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4d07/10war-conflict · 3/5

Oil’s Calm Is Over as Middle East Risks Return

Renewed U.S.-Iran strikes have revived the Middle East risk premium, lifting Brent above $76 as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slows and supply disruption fears return. Friday, July 10, 2026 The return of the Middle Eastern geopolitical risk premium has lifted global oil prices by $4 per barrel this week, with ICE Brent set to settle above $76 per barrel. Renewed US-Iran strikes pushed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz back toward a near-standstill as market concerns about continued sup

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
4d07/10war-conflict · 3/5

Russian Fuel Disruptions Push Central Asia Into an Energy Crisis

Ukraine's sustained attacks on Russia's oil refineries immediately plunged Central Asian countries into energy chaos, highlighting years of short-term policy decisions that have left the region without a coordinated energy strategy and sufficient diversification to withstand major disruptions. Just this week, Ukrainian drones knocked the Omsk refinery -- one of Russia’s largest processing facilities, with an annual capacity of nearly 22 million tons of crude oil -- offline, forcing Central Asian

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
4d07/10

Avantis AVWC vs Xtrackers MSCI World Momentum

Hey everyone, looking for some feedback on a long-term set-and-forget portfolio for my kid. They have a minimum 20-year investing horizon. I’ve narrowed it down to two completely different factor strategies in the UCITS space: Avantis Global Equity UCITS ETF (AVWC) Xtrackers MSCI World Momentum UCITS ETF (X3M / XDEM) Given that this is for a child with zero emotional attachment to daily volatility and a massive runway, which factor premium would you trust more over 20+ years? submitted by /u/mak

Socialunclassifiedeurope · usa
4d07/10

IEA Chief Urges EU to Drop Arctic Drilling Ban

The European Union should reverse the current moratorium on drilling in the Arctic, where Norway is pushing to drill if allowed, Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has said. The EU’s moratorium on Arctic drilling was enacted in 2021 due to the bloc’s climate commitments and environmental concerns. The ban does not allow drilling in Norway’s northern parts of the Barents Sea, which is estimated to contain most of the remaining Norwegian oil and gas resou

unclassifiedmiddle-east · russia · usa
4d07/10war-conflict · 2/5

Trump claims Iran wants to resume talks with US despite ceasefire breaches

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had agreed to resume discussions with Iran despite declaring an end to the fragile truce that had halted months of conflict between the two countries. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks’. We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The remarks underscored the increasingly contradictory state of...

unclassifiedchina · asia · usa
4d07/10

Hong Kong’s 3-year deal to host LEAP East ‘affirms’ global I&T role

Hong Kong’s role as the exclusive Asian host of the Middle East’s flagship LEAP East exhibition affirms its status as a global hub for innovation and technology (I&T), the Tourism Board has said. The Asian debut of the expo wrapped up in Hong Kong on Friday, drawing more than 25,000 visitors over three days. The city will serve as the event’s sole Asian host for the next three years. “This significant partnership not only demonstrates the global industry’s confidence in Hong Kong, but also...

unclassifiedchina · asia · middle-east
4d07/10war-conflict · 3/5

Nurses baffled by closed medicine tube to premature baby, inquest hears

An infusion tube delivering medicine to a premature baby at a Hong Kong public hospital was closed for unknown reasons shortly before her death three years ago, an inquest has heard. Two nurses testified at the Coroner’s Court on Friday about the circumstances of what Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin acknowledged as a “serious untoward event” on June 13, 2023. Both witnesses said they had no idea why a three-way valve controlling the flow of medicine to the baby was closed, even though it had

unclassifiedchina · asia
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