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Iran’s Hormuz ‘Toll Booth’ Set to Hardwire Higher Energy Prices: Bousso

The war that closed the Strait of Hormuz has ended – for now. But Tehran’s demand to act as toll booth keeper at the world’s most critical oil chokepoint could leave energy markets vulnerable and hardwire higher prices for years to come. The U.S. and Iran agreed on Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire brokered by …

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Gulf’s ‘Worst-Case Scenario’?

(Reuters) – When the history books of the Iran war are written, Tuesday night into Wednesday morning may well rank among the most anxious hours for the modern Gulf. After U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iranians that “a whole civilization will die tonight”, residents from Kuwait to Abu Dhabi, whether lying sleepless or jolted awake, …

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Global Imbalances are Back, and There’s No Fix in Sight: McGeever

(Reuters) – Remember global imbalances? They’re back. In a fractured world increasingly marked by self-interest and protectionism, the prospects for a coordinated response among the major economic powers to fix them and avert a crisis look remote. The U.S. current account deficit – and the corresponding surpluses of China, oil producers, the euro zone, and …

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Global Energy Stocks Plunge as US-Iran Ceasefire Hits Oil

By Pooja Menon, Joel Jose and Danilo Masoni April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. and European energy stocks slid on Wednesday, as a ceasefire to the Middle East conflict punctured the hefty war premium built into oil prices ​due to fears of supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil fell below $100 per barrel after …

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Airline and Travel Industries See No Immediate Relief From Iran Ceasefire

By Yi-Chin Lee, Julie Zhu and Alessandro Parodi IATA chief Walsh says months before jet fuel supplies recover Refinery damage may delay jet fuel supply recovery, says Walsh Delta expects $2 bln extra costs from jet fuel in Q2 Airline shares rally on ceasefire and Hormuz reopening hopes TUI assessing how to get stranded cruise …

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Iran Could Open Strait of Hormuz in a Controlled Way Ahead of Meeting with US, Senior Iranian Official Says

Iran could open the Strait of Hormuz in a limited and controlled way on Thursday or Friday ahead of a meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official, involved in the talks, told Reuters on Wednesday. “If an understanding on a framework for talks is reached, the strait could be opened …

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Deal, Delay or Strike? Investors on Edge as Trump’s Iran Deadline Nears

(Reuters) – Global markets have entered a period of heightened uncertainty ahead of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran, with investors weighing various outcomes ranging from a ceasefire to renewed military escalation and their implications for oil, currencies and risky assets. Iran showed no sign of agreeing to Trump’s demand that …

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Heads of IEA, IMF, World Bank to Meet Next Monday to Discuss Energy Crisis

(Reuters) – The leaders of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will discuss the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war next Monday, IEA executive director Fatih Birol said on Tuesday. “This energy crisis calls for all hands on deck & international cooperation,” Birol said on social media platform …

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