Stephen C. Innes

From diesel bans to Tether probes, war jitters ripple through world markets

Oil prices climbed more than 1% Monday in early Asia trading after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the Middle East conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz

Asian stock markets mostly rose on Monday morning, boosted by global demand for artificial intelligence technology and positive signals from trade talks over the weekend between Chinese and US officials

Equity markets across Asia were mostly higher on Thursday (Sep 17) as Tokyo, Singapore, Mumbai, Bangkok and Jakarta all advanced

Asian stocks fell on Monday as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh saw investors ramp up bets on a US interest rate hike, while oil prices spiked after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war

Markets stay headline-driven as Iran strikes, Trump vows further US military action

Oil returns above $90 as Iran hits tankers

Both contracts fell to their lowest levels since March 10 on Monday after tumbling more than 3 percent on Friday

U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery dropped below $80 per barrel for the first time since March in early trading in Europe before paring losses slightly

Brent crude trades at $100 per barrel while European indices drop, Asian stocks close mostly flat and US equities open higher

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged by 3.1 per cent in morning trading, reaching 65,321.56

Wall Street’s main indices retreated on Monday, giving up some of last week’s strong gains as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran dampened investor sentiment and raised concerns over the fragile ceasefire

International Brent crude oil rose to nearly $111 per barrel

Brent crude edged above $100 a barrel again to around $102 this morning, even as the US eased its sanctions to allow countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea

Asian stocks pared early declines while S&P 500 futures rose as the US issued a second temporary waiver allowing purchases of Russian oil to help curb surging energy prices

Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters

Iran war causes global oil market’s ‘largest disruption in history’

Crude oil prices rocketed above $100 per barrel in volatile trading on March 9, 2026, as the intensifying conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States disrupted key Middle East supply routes and prompted production cuts by major exporters

Trump Team Downplays Treasury Oil Futures Trades as Prices Surge

Trump Team Downplays Treasury Oil Futures Trades as Prices Surge

US Oil Tops $80 a Barrel for First Time Since January 2025

A U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran that entered its sixth day on Thursday was consuming markets, with ‌a jump in oil prices headlining volatility across assets

The Treasury Department will announce measures to combat rising energy prices amid the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran as soon as Thursday, Reuters reported

U.S. crude oil prices surged past $80 per barrel this week as escalating military conflict involving Iran disrupted global energy supply chains and rattled markets worldwide

Reports that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had checked in with traders about the yen's exchange rate sparked a surge in the Japanese currency, according to Bloomberg, pushing it up more than one percent to 153.89 per dollar -- its strongest level since November

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