to drive markets right now, they have fuelled a rebound in stocks and a decline in the oil…
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VIX Struggles to Move Higher Despite Uncertainty on Wall Street
CBOE VIX volatility index futures (VIX) are up nearly 2% today to 22.8, having gained about 20% in recent days, with a peak…
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Trumps Hormuz Plan Fails to Rein in Oil Prices
Events in the Middle East remain in focus today as Iran prepares to bury the Ayatollah and announced its new…
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Conflict in The Middle East Ramps up Energy Prices
It’s another risk off day as geopolitical headwinds continue to batter financial markets. Although markets calmed during the US session…
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US forces destroy command facilities of Iran’s IRGC
US military officials said on Tuesday that they have destroyed command posts of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as well as Iranian…
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