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ASX 200 down-tape is unusually narrow, Ampol, Viva Energy, Beach Energy track crude lower
The ASX 200 finally bounced, but Woodside and Santos didn't get the memo. The laggard list is one sector deep, and that's the read worth watching.
Oil market whiplash: Brent crude retreats after U.S.-Iran escalation fears
Oil fell after a $126 spike, but U.S.-Iran war risk still hangs over supply, inflation, and the Strait of Hormuz.
Persimmon (LON: PSN) reports private forward sales up 7% to £1.8bn as Iran war cost inflation looms over H2 2026
Persimmon's private forward sales jumped 7% to £1.80bn, but the harder question is whether vertical integration can blunt the looming second-half cost shock.
Brent crude above $114 as Trump prepares for months-long Hormuz blockade
Trump signals a months-long Hormuz blockade while rejecting Iran's ceasefire offer. Brent above $114. The UAE has left OPEC. The supply crisis has no visible exit.
US gasoline prices surge 28% since Iran war began as Hormuz closure persists
US gasoline at $4.17 marks a four-year high. The harder question is whether the Iran war stalemate forces Washington or Tehran to blink first.
Finder Energy (ASX: FDR) accelerates KTJ first oil to late 2027 with SLB and TIMOR GAP long-lead commitments
Hormuz is shut, Brent is above US$106, and Finder Energy is paying for subsea hardware before FID. The acceleration logic on KTJ is now obvious.
Iran war stalemate deepens: Six tankers turned back, only seven ships transit Strait of Hormuz
Iran wants to end the war first and talk nuclear later. Washington insists the order is reversed. Brent crude is already pricing the deadlock.
Iran seizes two ships, Brent hits $100: Ceasefire means nothing as IRGC fires on pre-cleared vessels and US sends more carriers
Iran seized two ships and attacked a third in the Strait of Hormuz on 22 April 2026, hours after Trump's ceasefire extension, as Brent crude hit $100 and Lufthansa cut 20,000 flights.
Nearly 400 US troops wounded and counting as Iran blockade, sanctions escalation deepen conflict
US confirms 399 service members wounded in Iran war as naval blockade of Iranian ports enters force and Treasury reinstates oil sanctions after Islamabad talks collapse.
Blockade day one: Iran shadow fleet defies United States order, Starmer rallies 40 nations and prices near $100
The US Iran port blockade began April 13 with a sanctioned shadow tanker transiting Hormuz unchallenged as oil neared $100 and Starmer convened 40 nations.