Invezz
18 May 2026, 04:29 UTC · 11w ago
Kospi slides as Gulf strikes rattle oil, bonds and Asian markets
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Invezz
18 May 2026, 04:29 UTC · 11w ago
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Gulf drone strikes lifted Brent and WTI crude prices and revived security concerns over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil shipping route. — A threatened disruption to the Strait of Hormuz represents a severe supply shock risk, directly driving crude prices higher and stoking global inflation fears.
+0.95The US 10-year Treasury yield surged to a 15-month high of 4.631%, and markets are now pricing roughly even odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike this year. — Shifting monetary policy expectations from rate cuts to potential hikes severely damages duration assets and forces a broad repricing lower across risk equities.
-0.90Economists estimate that if elevated oil prices persist through year-end, UK and euro zone inflation could approach 10%, pushing interest rates toward recent highs and raising recession risks. — A stagflationary scenario combining double-digit inflation with rising rates and recession risk drastically reduces corporate earnings power and risk appetite.
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China's April retail sales rose just 0.2% and industrial output slowed to 4.1%, far missing expectations and signaling fragile domestic demand. — Weakness in the world's second-largest economy dampens global growth expectations, hurting commodity demand and international corporate earnings outlooks.
-0.70Citi strategists note that roughly 20 large tech stocks have driven most recent major US index earnings upside, requiring broader sector growth for a sustainable equity rally. — Extreme market concentration in a narrow group of AI-related tech stocks makes the broader equity rally vulnerable to a rotation or correction if breadth fails to improve.
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The article recommends selling this ETF as rising yields and inflation fears push bond prices lower.
The article recommends buying this fund due to rising crude oil prices following Gulf strikes.
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