Asia stocks turn cautious as reality intrudes in Gulf - Reuters
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Notable Quotes
"That's not stability."
— Nigel Green , Executive
"You have a fifth of the world’s oil supply moving through a corridor that is still effectively under the influence of one of the parties to the conflict."
— Nigel Green , Executive
"That’s not stability."
— Nigel Green , Executive
"You don’t need a full blockade to move oil markets sharply higher again."
— Nigel Green , Executive
"If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart ... over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them, and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that's ultimately their choice."
— JD Vance , Politician
"the workable basis on which to negotiate had already been violated, making further talks unreasonable."
— Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf , Politician
"Israel's strikes on Lebanon posed a grave risk to the truce."
— Antonio Guterres , Activist
Key People
Anthony Kettle is a strategist at RBC BlueBay Asset Management.
Antonio Guterres is the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Fawad Razaqzada is a Forex analyst.
JD Vance is a United States Senator from Ohio and a prominent figure in conservative politics.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.
Nigel Green is the chief executive officer of deVere Group.
Head of markets research at the National Australia Bank.
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Asian share markets were in a more sober mood as cracks appeared in the fragile Gulf ceasefire, nudging oil prices back up and reminding investors of the prolonged inflationary fallout.
Asian share markets were in a more sober mood as cracks appeared in the fragile Gulf ceasefire, nudging oil prices back up and reminding investors of the prolonged inflationary fallout.
Asian share markets were in a more sober mood on Thursday as cracks quickly began to appear in the fragile Gulf ceasefire, nudging oil prices back up and reminding investors the inflationary fallout will last for a long time yet.
Asian share markets were in a more sober mood on Thursday as cracks quickly began to appear in the fragile Gulf ceasefire, nudging oil prices back up and reminding investors the inflationary fallout will last for a long time yet.
Asian shares slipped as renewed instability in the Gulf, notably Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz and demand for passage tolls, reignited supply concerns and pushed oil prices higher, raising inflation and interest rate risks.
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