Brent oil nears $80 as Hormuz tensions escalate, WTI tops $75

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Bitcoin price pressure took BTC toward the "crucial" $61,000 mark as oil prices soared on the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire.

The post Hormuz Tensions Jolt S&P 500 as Oil Reprices Inflation Risk appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Oil just grabbed the steering wheel again. One weekend of headlines out of the Strait of Hormuz, and suddenly everyone who was trading chips and AI multiples is back to watching Brent ticks and gasoline spreads. This isn’t the 1970s, but energy shocks still punch through growth stocks, inflation expectations, and rate paths. The timing is awkward too, with equities priced for immaculate disinflation and a clean landing. Let’s walk through what changed, how it filters into the S&P 500, what to watch in the next few weeks, and where the trapdoors sit if this escalates. Point Details New Hormuz flashpoint U.S. forces struck Iranian targets on July 7 after attacks on commercial vessels, raising fresh supply risk in a critical oil chokepoint Al‑Monitor. Policy shift on Iranian oil U.S. Treasury revoked a general licence for Iranian crude sales following tanke

The post WTI Oil advances on Trump’s Iran shift, rising Hormuz supply risks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $73.10 on Wednesday at the time of writing, up 1.48% on the day, as investors reassess risks to global energy supply following a renewed deterioration in geopolitical conditions across the Middle East. The Oil market is supported by comments from United States (US) President Donald Trump, who confirmed that the memorandum of understanding with Iran aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East is now over. Speaking from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, Trump also said he no longer wants to negotiate with Iran after the latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions intensified after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed it had struck Iranian military infrastructure in response to Tehran’s attacks on several commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The strat

Brent at $78 and U.S.-Iran strikes revive inflation fears, pressuring the S&P 500 as energy leads and duration trades wobble. What to watch next.

The post Kalshi traders think Hormuz traffic won’t return to normal this year appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Vessels off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is “over” after the U.S. conducted strikes against the Islamic Republic following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.  Now, traders on prediction market platform Kalshi are recalibrating their outlook for when they see traffic in the passageway returning to normal. Speculators now see just a 44% chance that traffic flows will return to normal by Dec. 1. The earliest they forecast normal traffic by is Jan. 1, 2027, when odds rose to 53%.  Kalshi defines normal traffic flows as a 7-day moving average of transit calls through the strait above 60. The outcome is verified using data re

The post Oil: Conflict-driven volatility and positioning – BNY appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights growing fragility in global markets as President Trump declares the Iran ceasefire over and U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz reignite Oil volatility. Brent, WTI and Middle Eastern benchmarks have jumped around 5%, yet inflation expectations remain intact and positioning data show core energy and inflation hedges in place, limiting broader disruption for now. Ceasefire doubts lift crude benchmarks “Markets are starting to look fragile. President Trump is now openly questioning the durability of the ceasefire, while exchanges of fire in the Strait of Hormuz are intensifying. For markets and the global economy, the prospect of a swift return to pre-conflict energy and goods flows through the waterway is fading.” “The immediate oil reaction has been significant, roughly 5%, depending on the benchmark, but not yet large enough to derail the improvement in inflati

The post Bitcoin looks calm but a July 17 oil deadline looms as Iran shock sends crude up 5% appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked General License X on July 7, cutting off the authorization that had allowed Iranian crude oil, petrochemical, and petroleum-product transactions through Aug. 21. Its replacement, General License X1, permits only wind-down transactions through 12:01 a.m. ET on July 17. Brent crude settled at $74.16 and WTI at $70.44 that day, then extended gains in post-settlement trade to about $76.03 and $72.20, putting both benchmarks over 5% above the prior session. Tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz drove that move, and maritime authorities raised transit risk through the strait to severe, with US officials warning of further consequences. Bitcoin absorbed the same news near $63,317, trading within an intraday range of $62,711 to $64,435. A market that pushed crude more than 5% higher on renewed Middle East