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Geopolitics News

Geopolitical news through a market lens: trade policy, sanctions, conflicts, and how global events flow through to commodities, currencies, and stocks.

China's $28 Trillion Capital Markets Bet on AI
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
3h ago7 min read

China's $28 Trillion Capital Markets Bet on AI

Shanghai

Iran: Hormuz Strait Stays Closed Until Demands Met
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
12h ago7 min read

Iran: Hormuz Strait Stays Closed Until Demands Met

Strait of Hormuz

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Talks Stall and Bab al-Mandab Strait Turns Deadly
Geopolitics
MAJOR
1d ago7 min read

Oil Climbs as Hormuz Talks Stall and Bab al-Mandab Strait Turns Deadly

Brent crude

Brent Crude Nears $100 as Hormuz Standoff Deepens
Geopolitics
MAJOR
2d ago7 min read

Brent Crude Nears $100 as Hormuz Standoff Deepens

Brent crude

Iran IRGC Holds Hormuz Blockade, Demands $300B Fund
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
4d ago7 min read

Iran IRGC Holds Hormuz Blockade, Demands $300B Fund

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Houthi Strike on Jizan Refinery Sends Brent Past $85
Geopolitics
MAJOR
4d ago6 min read

Houthi Strike on Jizan Refinery Sends Brent Past $85

Houthi

Iran: Oman Hormuz Deal Near, No Direct US Talks
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
4d ago7 min read

Iran: Oman Hormuz Deal Near, No Direct US Talks

Iran

Hormuz Deal Stalls; S&P Record Masks Oil Asymmetry
Geopolitics
MAJOR
4d ago7 min read

Hormuz Deal Stalls; S&P Record Masks Oil Asymmetry

S&P 500

Gulf Condemnation After Iran's 16th ADNOC Tanker Strike
Geopolitics
MAJOR
5d ago6 min read

Gulf Condemnation After Iran's 16th ADNOC Tanker Strike

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Hormuz Fee Window Expires Aug. 16 With Gap Unresolved
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
5d ago7 min read

Hormuz Fee Window Expires Aug. 16 With Gap Unresolved

Strait of Hormuz

Vance: Tehran Denies Strait of Hormuz Tolling Plans
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
5d ago6 min read

Vance: Tehran Denies Strait of Hormuz Tolling Plans

US posture

Iran's Zolghadr Sets Six Conditions to Reopen Hormuz
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
5d ago8 min read

Iran's Zolghadr Sets Six Conditions to Reopen Hormuz

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr

ADNOC Tanker Hit by Iranian Missile in Hormuz
Geopolitics
MAJOR
5d ago7 min read

ADNOC Tanker Hit by Iranian Missile in Hormuz

ADNOC

Iran Hormuz Bill Sends Crude Swinging in Violent Week
Geopolitics
MAJOR
6d ago7 min read

Iran Hormuz Bill Sends Crude Swinging in Violent Week

Brent crude

Hormuz Transit Fees Split Iran, Oman, Washington
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
6d ago7 min read

Hormuz Transit Fees Split Iran, Oman, Washington

Strait of Hormuz

Brent Crude Snaps Two-Day Drop on Trump Iran Deal Optimism
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 54 min read

Brent Crude Snaps Two-Day Drop on Trump Iran Deal Optimism

Strait of Hormuz

Scott Bessent: Hormuz Deal Near as Oil Drops 5%
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 56 min read

Scott Bessent: Hormuz Deal Near as Oil Drops 5%

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Trump Claims Hormuz Deal, Denuclearization Next — Tehran Disputes It
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 46 min read

Trump Claims Hormuz Deal, Denuclearization Next — Tehran Disputes It

Strait of Hormuz

Brent Oil Tops $100 as Iran Shuts Hormuz Strait
Geopolitics
SEISMIC
Aug 37 min read

Brent Oil Tops $100 as Iran Shuts Hormuz Strait

Brent crude

OPEC+ Vienna: 188,000-bpd September Hike, Q4 Output Freeze
Geopolitics
MAJOR
Aug 26 min read

OPEC+ Vienna: 188,000-bpd September Hike, Q4 Output Freeze

OPEC+

Cruise, Airline Stocks Trade on Every Hormuz Headline
Geopolitics
Aug 27 min read

Cruise, Airline Stocks Trade on Every Hormuz Headline

airline stocks

Senate Again Blocks Iran War Powers Limit
Geopolitics
Aug 18 min read

Senate Again Blocks Iran War Powers Limit

Capitol dome

Iran Claims Drone Strike on US Kuwait Air Base
Geopolitics
Aug 17 min read

Iran Claims Drone Strike on US Kuwait Air Base

drone

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Strikes Two Tankers at Hormuz
Geopolitics
Aug 17 min read

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Strikes Two Tankers at Hormuz

Revolutionary Guard

Tesla Weighs Sale or Spin-Off of China Unit
Geopolitics
Aug 17 min read

Tesla Weighs Sale or Spin-Off of China Unit

Tesla

US Targets Dozens of Iran Sites, Oil Eases Early
Geopolitics
Jul 307 min read

US Targets Dozens of Iran Sites, Oil Eases Early

fighter jet night strike

Zuckerberg: US Should Not Block Chinese AI Models
Geopolitics
Jul 296 min read

Zuckerberg: US Should Not Block Chinese AI Models

Meta

Vietnam Factory Probes Stoke New US Tariff Fears
Geopolitics
Jul 297 min read

Vietnam Factory Probes Stoke New US Tariff Fears

containers

Iran–Oman Hormuz Shipping Talks Advance
Geopolitics
Jul 298 min read

Iran–Oman Hormuz Shipping Talks Advance

Strait of Hormuz

Trump: 'Good Chance' of Iran Deal, Strikes Ready to Resume
Geopolitics
Jul 287 min read

Trump: 'Good Chance' of Iran Deal, Strikes Ready to Resume

President Donald Trump

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