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Markets barely blink at Middle East riskVolatility gauges have dropped sharply even as regional tensions persist, suggesting traders have priced geopolitical risk out faster than the risk itself has faded.Netanyahu kills the disarmament plan Hamas had already acceptedIsrael's prime minister said flatly that his government does not accept the 15-point document, rejecting a US-backed plan that would pair Hamas disarmament with a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaz…Booking Holdings beats estimates, keeps guidance unchangedBooking Holdings beat Q2 estimates on resilient travel demand and left full-year guidance untouched, which is the more interesting number given how many consumer companies have been cutting outlook…Marriott's Middle East exposure just showed up in the numbersMarriott flagging that the Middle East conflict weighed on sales confirms what airlines have been saying for months quietly: regional conflict is now a line item in hospitality earnings, not a foot…Shell's profits doubled on the same volatility hurting driversShell's trading division profiting from Middle East-driven oil price volatility while UK motorists and bill payers absorb the same volatility as higher costs is the uncomfortable mechanism behind e…Diesel prices are the real Middle East risk gauge nowDiesel markets reacting harder than crude to the latest Middle East escalation reflects a structural squeeze that's been building for months: European refining capacity has shrunk since the energy …UK mortgage rates tick up, and the base rate cut window just got narrowerRates hitting their highest point in a month reflects swap markets pricing in less certainty about a Bank of England cut than they were three weeks ago, largely on the back of sticky services infla…Heating oil customers get compensation after price-hike rulingRedress payments are landing for households hit by unexplained heating oil price spikes, a small but overdue win for rural customers with no mains gas alternative and little pricing leverage.ECB's Rehn calls the energy shock stagflationary. That word choice is load-bearing.ECB Governing Council member Olli Rehn has explicitly described the recent energy shock as stagflationary, which is not a word central bankers use casually. Stagflation removes the standard policy …The BIS says AI exuberance threatens the global economy, and it has a pointThe Bank for International Settlements is not given to hyperbole, which makes its warning about AI-driven financial exuberance worth taking seriously. The BIS argument is mechanistic: concentrated …Aramco helicopter crashes at Saudi portAn Aramco helicopter came down at a Saudi Arabian port facility. No production disruption has been reported and the incident does not appear to affect oil output or export logistics at this stage.The US is backing a dynastic deal in Libya. It wants the oil, not the democracyTrump adviser Massad Boulos has spent months brokering a power-sharing arrangement built around two family networks: the Dbeibehs in the west and the Haftars in the east, with the reported plan ins…The PBOC's new yuan liquidity tool is a slow-burn challenge to dollar-centric reservesThe People's Bank of China has launched new money-market instruments specifically designed to help foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds hold, invest, and manage renminbi liquidity in Ch…Spain hits tourism records as Middle East fears divert flowsSpain welcomed 9.1 million visitors in April, the highest April figure on record, as geopolitical tensions push tourists away from traditional Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean destinations.…Gold holds gains as Iran truce hopes ease inflation fearsSpot gold extended gains to around $4,585 per ounce as reports of a US-Iran ceasefire extension eased inflation concerns tied to energy supply disruptions. Silver jumped 1.2% to $78.68 while the Bl…Jefferies raids Standard Chartered for metals chiefJefferies hired Gideon Volschenk from Standard Chartered to lead its metals and mining investment banking in EMEA, signaling aggressive expansion in energy transition deals. The move comes as globa…Gold steady at $4,697 as Iran clashes dim truce hopesUS strikes on Iranian military targets killed yesterday's peace rally in precious metals. Gold held near $4,697 per ounce after Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz esca…Sydney's Regal Partners crosses $20bn as inflation hedges draw flowsRegal Partners reported funds under management surpassing A$20 billion as of September 2025, driven by A$723 million in quarterly net inflows into inflation-sensitive strategies including royalties…Goldman's Calnon sees opportunity in Strait of Hormuz closureGoldman Sachs strategist identifies investment opportunities emerging from Middle East shipping disruptions.JPMorgan spots exit ramp in Middle East conflictJPMorgan's strategists are telling clients that markets see potential resolution pathways in the Middle East despite yesterday's Strait of Hormuz closure. The bank points to oil futures curves show…US and Iran inch toward framework deal to end proxy warsAmerican and Iranian officials are drafting a framework agreement that could end the year-long Middle East conflict within months, according to sources close to the talks. The deal would freeze Ira…HSBC's CEO calls out the Middle East reality checkHSBC's chief is warning that Middle East conflict is denting global confidence — which translates to: international money is getting nervous about everything, not just regional risk. Banks see econ…RBNZ warns of 'decisive' action as inflation outlook spikesNew Zealand's central bank held rates at 2.25% but Governor Anna Breman warned of "decisive and timely" increases if core inflation accelerates, with the bank now forecasting annual inflation spiki…Iran war costs Middle East tourism $600m dailyThe escalating Iran conflict is draining $600 million per day from Middle East tourism as major aviation hubs process a fraction of their normal 526,000 daily passengers. Over 5,000 flights were ca…