Tag: Strait of Hormuz
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Why Fuel Prices in Cambodia Don’t Always Fall When Oil Prices Fall
Fuel prices in Cambodia do not move in step with global crude oil headlines. The country imports refined gasoline and…
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G7 weighs emergency oil reserve release after war-driven crude surge
G7 finance ministers were set to discuss a possible co-ordinated release of emergency oil reserves with the IEA after war-driven…
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Thailand Moves to Shield Economy as Middle East Conflict Raises Oil, Trade and Tourism Risks
Thailand is moving to protect its economy from rising global oil prices after the escalating Middle East conflict threatened supply…
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Asia Stocks Slide as Energy Shock Fears Mount Amid Middle East Conflict
Asian stocks tumbled as investors priced in the risk that Middle East conflict could disrupt oil flows and prolong global…
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Tariff pressures and Middle East energy risks tighten outlook for ASEAN growth, Cambodia says
Cambodian officials warned that unilateral tariffs and Middle East conflict are creating a dual shock for ASEAN economies, combining trade…
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Iran war forces Beijing into high-stakes calculus on Trump summit, oil shock and Taiwan signaling
China condemned the killing of Iran’s supreme leader as oil and shipping risks surge ahead of Trump’s planned Beijing visit.
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BoT warns Middle East conflict could shave up to 0.15pp off Thai growth as oil risks rise
Thailand’s central bank warned that an escalating Middle East conflict could shave up to 0.15 percentage points off GDP if…
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Regional war risk rises as Iran expands retaliation and Gulf energy infrastructure comes under fire
U.S.–Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have triggered retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the region,…
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Asian governments cite stockpiles as Hormuz threat lifts oil toward $80
Asian governments are trying to calm markets by pointing to strategic oil and gas buffers as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declare…
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Energy Shock Ripples Across Alliances as Hormuz Disruption Tests Market Assumptions
A near-halt in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the shutdown of Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG complex have…