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Binance is giving energy traders a new playground, 100x leveraged perpetual futures on WTI crude oil, Brent crude, and natural gas, dropping April 1, 2026, and no, it is not an April Fools joke. Crypto Traders Can Now Trade Oil Futures on Binance Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, by trading volume, announced three new … Read more
The Pentagon is moving tens of thousands of troops into the Middle East and drawing up contingency plans for limited ground raids inside Iran, but no U.S. forces have entered Iranian territory as of March 29, 2026, at 5 p.m. Eastern time. What Trump Is Deciding About Iran Ground Troops — And What Has Actually … Read more
The CBOE Volatility Index closed at 31.05 on Friday, a 13.16% single-session gain that pushed Wall Street’s fear gauge to its highest close since late 2025. Meanwhile, gold held near $4,491 per ounce and silver recovered to $69.82, both propped up by geopolitical anxiety tied to the Middle East conflict. VIX Jumps to Highest Close … Read more
Johns Hopkins economist Steve Hanke says the United States is losing the Iran war, is functionally insolvent, and has handed Tehran the leverage to dictate terms, all while Washington spins the numbers. Steve Hanke: Bond Vigilantes Are Turning on Trump as War Costs Mount, and Deficits Expand Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns … Read more
Iran formally rejected a U.S.-brokered 15-point ceasefire proposal this week, pushing Brent crude above $108 per barrel and triggering a broad selloff across global equity markets. Hormuz Crisis Deepens: Iran Rejects Peace Plan, Crude Oil Climbs Tehran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, dismissed the plan as “one-sided” and “maximalist,” calling U.S. claims of productive negotiations “fake … Read more
Deutsche Bank warned this week that Iran’s move to condition oil tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz on payments in Chinese yuan could accelerate the erosion of the decades-old petrodollar system and push global energy trade closer to a yuan-denominated future. Chinese Yuan Could Replace Dollar in Hormuz Oil Trade as Iran Conflict Deepens, … Read more
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbed above 4.4% this week, its highest level in eight months, before retreating to around 4.32% Wednesday as reports of potential de-escalation in the Middle East eased investor nerves. Bond Market Selloff Pushes 10-Year Yield The move reflected a sharp repricing of inflation and fiscal risk. Bond prices fell as … Read more
Asian equity markets posted broad gains on Wednesday, as investors responded to de-escalation signals in the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict that reduced immediate threats to global oil supply. Nikkei, KOSPI, Hang Seng Rise as Iran Conflict Signals Shift Japan’s Nikkei 225 led the advance, climbing approximately 2.90% to close near 53,766 — recovering from correction territory reached … Read more
According to a report from the New York Times (NYT), a 15-point framework aimed at resolving the conflict in the Middle East was presented to Iran, and markets have since settled following the earlier bout of volatility. At the same time, participants in prediction markets are placing bets on the likelihood of a ceasefire and … Read more
Sources claim Iran is quietly charging select vessels up to $2 million for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, turning a wartime chokepoint into a pay-to-play corridor. $2 Million Toll? Sources Say Iran Is Quietly Monetizing Strait of Hormuz Access Iran has ostensibly begun extracting transit fees from some commercial ships moving through the … Read more