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The global oil market is zeroed in on activity in the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran inked an interim deal to end their war and reopen the critical waterway. While equities have largely shrugged off the turmoil, central banks and traders are eagerly watching for signs of further energy-suppl

The US-Iran peace deal has brightened the outlook for European stocks in the second half and prompted several strategists to increase their year-end targets, according to a Bloomberg survey.

As the interim US-Iran peace deal has taken effect, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have begun in earnest. Hasnain Malik, Managing Director for Emerging Market Equity & Geopolitical Strategy at Tellimer spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East and Africa on the GCC’s pl

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The Trump administration has not been kind to India. Nevertheless, India has responded with far greater equanimity than most observers expected. Predictions that President Donald Trump’s behavior will hurt U.S.-Indian relations have not come to pass, with the leaders of the two countries remaining i

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Refineries in East Asia are starting to ramp up fuel exports after months of holding back and prioritizing local sales, in what appears to be an attempt to front-run the market before flows through the Strait of Hormuz return to normal.

Ukraine officially opened membership talks with the ‌European Union this week in a move hailed by Ukrainian officials as “a Rubicon” moment for the war-torn country. While this is welcome news for Kyiv, it remains unclear how long it could still take to actually join the EU, writes Andreas Umland. T

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