The brief
- Trump rejected Iran’s peace offer, raising the prospect of a prolonged war
- Oil prices soared after the rejection
- Higher crude costs pressure Indian oil marketers, airlines and other fuel-intensive businesses
- Japan's Nikkei slips as oil prices and rate concerns weigh
- Cruise Stocks Have Hit Choppy Waters
- Qatar-linked LNG vessel transits through Hormuz increase despite conflict
- Qatar Extends LNG Force Majeure as Hormuz Disruptions Drag On
- Europe Draws More LNG as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Market
Iran conflict and oil market tensions
Oil rose amid threats to widen the Iran conflict and tensions over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump rejected Iran’s peace proposal, and rising oil prices and yields weighed on markets; Indian benchmark indices fell to a six-month low, their third 1% plunge in 10 sessions.
Monday, 28 September
- Trump ‘no’ to Iran’s peace offer sends oil soaring