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29 stories for“iran war oil market”
Crude posted its biggest drop since May on bets that a Democratic Congress shortens the Iran conflict, while diesel stockpiles fell below 100 million barrels for the first time since 2003.
Nov 4, 2026
Thursday's bounce recovered part of Wednesday's near 9 percent plunge, with the IRGC saying two tankers and a tugboat caught fire and UKMTO logging a projectile strike off Qatar.
Nov 5, 2026
The currency hit a new low on Tuesday, just 27 days after the previous one, as a US naval blockade on Iranian oil and fresh sanctions compound the damage of seven months of war.
Sep 30, 2026
Brent settled at $104.77 and WTI at $96.46 on Monday after Tehran said its supreme leader had authorised negotiations and the US said no decision on new strikes had been taken.
Nov 2, 2026
The G7 pledged to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude over four months and not to ban fuel exports, as diesel hits record prices during the Iran war.
Oct 2, 2026
Oil had its biggest one-day fall since July on hopes of a US-Iran deal, then edged higher in Asia after officials described limited defensive strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
Nov 3, 2026
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
American forces hit Iranian launchers on Larak after the Guard was seen preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran answered at bases in Jordan and the UAE. It is the first exchange in over a month.
Sep 1, 2026
Brent topped 92 dollars on Tuesday, up from just over 88 at Monday's close. A tanker was hit crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Monday by three unknown projectiles, and transits through the channel fell to 107 in the week to 30 August from 121.
Sep 1, 2026
The Saudi carrier Bahri says two crew died in a security incident aboard the SIDR while transiting the strait on 31 August. Iran says four IRGC aerospace personnel were killed in United States strikes days later.
Sep 5, 2026
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and hit every GCC state should have broken the region's economics. Reserves and diversification kept it standing.
Jul 16, 2026
Brent settled at 101.20, an eleven-day low, as Trump said he would meet Pezeshkian in New York and Saudi crude found its way through Hormuz at 2.9 million barrels a day. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 per cent, Meta 11.4, and the ten-year slipped back under five.
Sep 22, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other members agreed on Sunday to leave production unchanged for November and to meet again on 1 November, two days after the G7 announced its own emergency oil release.
Oct 4, 2026
Wall Street read the Democratic sweep as gridlock and cheaper energy. The S&P 500 rose 1.58 percent, the 10-year yield fell to 4.89 percent, and CoreWeave, Nvidia and Trump Media led the losers.
Nov 4, 2026
After Friday's rout, bullion caught a bid on Monday as crude fell and the dollar softened, though analysts warn a bounce after a 3 percent drop does not mean the selling is over.
Nov 2, 2026
President Trump announced a joint venture holding 55 per cent of output across 17 fields, at no cost to American taxpayers. The reserves are real. Turning them into barrels is a decade of capital spending that nobody announced on Friday.
Aug 30, 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix both lost more than 11% in Seoul after Wall Street's worst day since July, and analysts and the IMF warned that Asia is heavily exposed to the AI boom.
Oct 15, 2026
A second day of selling hit chip and software stocks on Friday while Exxon, Chevron and consumer staples rose. The S&P 500 was set to give back its October gain and the 10-year yield eased to 4.94%.
Oct 30, 2026
The MPC lifted Bank Rate by a quarter point, with Catherine Mann alone voting for a half-point move, and Andrew Bailey said it was unlikely to be the last rise unless the Middle East war ends.
Nov 5, 2026
Long government borrowing costs are at multi-decade highs across the United States, Germany, France and Japan. The cause is not central bank policy. It is the sheer volume of debt being issued, and some of it is paying for data centres.
Aug 18, 2026
