For a brief stretch earlier this year, the euro traded comfortably above $1.20. Investors were talking up Europe’s defence spending plans, big-ticket infrastructure projects and a more confident post-pandemic recovery. That optimism evaporated almost overnight. The war in the Middle East revived one of the euro’s oldest vulnerabilities: energy dependence. Crude oil surged toward $100
Crude oil has had a dramatic couple of days with prices hitting a more than three-year high on Monday, and plummeting 7% to briefly trade below $90 per barrel on Tuesday. Both the West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude oil plunged as US President Donald Trump said that the war in the Middle East with
Oil prices have been volatile in recent sessions amid escalating conflict between the US and Iran. Tensions reached a fever pitch on March 9th after President Donald Trump issued a stern warning, saying Iran would be hit “20 times harder” if it attempted to block the Strait of Hormuz. However, while the world remains fixated
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With conflict escalating in the Middle East Gulf, the crucial Strait of Hormuz has effectively shut down, immediately halting the transit of oil and casting deep uncertainty over the fate of roughly 16 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude exports from the region. As flows through this vital chokepoint grind to a standstill, the
Wall Street opened Monday to a continuation of last week’s carnage as the Dow Jones shed over 800 points in early trade. The indices were dragged lower by a double-shot of pain: oil surging past $100 a barrel on Monday morning and stagflation fears hardening after Friday’s devastating jobs report. S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures
The Iran-Israel conflict has quickly spilled into the global travel industry, triggering flight cancellations, airspace closures, and major disruption across the Middle East. Missile and drone strikes across Gulf countries have forced airlines to suspend operations and reroute aircraft, leaving thousands of travellers stranded and forcing airlines to rapidly adjust flight paths. One of the
Global oil markets were thrown into turmoil as disruptions to critical supply routes through the Strait of Hormuz caused oil prices to surge dramatically, widening price gaps between different crude grades, refined products, and futures contracts. The price differential between Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil has recently expanded, reaching a peak of