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Tanker exits from Hormuz exceed return flows, oil traders watch mini-glut build

Tanker exits from Hormuz exceed return flows, oil traders watch mini-glut build

Oil prices moved higher Monday, but tanker traffic out of the Gulf drew more attention. Vessel departures are outpacing returns, suggesting the market risks a short-term crude glut and possible delays restarting flows. Brent crude futures moved up 45 cents to $72.44 a barrel by 0627 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude traded 82 cents higher at $70.05. Oil prices picked up after attacks on a Qatari-connected oil tanker and a container ship disrupted Hormuz shipping lanes and sparked the sharpest U.S.-Iran escalation since their interim peace deal. Washington and Tehran on Sunday agreed to stop recent hostilities and restart talks, a U.S. official told Reuters.
29 June 2026
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Bitcoin Price This Week: BTC Holds Near $70,000 After Fed, Oil Shock and ETF Outflows

Bitcoin Price This Week: BTC Holds Near $70,000 After Fed, Oil Shock and ETF Outflows

Bitcoin hovered close to $70,400 on Saturday, holding steady after a sharp pullback late in the week erased gains that had pushed it up toward $75,000. The token was recently quoted at $70,419, having dipped under $70,000 on Thursday and reaching as high as $74,300 earlier this week. This week, bitcoin moved more like a rates-sensitive play than any kind of haven from global turmoil. IG Group’s Chris Beauchamp floated the idea of a “haven niche” early on, but by Friday, oil prices were rallying, bond yields had spiked, and spot bitcoin ETFs trading in the U.S. were seeing renewed outflows.
21 March 2026
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UK stock market today: FTSE 100 hits record close as miners climb; St James’s Place sinks on AI fears

UK stock market today: FTSE 100 hits record close as miners climb; St James’s Place sinks on AI fears

London, Feb 11, 2026, 17:14 GMT — The session has ended. The FTSE 100 set a new record close on Wednesday, gaining 118.27 points, or 1.1%, to finish at 10,472.11—topping its previous high of 10,402.34 from Feb. 4. Miners and banks pushed the benchmark higher, but wealth managers felt pressure from renewed AI concerns. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250, which tracks more UK-focused firms, slipped 0.2%, losing 52.76 points to end at 23,416.54.
11 February 2026
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Gold price tumbles again on CME margin hike; traders brace for U.S. payrolls

Gold price tumbles again on CME margin hike; traders brace for U.S. payrolls

New York, Feb 2, 2026, 10:11 EST — Regular session Gold prices plunged further on Monday, with spot bullion falling 3% to $4,718.35 an ounce by 9:10 a.m. ET, after an earlier drop of nearly 10%. U.S. April gold futures held steady around $4,740.90, leaving the metal about $900 below its Jan. 29 record high of $5,594.82 following a steep 9.8% fall on Friday. The selloff accelerated after CME Group raised margin requirements for precious-metals futures and the dollar strengthened on news that President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to head the Federal Reserve.
2 February 2026
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Silver price slides again as margin hikes bite; Warsh Fed pick keeps metals on back foot

Silver price slides again as margin hikes bite; Warsh Fed pick keeps metals on back foot

London, February 2, 2026, 11:10 GMT — Regular session Silver prices dropped again Monday, with spot silver down 3.4% to $81.65 an ounce by 1008 GMT after plunging as much as 15% earlier. The sell-off came as CME margin hikes and a stronger dollar forced traders to scale back leveraged positions. Since hitting a record $121.64 last week, silver has lost roughly a third of its value. “The increase in margin requirements is creating a feedback loop,” said Zain Vawda, an analyst at MarketPulse by OANDA.
2 February 2026
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Crude oil prices slip today: Brent and WTI ease as traders brace for U.S. inventory data

Crude oil prices slip today: Brent and WTI ease as traders brace for U.S. inventory data

London, January 22, 2026, 11:47 AM — Regular session Crude oil prices slipped on Thursday following two days of gains as traders pared back bets on geopolitical tensions involving Greenland and Iran. Brent futures dropped 61 cents, or 0.9%, to $64.63 a barrel by 0954 GMT. Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate for March slid 54 cents, also 0.9%, settling at $60.08. Ole Hansen, chief commodity analyst at Saxo Bank, described the move as a “deflation of risk premium.” Tony Sycamore at IG added that oil “should hold at around $60 a barrel.”
22 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • FTSE 100 slips as homebuilders weigh, oil rises
    June 29, 2026, 1:28 PM EDT. The FTSE 100 ended Monday down 0.2% at 10,484.22 as housebuilders and Babcock International slid after the Bank of England reported weak UK mortgage approvals. Brent crude climbed to $72.85 a barrel after fresh US-Iran tensions. Sterling firmed, with Andy Burnham's leadership pitch stressing fiscal discipline, which seemed to calm worries over UK borrowing. European shares edged a bit lower. In contrast, US stocks rose, the S&P 500 up 0.6%. UK mortgage borrowing for May tumbled to £2.9 billion, the lowest in almost two years. US Treasury yields nudged higher. Markets are watching for progress on the oil ceasefire and for news on cabinet jobs in the UK.
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