Asian stocks rebound as chip shares climb and oil prices ease
What's next: Investors are looking to earnings from Tesla and Alphabet this week for signs AI spending can support valuations.
What's next: Investors are looking to earnings from Tesla and Alphabet this week for signs AI spending can support valuations.
Why it matters: tanker reroutings in the Red Sea and blocked Hormuz traffic are tightening fuel supplies from US pumps to Asian crude shipments.
Why it matters: The fighting has pushed Brent above $92 a barrel, disrupted Gulf shipping and raised the risk of a wider regional war.
Why it matters: Brent settled at $88.10 and WTI at $82.49 as tanker traffic through Hormuz slowed and a Red Sea disruption risk grew.
What's new: Brent settled at $89.22 and U.S. crude at $83.23 after tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply.
Why it matters: The strait carries about one-fifth of global oil trade, and tanker transits fell to four on Sunday from eight a day earlier.
Why it matters: About one-fifth of global oil trade normally moves through the strait, and tanker traffic has already thinned.
Why it matters: Higher oil prices are reviving inflation fears and keeping at least one Fed rate hike this year in play.
Why it matters: Brent settled at $88.10 and both crude benchmarks posted weekly gains of about 16% as tanker risks mounted.
Why it matters: Higher fuel costs are returning ahead of the midterms, with Brent crude above $90 and diesel at $5.11 a gallon.
What's new: Brent climbed nearly 12% for the week as tanker traffic through the strait fell by about 4.6 million barrels a day.
Why it matters: Brent ended at $88.10 and WTI at $82.49 after both benchmarks surged about 16% for the week.
What's new: Brent and WTI are both up about 12% this week as traders weigh risks to two key oil export routes.
Why it matters: Brent closed at $88.10 and WTI at $82.49, with both benchmarks up about 16% for the week.
What's new: only four vessels transited the strait Sunday, down from eight a day earlier, as dual blockades threatened tighter inventories.
Why it matters: Brent traded above $85 and oil flows through the strait have fallen by 4.6 million barrels a day, raising supply risks.
Why it matters: Brent crude rose 3% as fighting spread to shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
Why it matters: Brent crude rose 3% and the collapsed ceasefire is pushing Washington and Tehran closer to wider war.
Why it matters: Ship transits fell to eight on Thursday from 15 a day earlier, deepening supply fears across a key oil chokepoint.
What's new: Brent was up nearly 12% for the week, with risks spreading beyond Hormuz to a possible Red Sea disruption.
What's new: MSCI's Asia-Pacific gauge sank 2.1% and Brent neared $85 a barrel as AI spending fears and Middle East tensions hit sentiment.
What's new: Brent settled at $84.73 and WTI at $79.34 after renewed strikes and tanker attacks raised inflation and diesel-supply fears.
Why it matters: Brent traded above $85 and the IEA warned prolonged disruption around Hormuz and the Red Sea could tighten global supply.
What's new: MSCI's Asia-Pacific gauge fell 2.1%, Brent neared $85 a barrel and Taiwan Semiconductor sank more than 4%.
Why it matters: Brent crude climbed to about $84.65 a barrel, while Iran threatened to halt all regional energy exports.
What's new: Brent neared $85 after tanker traffic through the strait fell to a two-month low and missile strikes hit 2 UAE vessels.
What's next: Trump warned bridges and power plants could be targeted next week unless Tehran enters talks.
Why it matters: Oil rose more than 4% and only six vessels crossed the strait Sunday, underscoring risks to global energy flows.
Why it matters: Brent rose above $79, vessel traffic through the strait fell to a five-week low and traders revived Fed hike bets.
What's next: Rising oil prices after renewed Middle East fighting could reverse the relief and keep Fed rate cuts on hold.
What's new: The move followed strikes on 2 UAE tankers that killed 1 crew member, while Brent crude rose after a 9% jump Monday.
Why it matters: Only six vessels crossed the strait Sunday, underscoring risks to a route that handled about 20% of global oil and LNG before the war.
Why it matters: Brent climbed above $80 this week as thinner Hormuz traffic revived inflation fears and pushed bond yields higher.
Why it matters: About a fifth of global oil usually moves through the strait, and vessel traffic reportedly fell to 11 before halting.
What's new: Brent settled at $78.02, its highest since June 19, as traders weighed tanker disruptions and a new Russian diesel export ban.
Why it matters: Oil has dropped back to prewar levels after US-Iran talks and a new channel to reduce risks for commercial vessels.
What's new: Iranian media reported Tehran halted the Switzerland talks, though millions of barrels still moved through Hormuz.
Why it matters: Analysts and the World Bank expect delayed pass-through to food, gas and freight even as Gulf shipping recovers.
Why it matters: Analysts expect more than 85 million stranded barrels to re-enter global markets as sanctions on Iranian oil ease.
Why it matters: Traders are split between rate cuts and hikes, while lower oil prices have eased some inflation fears.
What's next: Traders are watching rate decisions in Australia, Japan and the US after oil eased and the relief rally lost steam.
What's next: tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz may take weeks to recover, with some analysts seeing only half of output back by September.
What's new: Iran said key text is drafted but no final decision has been made, even as oil fell and stocks rose on hopes for a truce.
What's new: Brent settled near $90 and US crude fell to about $86 as Tehran signaled it had not yet approved any draft text.
Why it matters: traders now await US inflation data, with markets pricing in a December Fed rate hike as energy costs rise.
Why it matters: Brent traded at $92.29 and investors now await US inflation data that could shape Federal Reserve rate expectations.
What's new: IMF PortWatch still showed only five ship arrivals on a seven-day average, far below more than 100 before the war.
What's new: U.S. crude fell to $87.68 and Brent to $90.94 as traders weighed rising traffic against the risk of renewed Israel-Iran strikes.
What's new: Brent closed at $96 and WTI at $93.76 as the market weighed stalled US-Iran contacts and a largely shut strait.
Why it matters: Brent jumped as much as 6.5%, fueling inflation worries and pressuring bonds even as AI-linked shares stayed strong.
What's next: Traders are watching for a deal within a week as tanker traffic stays far below prewar levels and keeps a risk premium in crude.