UBS Warns of Oil Panic Buying as Brent Hits $111 and Hormuz Buffers Run Out
TL;DR With the Strait of Hormuz entering its 75th consecutive day of effective closure, analysts at UBS now say
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Risk Watch: Iran Seizes Two Ships in Hormuz as CENTCOM Tallies 78 Redirected; Trump Warns of Broader Strike
TL;DR Iran seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16 in what appears to be
Bitwise Launches Hyperliquid ETF as HYPE Surges 16% to 8-Month High
TL;DR Bitwise Asset Management launched the first spot Hyperliquid ETF (NYSE: BHYP) on May 15, 2026, giving traditional investors
Brent Crude at $108 as Iran War Drives Bond Yield Warning: What Traders Must Watch
TL;DR Brent crude reached $108 a barrel and WTI crossed $103.50 on Friday as the Iran war continues
BNB ETF Race Accelerates: VanEck and Grayscale Advance SEC Filings as Sovereign Funds Stack Bitcoin
TL;DR * Grayscale filed its second amended S-1 for a spot BNB ETF with the SEC on May 15, signaling
Risk Watch: Trump Freezes $14B Taiwan Arms Sale as China Chip -- Semiconductors in the Crosshairs
TL;DR President Trump suspended a proposed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan this weekend, openly describing it as a
Russia Oil Waiver Expires, Tightening Supply as Iran War Keeps Markets on Edge
TL;DR * The Trump administration allowed its Russia crude oil sanctions waiver to expire on May 16, ending a limited
Trump's Q1 2026 Stock Trades: Nvidia and AI Chips Dominate $475M Disclosure
TL;DR * President Trump's Q1 2026 OGE filing discloses 3,642 securities transactions worth an estimated $220 million
Risk Watch: US and Israel Prepare Renewed Iran Strikes as Oil Nears Supply Tipping Point
TL;DR Multiple credible reports confirm that the United States and Israel are in "intense preparations" for a
IDF Strikes Lebanon After Ceasefire Extension: Oil and Market Risk Watch
TL;DR * The IDF launched airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Saturday, May 16, less than 24 hours