Qatar
Natural gas bought it global political weight; hosting power — summits, sport, diplomacy — is what’s kept that weight permanent.
-
Jul- 2026 -17 JulyTech & AI
China’s helium ban just squeezed the world’s chip fabs
Beijing's export freeze on July 10 follows Qatar's damaged Ras Laffan hub, cutting global supply by over five million cubic metres monthly and pushing spot prices above $100 per litre…
-
13 JulyCapital
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…
-
13 JulyPower
US and Iran’s Hormuz gambit collapses into regional warfare
After reciprocal strikes across the Gulf widened the conflict to five allied states, Brent crude jumped to $78.86 a barrel, signaling traders are pricing a sustained disruption rather than a…
-
13 JulyPower
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, collapsing month-old US deal
The IRGC Navy declared the waterway closed on July 12 after US strikes and failed Muscat talks, threatening one-fifth of global oil supply and a 14-point memorandum signed barely a…
-
11 JulyPower
Trump demands Iran guarantee the Strait of Hormuz or face missiles
The U.S. president threatened 1,000 missile strikes on July 11 while insisting Tehran issue a public statement confirming all shipping lanes remain open, even as Qatari mediators continue private talks.
-
8 JulyPower
US strikes collapse Iran ceasefire in three weeks
On July 7, US Central Command launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military targets after three commercial vessels were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively ending the Islamabad memorandum signed…
-
Jun- 2026 -27 JuneTech & AI
India’s chip independence bet depends on a region it cannot control
Tata Electronics' $10.9 billion fab in Gujarat needs helium from Qatar and bromine from Israel—inputs now caught in West Asia shipping disruptions that could delay production by six to twelve…
-
19 JuneCompass
Australia opened Gulf routes for 60 days. Here’s the catch.
Five Middle Eastern countries dropped from Level 4 to Level 3 on 18 June 2026, but the downgrade runs only as long as the US-Iran ceasefire holds—roughly two months before…
-
May- 2026 -24 MayCapital
China’s $620 billion US debt sale reshapes global reserve system, avoids market crash
China has reduced its officially reported U.S. Treasury holdings from a peak of $1.316 trillion in November 2013 to $693.3 billion by February 2026 — a liquidation of more than…
-
24 MayCapital
Hormuz blockade drives Japan, South Korea naphtha prices to record highs, threatening plastics supply
A three-month blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has driven Japan's benchmark naphtha spot price to $910 per metric ton, a 26% increase. This surge is forcing Japan and South…
