Briefing
as of 20:30 ETFresh tanker attacks and Strait of Hormuz tensions keep oil markets on edge despite deal efforts.
- Oil held a decline as traders monitored efforts toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (Bloomberg)
- Fresh attacks on tankers and energy infrastructure kept the oil market on edge (Bloomberg)
- Brent crude fell 2.19% on the day to $87.03 (Bloomberg)
- Japan's Sanae Takaichi slammed Vladimir Putin's visit to disputed Pacific islands (FT)
Markets · Macro
as of 21:14 ET BoE 4.25% May 2026 Fed 4.50% May 2026 ECB 3.25% Apr 2026 CPI UK 2.3% · US 2.6% · EU 2.4% · World 4.3% Apr 2026 GDP UK +1.2% · US +2.7% · EU +0.8% · World +3.2% Q1 2026
Last 30 sessions S&P 500
7,798.99
1D+0.65% 1M+2.99% 1Y+20.57%
VIX
14.63
1D+0.55% 1M-2.66% 1Y+0.97%
FTSE 100
10,772.67
1D-0.66% 1M+2.31% 1Y+17.54%
GBP / USD
1.3495
1D-0.02% 1M-0.34% 1Y-0.66%
USD Index
99.90
1D-0.11% 1M-1.06% 1Y+2.11%
US 10Y
4.64%
1D-4.1 bps 1M+9.6 bps 1Y+40.3 bps
Gilt ETF
£9.64
1D+0.10% 1M+0.26% 1Y-2.28%
Brent
$87.03
1D-2.19% 1M+2.45% 1Y+32.61%
Gold
$4,405
1D-0.10% 1M+8.91% 1Y+31.14%
Bitcoin
$63,377
1D-0.04% 1M-2.56% 1Y-46.45%
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