Oil Price Surge
Brent Crude
$115.31
+25.00%
WTI Crude
$114.85
+26.35%
"Largest one-day gain in almost 40 years" — CNBC
Asian Market Carnage
KOSPI
-8%
Worst crash in history. Worse than 9/11.
Nikkei 225
-7%
ASX 200
-3%
Hang Seng
-3%
Shanghai Composite
-2%
NIFTY 50
-3%
SOUTH KOREA: -20% IN 2 DAYS
US Futures
Dow Jones Futures
-1,000+
points
S&P 500 Futures
-1.7%
Nasdaq Futures
-1.9%
SPY
$671.39
USO
$112.75
Breaking Developments
Ship on fire in Strait of Hormuz — Maltese-flagged tanker "Prima" struck by IRGC suicide drone.
Drones intercepted near Baghdad and Erbil airports. Both airports temporarily shut down.
US orders staff to leave Saudi Arabia. Non-essential embassy personnel evacuation ordered.
Saudi Arabia intercepts drones targeting Shaybah oilfield. Air defense systems activated.
South Korea and Taiwan impose fuel price caps. Emergency government measures enacted.
Trump: "Small price to pay... ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!"
Iraq 70% production cut — oil storage reported PHYSICALLY FULL.
Mojtaba Khamenei confirmed as new Supreme Leader of Iran.
Price Controls
South Korea
Fuel price cap enacted
Taiwan
Fuel price cap enacted
"Straight out of the 1970s playbook"

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