investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Hormuz reclosure, oil up at the open.
Progress seen but core issues divide US and Iran India and South Korea target $50bn trade as both seek deeper economic ties Carney says Canada must reduce US reliance as…
Read More »Merchant vessels report gunfire as they attempt to cross Hormuz, shipping sources say
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/merchant-vessels-report-gunfire-as-they-attempt-to-cross-hormuz-shipping-sources-say-4622148
Read More »Factbox-Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz since start of Iran war
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/factboxoil-tankers-transiting-strait-of-hormuz-since-start-of-iran-war-4614199
Read More »Global recession is inevitable if Strait of Hormuz stays shut, says Citadel’s Ken Griffin
A prolonged blockage of the Strait of Hormuz for the next six to 12 months will mean an unavoidable recession, the billionaire investor said. Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/14/citadels-ken-griffin-global-recession-inevitable-if-strait-of-hormuz-stays-shut.html
Read More »Oil prices continue to ramp higher as market optimism fades again
It’s been the case for a few weeks now. We start the week with some sense of renewed optimism only for it to be dashed through the coming days and…
Read More »Wall St futures tick down ahead of Trump’s Strait of Hormuz deadline
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/wall-st-futures-tick-down-ahead-of-trumps-strait-of-hormuz-deadline-4599570
Read More »Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross the Strait of Hormuz
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/japanese-french-and-omani-vessels-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz-4597167
Read More »US sends more signals that troop deployments coming. Rubio hints at endgame
The headline story on the weekend is from the Washington Post and it’s titled: ‘Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran’ The headline basically tells the whole story…
Read More »Houthis in Yemen announce entry into the conflict if any alliance joins the US and Israel
This day just keeps getting worse. At the start of trading Monday it looked like Trump was on track to get some kind of ceasefire by now. Instead, we have…
Read More »Trump jokes about Hormuz as war drags on, markets slide and NATO doubts resurface
Trump joked about the “Strait of Trump” as the Iran war enters month two, with Hormuz disruptions persisting. Mixed signals on talks continue, while US stocks fell for a fifth…
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