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No Quick Retreat: How the Gulf Tanker War Re-Anchored Oil Near $90 and Reopened the Inflation Question
Tanker attacks, a strike on Kuwaiti infrastructure and a hardened U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have ended hopes of a quick fall in crude — and complicated a decisive week for central banks.
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Gold Falls Below $4,000 in the Middle of a War — Here Is Why the Safe Haven Is Not Working
Gold slid toward nine-month lows on Monday even as the U.S.-Iran conflict escalated. The reason: the war’s oil shock is driving up bond yields and the dollar — and both are stronger forces than fear.
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Oil Retreats From $90 as Iran Signals Openness to Talks — but the Energy Shock Is Already Spreading
Brent eased to around $88 after Tehran acknowledged mediator proposals for talks with Washington. With Hormuz traffic down, U.S. gasoline back at $4 a gallon and inflation forecasts rising, the energy shock is reaching far beyond the Gulf.