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March 20, 2026

Oil Shock Rewrites the Market Playbook

A surge in energy prices is rippling through equities, bonds and currencies as investors abandon hopes for quick rate cuts and brace for a more inflationary second quarter. Global markets are ending

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Opinion

March 23, 2026

Markets Are Relearning the Price of Energy

The 2026 oil shock is not just a geopolitical story but a reminder that investors have spent too long treating energy risk as a temporary nuisance rather than a core macro variable.

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Commodities

May 18, 2026

Oil Shock Rewrites the Commodity Trade

Crude’s renewed climb is pulling inflation risk back into focus, pressuring metals and reshaping investor expectations across energy, rates and consumer markets. Oil again became the center of the commodity market’s attention

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Oil Surges as Hormuz Uncertainty Rebuilds the Geopolitical Premium

Crude prices climbed sharply as renewed U.S.-Iran friction clouded hopes for normalized Gulf exports, reviving inflation risks across global commodity markets. Oil markets are again pricing diplomacy by the hour. Brent crude

August 11, 2026

Commodities

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Oil Climbs as Hormuz Risk Revives Inflation Fears

Crude prices rose as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions threatened Middle East energy flows, sharpening concerns that a prolonged supply shock could spread from fuel markets into inflation, interest rates and global growth. Oil

July 15, 2026

Commodities

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Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium Faces a Glut Test

A renewed security scare near the Strait of Hormuz lifted crude prices, but the broader commodities market remains caught between geopolitical risk, slowing demand signals and resilient haven buying. Oil markets began

July 7, 2026

Commodities

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Oil Retreats as Ceasefire Hopes Lift Global Risk Appetite

A diplomatic push to halt the U.S.-Iran conflict eased pressure on energy markets, sending oil lower and giving global equities a reprieve after weeks of geopolitical strain. Global investors moved back toward

May 6, 2026

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Oil Shock Rewrites the Market Playbook

Markets Are Relearning the Price of Energy

Oil Shock Rewrites the Commodity Trade

Oil Surges as Hormuz Uncertainty Rebuilds the Geopolitical Premium

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Risk Revives Inflation Fears

Oil’s Hormuz Risk Premium Faces a Glut Test

Oil Retreats as Ceasefire Hopes Lift Global Risk Appetite

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