WTI, Brent as markets weigh Hormuz blockade against diplomacy
An aerial view shows the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California,…
Asia markets rise amid hopes of a U.S-Iran deal, China data in focus
A cargo ship is loading and unloading foreign trade containers at Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province,…
Hormuz blockade could deepen world’s worst energy crisis — and risk a dangerous misstep
Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at…
Trump lashes out at Iran and the Pope
US President Donald Trump attends UFC 327: Jiri Prochazka vs Carlos Ulberg at Kaseya Center in Miami, on…
Trump goes from opening the Strait of Hormuz to blockading it
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, gestures while speaking with media in a media conference at a conference…
Asia-Pacific markets today Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index
Debris of a NATO air defence system that intercepted a missile launched from Iran is seen in Dortyol,…
CNBC Daily Open: Trump touts “next conquest”
President Donald Trump delivers a speech to U.S. Navy personnel on board the US Navy’s USS George Washington…
China’s Xi invokes ‘threat’ of Taiwan independence in first cross-strait opposition talks in a decade
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang party chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, the first encounter…
Is Iran pushing for a new normal in the Hormuz Strait?
Oil tankers and gas tankers were affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a…
Asia-pacific markets: U.S., Iran, Negotiations
An electronic stock board displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on…
Trump warns U.S. military will stay near Iran until ‘real agreement’ is honored
U.S. President Donald Trump observes naval flight demonstrations on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft…
Iran oil shock stirs memories of 1997 Asian Financial Crisis — but here’s why history may not repeat itself
A month into the worst oil supply disruption since the 1970s Arab embargo, the economic pain spreading across…