Oil

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World

January 5, 2026

Maduro’s Capture Sends Shockwaves Through Diplomacy and Oil Markets

A U.S. weekend raid in Venezuela reverberated from the U.N. to energy trading desks, with investors weighing the long road from political rupture to any meaningful change in global crude supply. The

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World

January 12, 2026

Powell Legal Threats Rattle Global Markets, Fuel Gold Surge

A criminal-investigation threat against the U.S. Fed chair revived fears of political meddling, pushing investors toward havens as oil markets weighed fresh Middle East risk. Global markets started the week on edge

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Commodities

March 10, 2026

Oil’s Shock Wave Keeps Commodities on Edge

A violent move in crude, combined with resilient gold and still-elevated copper, is leaving commodity investors to price a world where geopolitics and structural supply strains matter more than the old assumption

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The Fed Should Not Turn an Oil Shock Into a Rate Shock

With crude nearing $100 and hiring unexpectedly resilient, the Federal Reserve faces pressure to tighten policy, but reacting mechanically to an energy-driven inflation shock risks creating a second problem without solving the

September 8, 2026

Opinion

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AI Chip Rally Lifts Asia as Oil and Rate Risks Restrain Europe

A powerful semiconductor rally propelled Asian equities higher Monday, but rising oil prices and renewed interest-rate concerns kept European investors defensive while U.S. markets were closed for Labor Day. Global markets opened

September 7, 2026

Markets

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Oil Surges as U.S.-Iran Tensions Revive Supply Fears

Crude is heading for its strongest weekly advance since July as renewed Middle East hostilities put energy security back at the center of commodity markets. Oil prices climbed again Friday, extending a

September 4, 2026

Commodities

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The Fed’s Inflation Warning Changes the Equity Math

Investors have spent much of 2026 treating resilient growth, artificial-intelligence spending and eventual monetary easing as compatible parts of the same bullish story, but renewed inflation pressure is making that combination harder

August 31, 2026

Opinion

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Hormuz Talks Put Oil’s War Premium Under Pressure

Brent and WTI are extending declines as reopening hopes collide with tight physical supply, diminished OPEC+ flexibility and a sharp slowdown in Chinese crude buying. Oil prices moved lower Thursday as diplomatic

August 27, 2026

Commodities

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U.S. Widens Iran Sanctions as China Rejects Pressure Campaign

Washington is expanding secondary-sanctions risk across global trade and finance, raising the stakes for China, energy markets and companies exposed to the dollar system. The United States has opened a broader phase

August 25, 2026

World

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Treasury Buybacks Calm Bond Rout as Inflation Risks Keep Markets on Edge

Washington’s move to support long-dated Treasurys has eased a dangerous rise in borrowing costs, but higher oil prices and a hawkish Federal Reserve are limiting the relief for global equities. Global markets

August 20, 2026

Markets

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Oil Holds Above $90 as Hormuz Risk Reshapes Commodity Markets

Crude’s geopolitical premium is lifting energy shares and inflation risks even as copper and precious metals retreat from recent highs. Oil prices extended their advance Wednesday, keeping Brent crude above $90 a

August 19, 2026

Commodities

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Markets Brace for CPI as Oil Keeps Inflation Risk Alive

U.S. equities are entering Wednesday’s session cautiously as investors await July inflation data, with oil near $90 a barrel complicating hopes that easing price pressures will give stocks and bonds room to

August 12, 2026

Markets

Large crude oil tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz at sunset amid renewed concerns over Gulf energy supplies.

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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Maduro’s Capture Sends Shockwaves Through Diplomacy and Oil Markets

Powell Legal Threats Rattle Global Markets, Fuel Gold Surge

Oil’s Shock Wave Keeps Commodities on Edge

The Fed Should Not Turn an Oil Shock Into a Rate Shock

AI Chip Rally Lifts Asia as Oil and Rate Risks Restrain Europe

Oil Surges as U.S.-Iran Tensions Revive Supply Fears

The Fed’s Inflation Warning Changes the Equity Math

Hormuz Talks Put Oil’s War Premium Under Pressure

U.S. Widens Iran Sanctions as China Rejects Pressure Campaign

Treasury Buybacks Calm Bond Rout as Inflation Risks Keep Markets on Edge

Oil Holds Above $90 as Hormuz Risk Reshapes Commodity Markets

Markets Brace for CPI as Oil Keeps Inflation Risk Alive

Oil Surges as Hormuz Uncertainty Rebuilds the Geopolitical Premium

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