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Brent crude surges toward $110 as Hormuz attacks intensify and AI stocks rout deepens
A turbulent week dominated by Middle East energy supply disruptions, a tech sector selloff, and hotter-than-expected US inflation data reigniting rate hike concerns.
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US June CPI at 3.5%, below 3.8% consensus; rate futures repriced
US inflation data for June 2026, released on 14 July, showed headline CPI at 3.5% year-over-year, below the 3.8% consensus and down from 4.2% in May. Month-over-month CPI fell 0.4%, against an expectation of -0.1% — the largest monthly decl…
Brent tops $85 as Trump reinstates Hormuz blockade and proposes 20% shipping toll
An active overnight session dominated by fresh US-Iran military escalation and a significant surge in crude oil prices, partially offset by strong China trade data.
NVDA Q1 2026: filings, holdings, and macro context
Recent briefings from the week of 7–13 July 2026 were dominated by US-Iran military escalation centred on the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20–21% of global petroleum trade transits [Brief - 2026-07-10]. US Central Command c…
Brent rose 20.7% over six months to $78.36 on 12 July 2026
With Brent up 20.7% over six months on Valdrans data as the Gulf and Russia are simultaneously constrained, Nigeria — a non-Hormuz, light-sweet exporter — is banking a war premium. But production below budget benchmark, an in-house-refining…
Brent up 20.7% in six months; Russian refining output 40% below pre-war levels
Russia keeps oil flowing via a 1,300-plus-ship shadow fleet and third-country transshipment, but Ukraine's drone campaign has cut Russian refining 40%+ below pre-war levels. Iran's Hormuz crisis briefly flipped Urals to a premium; the UK ti…
13-state coalition sues to block $110bn Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger
A coalition of 13 states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed an antitrust lawsuit on Monday 13 July 2026 seeking to block the proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance. The lawsuit al…
Volkswagen CEO flags 50,000 more job cuts in staff memo
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Oliver Blume told staff on 13 July 2026 that the group may need to eliminate as many as 50,000 additional jobs globally, on top of a previously agreed 50,000 reductions, as Europe's largest carmaker pursues wha…
SK Hynix shares fell 15% in Seoul, worst drop in 18 years
SK Hynix suffered its largest single-day share decline in 18 years on the Seoul exchange on 13 July 2026, with domestic shares falling 15% — one trading session after a successful US ADR debut. Bloomberg Markets and Marketwatch TOP both rep…
UK proscribes Iran's IRGC as terrorist organisation
Britain proscribed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation on 13 July 2026, making it a criminal offence to belong to the group, attend its meetings, or carry its logo in public. The designation was made …
US strikes Iran; Strait of Hormuz traffic halts as Brent approaches $80
A volatile European session dominated by US-Iran military escalation, surging oil prices, sharp equity declines, and a record collapse in SK Hynix shares.
Study estimates 2,700+ heat deaths in England and Wales in 2026
A rapid attribution study by Imperial College London, the UK Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has estimated that more than 2,700 people in England and Wales died from heat-related causes during record-breaki…
US and Iran exchange fresh strikes; Hormuz tanker traffic near standstill
Overnight session dominated by renewed US-Iran military escalation, a 4% oil surge, and broad Asian equity declines on Strait of Hormuz supply fears.