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Academia 2 weeks ago

Forget crude. War pushes refiners to the brink

The renewed disruption to traffic through Hormuz has once again choked off regional exports, threatening hopes for a recovery in Asian or Middle Eastern refinery activity.

Markets 2 weeks ago

Tech lifts Asia stocks, Brent crude back above $92

Enthusiasm for tech shares boosted Asian stocks for a second day Wednesday, as more mayhem in the Middle East lifted Brent crude back above US$92 a barrel and the yen came under renewed pressure.

Markets 2 weeks ago

Oil hits one-month high as Mideast war keeps investors on edge

Brent crude hit on Monday its highest price since June due to renewed fighting between the United States and Iran, while Asian equities were mixed as investors weighed the fallout of a prolonged Middle East war.

Academia 3 weeks ago

PREMIUM
Energy volatility is Asia's real stress test

Governments can prepare for persistently high energy prices, but they cannot anticipate every possible market outcome.

Markets 3 weeks ago

Oil prices spike on fresh US-Iran attacks, tech weighs on stocks again

Oil prices jumped more than four percent Monday after another flare-up between the United States and Iran that threatened their already fragile truce, while Seoul led losses in most Asian stock markets as tech firms suffered another selloff.

Academia 4 weeks ago

PREMIUM
Oil refiners' Hormuz windfall may prove short-lived

Something ultimately has to give: either crude prices will rise, fuel prices will fall, or both.

Markets 1 month ago

Asian shares climb on chip rally, oil up as Gulf hostilities resume

Asian shares climbed on Thursday as semiconductors got a respite from heavy selling, though gains were capped by a surge in oil prices as a resumption of hostilities in the Gulf reignited inflation fears and hammered bonds.

Markets 1 month ago

Oil prices extend rally as US strikes on Iran revive geopolitical fears

Oil prices extended a surge on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back into the spotlight with US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran after an attack on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Academia 1 month ago

Hormuz oil shock echoes 1973 embargo lessons

The Hormuz crisis has pushed nations to rethink their energy strategies. Does that mean we should expect a dramatic reduction in fossil fuel use?

Middle East and Africa 1 month ago

US, Iran clash, putting fragile deal under growing strain

Despite the latest flare-up, oil prices have fallen sharply on hopes that traffic through Hormuz would recover. In peacetime, it carries about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports.

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