WTI crude surged 2.47% to $85.46/barrel in early Asian trade, while Brent climbed 2.71% to $90.49/barrel. The escalation began Sunday when U.S. forces struck two…
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Bitcoin Breaks $77K Support As Geopolitical Shock Hits Markets Bitcoin tumbled below $77,000 on Monday, August 31, 2026, as the resumption of US-Iran strikes jolted…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces his first G20 finance ministers meeting amid escalating Iran conflict, fresh tariff threats, and rising U.S. debt concerns. Oil prices…
Operation Economic Outcast Targets Iran’s Remaining Global Ties On August 30, 2026, the Trump administration unveiled Operation Economic Outcast, a sweeping sanctions campaign aimed at…
The U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict inflated global oil and gas import costs by up to $330 billion between March and August 2026, per Finland’s CREA. The increase…
Goldman Sachs reports Persian Gulf oil exports have recovered to roughly two-thirds of pre-Iran-war levels, with total Middle East outflows now at 15-16 million barrels…
Blockade Replaces Airstrikes in Pressuring Tehran The U.S. Navy has shifted from military strikes to economic warfare against Iran, imposing a blockade that has sharply…
Brent crude traded near $89.17 per barrel and WTI near $83.19, both on pace for weekly declines of 5.3% and 4.3%, respectively, despite ongoing U.S.-Iran…
The US Treasury Department sanctioned 24 entities based in mainland China and Hong Kong under “Operation Economic Outcast,” targeting firms allegedly involved in trade with…
Iran and Oman Propose Joint Strait of Hormuz Shipping On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, Iranian and Omani officials discussed a proposal to establish a jointly…
Crude Falls 3% on Mideast Supply Risk Relief West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude futures for October delivery both fell roughly 3% on Tuesday, 25…
$IRNT $SPY $GLD The much-anticipated US economic pressure campaign against Iran, touted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a financial “D-Day,” has landed with less…
US Treasury Expands Sanctions to Iran’s Digital Assets The US Treasury has broadened sanctions to target Iran’s cryptocurrency sector, alleging that a UAE-based broker facilitated…
US Escalates Iran Pressure With New Sanctions The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, August 24, 2026, announced a sweeping expansion of sanctions against Iran, explicitly…
Bessent’s Threat: Dollar System As A Lever Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened on Sunday, August 23, 2026, to cut Iran’s financial enablers from the dollar…
Tech and Semiconductors Drag Wall Street Lower Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Monday, August 24, 2026, as a sharp sell-off in technology and…
US Unveils ‘Greatest Financial Offensive’ Against Iran The United States is preparing to announce what officials describe as its “greatest financial offensive” against Iran, a…
$USO $XLE $CL=F — Oil prices declined on Monday as markets positioned for the imminent rollout of new U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian crude exports, which…
Sanctions Threat Met with Defiance in Tehran Iran’s foreign ministry dismissed the latest US sanctions threat as a “desperate” move that will ultimately fail. The…
Iran’s President Backs US Memorandum As War Exit Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on August 22, 2026, that a US memorandum offers the best route…
Gulf equity markets advanced on Friday as Brent crude climbed above $82 per barrel on renewed fears of tighter Iranian supply following fresh U.S. sanction…
Iran Keeps Hormuz Shut, Oil and Tanker Rates at Risk Iran warned its neighbors on Sunday, August 23, 2026, against cooperating with U.S. sanctions, as…
Brent crude futures surpassed $93 per barrel in early European trade, a three-week high, up 1.95% to $93.48. WTI Crude traded above $85, up 2%…
Iran is reportedly evaluating potential strikes on US military bases in Europe if President Trump escalates Middle East conflict, per Financial Times reporting. Retired Lt.…
U.S.-Iran Deadlock Keeps Tanker Traffic at Historic Lows Crude oil benchmarks are heading for a 4% weekly gain as the United States and Iran remain…
Iran Strikes Tankers, Oil Holds Gains The UAE reported on Wednesday that two of its oil tankers were attacked by Iranian forces in the Strait…
Diplomatic Signals Amid Strait of Hormuz Standoff Pakistan’s defense minister, Khawaja Asif, said Tuesday that the US and Iran are “close to some sort of…
Oil Markets React To Iran’s Six Demands Crude oil prices opened the week with gains after Iran issued six sweeping demands for a peace deal…
Bitcoin Steadies Above $65,000 Ahead of US Inflation Data Bitcoin traded near $65,200 on Monday, holding above the key psychological level as investors awaited the…
Iran-Oman Agreement Moves To Final Stage Iran announced on Monday that talks with Oman over a deal concerning the Strait of Hormuz are in their…