Capital
Asia-Pacific isn’t catching up to the global economy anymore — it’s writing the rules. Track the markets, trade shifts, and investment plays reshaping where Western money goes next.
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Jul- 2026 -13 July
Oil jumps $8 as US-Iran strikes shatter the Hormuz ceasefire
Brent crude hit $78.82 on Monday, the highest in three weeks, as the weekend's military escalation threatens to reverse the inflation progress the Federal Reserve chair must defend to Congress…
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13 July
Australia’s diesel reserves hit critical low as Iran war chokes the Strait
With just 37 days of onshore stock—less than half the IEA benchmark—Canberra faces an August deadline to extend fuel tax relief or bet that current reserves can absorb further disruption.
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11 July
Embraer unlocked India’s regional jet market. Airlines haven’t ordered yet.
India's aviation regulator certified Embraer's E190, E195, and E195-E2 jets in July 2026, opening a potential 500-aircraft market worth over $500 million, but no firm orders have materialized.
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11 July
Brent crude above $78 as Hormuz warzone costs outlast the ceasefire
Military escalation between the US and Iran has triggered a warzone designation that doubles mariner pay and raises insurance premiums on every barrel transiting the Strait, a cost structure that…
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10 July
Asian chip stocks ignore oil surge as SK Hynix listing drowns out Hormuz risk
SK Hynix's US$26.5 billion Nasdaq offering sent South Korean and Japanese semiconductor shares up 2-3% on July 10, even as Brent crude climbed 5% weekly on escalating US-Iran tensions near…
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10 July
Asia’s best founders are already in San Francisco
The U.S. captured 80% of global venture funding in early 2026, while Southeast Asia's tech funding collapsed to $2.2 billion in 2024, forcing founders like Yoevan Khemlani and Sanjil Jain…
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9 July
SK Hynix’s Nasdaq debut tests whether Korean tech can escape the won’s collapse
Foreign investors bought 190 billion won of Seoul equities Wednesday, breaking a 13-session selloff, even as Trump ended Iran ceasefire talks and oil prices climbed.
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9 July
Japan’s bond yield hits 27-year high as Gulf tensions push rates up
The 10-year JGB yield reached 2.880%, its highest since 1996, as renewed Strait of Hormuz hostilities sent Brent crude above $80 and forced markets to price in additional Federal Reserve…
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9 July
Iran sanctions push Bitcoin below $61,500, erasing $310M in leveraged bets
Brent crude surged past $80 a barrel after the Trump administration ended waivers on Iranian oil exports, triggering a flight from risk assets as the Federal Reserve faces renewed inflation…
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9 July
America’s rare earth billions are feeding Asia’s magnet factories
The US has committed $1.28 billion to build a domestic magnet supply chain, but MP Materials, Energy Fuels and Phoenix are exporting most output to Japan and South Korea because…
