A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. Richard Carson | Reuters Oil prices edged higher Friday as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz deepened, with the vital shipping lane still largely closed despite a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for May ...
A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas. Richard Carson | Reuters Oil prices edged higher Friday as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz deepened, with the vital shipping lane still largely closed despite a ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for May delivery gained 0.55% to $98.33 per barrel. International benchmark Brent crude futures for June delivery rose more than 1% to $96.91 per barrel. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Iran to "stop now" if it was charging tankers to transit the strait, a move that risks undermining a 2-week ceasefire agreement that was contingent on reopening the waterway. Shipping flows through the chokepoint, which handled about 20% of global oil supply before the war, remained severely restricted, keeping markets on edge. "Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz," Trump said in a Truth Social post. Trump's top economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Thursday that getting even one oil tanker across the strait would provide a " huge chunk of what's missing ." Additionally, attacks on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure has impacted its oil production capacity. The strikes have cut oil output capacity by around 600,000 barrels a day and trimmed flows through the East-West Pipeline by roughly 700,000 bpd, according to the Saudi Press Agency , citing a Ministry of Energy source. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Oil prices since the start of the year Iranian strikes hit a pumping station along the East-West pipeline, according to a report from the state news agency. The pipeline transports crude from processing facilities near the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea export terminal at Yanbu. Riyadh has leaned heavily on the pipeline as its primary export route during the conflict, as Iranian attacks have made shipments throu...
(RTTNews) - The China stock market on Thursday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied more than 110 points or 2.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just beneath the 3,970-point plateau although it's expected to open to the upside on Friday.
(RTTNews) - The China stock market on Thursday snapped the two-day winning streak in which it had rallied more than 110 points or 2.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just beneath the 3,970-point plateau although it's expected to open to the upside on Friday.
The average one-year price target for Beyond Meat (XTRA:0Q3) has been revised to 1,54 € / share. This is a decrease of 30.76% from the prior estimate of 2,23 € dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analysts. The la
The average one-year price target for Beyond Meat (XTRA:0Q3) has been revised to 1,54 € / share. This is a decrease of 30.76% from the prior estimate of 2,23 € dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analysts. The la
A number of stocks fell in the morning session after reports of a ceasefire breach in the Middle East spiked market volatility as fears grew that a fragile U.S.-Iran truce would unravel.
A number of stocks fell in the morning session after reports of a ceasefire breach in the Middle East spiked market volatility as fears grew that a fragile U.S.-Iran truce would unravel.
A Chinese man who joined a matchmaking event while his wife had briefly gone to the bathroom, then claimed he was single, has sparked outrage online. On April 1, during “Auntie Wang’s Matchmaking” event in Bengbu, Anhui province, central China, a man who claimed to be single went on stage to find a partner was exposed on the spot. The event, which originally took place in Kaifeng, Henan province, ...
A Chinese man who joined a matchmaking event while his wife had briefly gone to the bathroom, then claimed he was single, has sparked outrage online. On April 1, during “Auntie Wang’s Matchmaking” event in Bengbu, Anhui province, central China, a man who claimed to be single went on stage to find a partner was exposed on the spot. The event, which originally took place in Kaifeng, Henan province, also central China, has attracted much attention on mainland social media. Those taking part are...
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images “Market-Based Core PCE Price Index,” which excludes the imputed housing components, spiked by the most since February 2023. The Fed-favored inflation measure, the PCE price index, which includes food and energy, jumped by 0.38% in February from January (+4.6% annualized), the biggest jump in a year, though the energy price spikes from the Iran war hadn’t star...
Andrii Dodonov/iStock via Getty Images “Market-Based Core PCE Price Index,” which excludes the imputed housing components, spiked by the most since February 2023. The Fed-favored inflation measure, the PCE price index, which includes food and energy, jumped by 0.38% in February from January (+4.6% annualized), the biggest jump in a year, though the energy price spikes from the Iran war hadn’t started yet (blue line). Year-over-year, the PCE price index rose by 2.8%, roughly the same increase as in the prior three months, and all of them were the biggest increases since the spring of 2024 (red line). The Fed’s target for the year-over-year measure is 2.0%. The core PCE price index jumped by 0.37% in February from January, or +4.5% annualized, the third month in a row in the 4%+ annualized range. This pushed up the 6-month core PCE price index to +3.4% annualized, the worst since June 2024. The six-month index shows the recent trend, and that trend has been going in the wrong direction (red line): The year-over-year core PCE price index (not shown in the chart) rose by 3.0%, a slight deceleration from the prior month (+3.1%). The Fed’s target for this measure is 2.0%. The housing index, including the imputed housing components, continues to hold down the overall PCE price index, the core PCE price index, and the core services PCE price index. In February, the housing PCE price index rose by only 0.20% (+2.45% annualized, blue in the chart below). Year-over-year, it rose by 3.1% (red). A major component in the index is “imputed,” so it is not based on price data but on what homeowners think their homes would rent for. The declining imputed components take the place of actual inflation that homeowners face with surging homeowner’s insurance, property taxes, HOA fees, and repairs and maintenance. The imputed data is from the BLS, what in CPI is called “owners' equivalent of rent,” which was heavily doctored last fall (explained in detail here ), and is visible in the cha...
India’s boldest effort in a decade to support the rupee runs the risk of pushing away the global investors it’s spent years wooing. As the currency hit new lows amid the Iran war, the Reserve Bank of India forced local banks to unwind bearish bets across onshore and offshore markets. The lack of an immediate explanation rattled the lenders and investors, leaving them unsure of the RBI’s intent and...
India’s boldest effort in a decade to support the rupee runs the risk of pushing away the global investors it’s spent years wooing. As the currency hit new lows amid the Iran war, the Reserve Bank of India forced local banks to unwind bearish bets across onshore and offshore markets. The lack of an immediate explanation rattled the lenders and investors, leaving them unsure of the RBI’s intent and questioning its handling of risks, according to bankers, who asked not to be identified discussing client matters. Since the curbs, the rupee has gained more than 2% to 92.66 per dollar as of Thursday — but that’s come at a cost. Banks are staring at potential losses running into the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Hedging costs have jumped, making it harder for investors to buy protection. Foreign investors, meanwhile, have slashed their bond holdings. The tighter controls and abrupt announcement may fuel perceptions that India is backtracking on efforts to integrate with global markets. Those reforms — introduced after the 2013 taper tantrum, when the Federal Reserve’s plan to scale back bond purchases triggered outflows from emerging markets — helped boost India’s appeal and paved the way for its inclusion in JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s bond index in 2024. The rupee market also expanded, with the currency gaining popularity in financial hubs such as London and Singapore. Now, it’s more widely traded overseas than in India. The degree of intervention and lack of clear signaling raise concerns about policy predictability and transparency, said Sanjay Guglani , chief investment officer at Singapore-based Silverdale Capital Pte Ltd., which manages about $1.5 billion. He described the RBI’s steps as discretionary, adding that “this raises the bar for rupee assets among offshore investors.” The measures started in late March, when the RBI capped banks’ daily currency positions in local markets at $100 million by April 10, sparking a scr...