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Inside the Global Selloff: Why Trump Tariffs and Oil Shocks Crushed Equities - streamlinefeed.co.ke

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Trump tariffs are a convenient scapegoat for a selloff that would have happened regardless. The Strait of Hormuz has been at a near-standstill for weeks — the largest oil disruption in history — yet WTI is still 22% below its one-year high. That's not a shock; that's the market pricing in demand destruction from rates held too high for too long. Gold is down 22.5% from January despite two active supply crises and a commander-in-chief being sacked in Kyiv yesterday. When safe havens fall during wartime, the problem isn't tariffs — it's forced deleveraging.

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Brent Breaks $100 for the First Time in Nearly Two Months

Oil prices hit the $100 per barrel mark early on Wednesday in Asian trade as the ongoing crisis in the Middle East has diminished hopes of U.S.-Iran talks and a return to normal oil flows soon. As of early morning trade in Europe on Wednesday, the international benchmark, Brent Crude, jumped by 2.2

Bitcoin climbs as oil tops $100, equities drop after Iran strikes

Bitcoin advanced to as high as $79,700 while Brent crude topped $100 and European shares fell, leaving crypto tracking gold rather than equities.

Inside the Global Selloff: Why Trump Tariffs and Oil Shocks Crushed Equities - streamlinefeed.co.ke

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