Editorial briefings
Four scheduled briefings per week — pre-Europe and pre-US session opens on weekdays, plus weekend catch-up and weekly wrap. Curated from public filings and verified news sources.
Weekend Catch-up archive
Brent crude surpasses $100/bbl as Hormuz and Red Sea chokepoints face simultaneous disruption
A highly active weekend dominated by US-Iran military escalation, dual maritime chokepoint disruption, sweeping new US tariffs, and a steep decline in megacap technology stocks.
Seven nights of US strikes on Iran; Hormuz transit collapses amid blockade
A highly active week dominated by US-Iran military escalation, Strait of Hormuz disruption, a significant oil price surge, and a sharp IBM earnings miss.
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed after third US military strike
A week dominated by escalating US-Iran military exchanges, Hormuz closure, surging oil prices, and the landmark SK Hynix Nasdaq listing.
Khamenei dies at 86 as US-Iran peace deal sends oil prices sharply lower
A geopolitically dense weekend dominated by Iran's leadership succession, a US-Iran peace agreement, Russian strikes on Kyiv, and a materially weak US jobs report.
US strikes Iran; Trump threatens annihilation as Hormuz tensions escalate sharply
A highly active weekend dominated by US-Iran military escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, sweeping tariff threats against Europe, and sharp moves across equities, energy, and crypto.
US-Iran MOU signed; Strait of Hormuz reopens then faces fresh closure dispute
A geopolitically intense week dominated by the US-Iran ceasefire deal, a Bank of Japan rate rise, and late-week Hormuz closure claims that partially reversed the initial oil selloff.
SpaceX lists at $2 trillion on Nasdaq as Hormuz deal reported near
A volatile week dominated by two major themes: US-Iran military escalation and rapid de-escalation signalling, and SpaceX's record-breaking Nasdaq debut at a $2 trillion valuation.
US strikes Iranian Hormuz sites as strait traffic falls to near zero
A turbulent week dominated by Persian Gulf military escalation, a sharp US equity selloff on strong jobs data, and SpaceX's record IPO filing alongside sweeping new US tariff proposals.
US-Iran ceasefire MOU reached as Hormuz shipping collapses to 10% of normal
A volatile weekend dominated by competing US-Iran diplomatic and military signals, major oil inventory warnings, and a sharp tech earnings divergence centred on Dell and Zscaler.
Iran conflict reshapes global energy supply as Hormuz flows hit 5% of normal
A turbulent weekend dominated by Middle East energy disruption, a hawkish Fed leadership change, record Nvidia earnings, and late-breaking US-Iran peace signals