Crude oil is back above $90 and energy stocks in the S&P 500 index are approaching fresh 52-week highs as the group’s year-to-date rally surpasses 40%. Despite energy stocks holding the title as the best-performing sector in the S&P 500 in 2026, options traders seem unconvinced the strength in conventional energy assets will continue. Instead,…
FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Oil prices extended gains Tuesday and were hovering at six-week highs on worries over escalating Mideast tensions after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend. Futures for international benchmark Brent crude for November delivery gained…
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend, ratcheting up tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude oil futures, the international oil benchmark, rose 1.3% to $97.52…
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2026. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said…
A sharp sell-off in global government bonds is exposing investor anxiety that the macroeconomic backdrop may be shifting toward persistently higher inflation, as governments struggle to rein in spending and sovereign debt. Pressure on yields is not just a factor of this year’s rise in government borrowing and higher energy prices. Investors highlight a pivot…
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) speaks during a meeting with U.S. travel executives in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 2, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Kuwait’s army on Thursday said it was confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, a day after President Donald Trump said…
Oil prices rose Wednesday after the U.S. and Iran traded military strikes, ending weeks of relative calm in the Middle East, as they contest control of the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, were up 1% to $95.57 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate traded nearly 1% higher at $90.88 per barrel. The U.S….
Traders work on the floor the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields increased on Tuesday, as renewed tensions in the Middle East drove global government borrowing costs to their highest point going back to early last year….
Government bond yields jumped across major markets Tuesday, with borrowing costs in Japan and the U.K. touching multi-decade highs, and U.S. Treasury yields surging, as renewed Middle East hostilities reignite inflation concerns. The key U.S. 10-year Treasury note yield moved to a 20-month high, rising 3 basis points to trade at 4.7880%. Japan’s benchmark 10-year…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Aug. 31 1. Oil is up nearly 4% and Chevron , my crude barometer, is trading above $200. U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time since July. President Donald Trump is threatening to blow up an Iranian oil hub, growing frustrated by a slower-moving sanctions approach….
