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US holds off blacklisting China’s DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks: sources

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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
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Why restoring normal traffic through Hormuz won’t be easy

Iran warStrait of Hormuz
SpaceX signage in Times Square during the closing bell ceremony in New York, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Shares of SpaceX climbed in their first day of trading on Friday following a $75 billion IPO that smashed records and instantly turned the crown jewel of Elon Musk’s business empire into one of the most-valuable public companies in the world. Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg
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SpaceX vaults past Amazon’s market value as options listing fuels surge

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epa13038362 Iranians walk past a wall painting of Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, 15 June 2026. US President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform that a deal with Iran has been reached and is set to be signed on 19 June in Switzerland. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --
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US, Iran prepare for deal signing as financial details emerge

Iran warStrait of Hormuz

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Oil falls under US$80 as US-Iran deal set to add supply

Neither side has released the complete text of the agreement

Oil prices
Specialists work at a drilling rig at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan, April 19, 2026. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
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US import prices increase more than expected in May

[WASHINGTON] US import prices rose more than expected in May amid strong gains in the prices of fuels and capital goods, leading...

importsUS economy
Containers and cranes at the Bayport Container Terminal at the Port of Houston in Seabrook, Texas, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. The US trade deficit narrowed in April as a surge in oil exports helped offset ongoing increases in imports of equipment powering the data center buildout. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg
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Strait of Hormuz transit will take ‘weeks’ to resume, Mitsui OSK CEO tells FT

The agreement between US and Iran being finalised had not changed Jotaro Tamura’s view

Iran warStrait of Hormuz
Mitsui O.S.K Lines President and CEO Jotaro Tamura speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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China mine disaster, Indonesia policy changes upend global coal market

The Iran war alone is expected to drive an additional 70 million tonnes of coal consumption across the Asia-Pacific

CoalChina
FILE PHOTO: Coal barges are pictured as they queue to be pulled along Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 31, 2019. Picture taken August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
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New Fed chief Warsh faces bumpy road as he leads tough first rate meeting

The US central bank is unlikely to cut rates this week, but all eyes are on the direction the new chair will...

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Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 22, 2026. Warsh, who's promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the US central bank, takes over at a tense moment for the economy and the central bank. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Capital Markets & Currencies

US-Iran peace deal: S-Reits, aviation stocks, developers on investors’ radar as potential winners

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Generic photos for stories related to SGX, SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge as well as broadening investor participation and boosting trading activity. Singapore Exchange (SGX) faces a cautious outlook due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East affecting IPO pipelines and energy prices. The Gulf conflict have caused investors to adopt a "wait-and-see" approach, with some IPOs potentially delayed until the second half of 2026.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia hedge funds notch triple-digit gains in AI-led rally

Hedge fundsArtificial Intelligence
epa10029243 People walk in front of the jumbo screen showing the latest economy and stock exchange updates, in Shanghai, China, 23 June 2022. China’s benchmark CSI300 index has recovered about 14 percent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose to 9 percent on Tuesday. China’s stock movement diverged from the West, where S&P 500 index 1 fell to 10 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped to 11 percent. EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI
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Vietnam’s stock market liquidity dries up after VN-Index’s record run in May

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Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) Building in Vietnam.
Energy & Commodities

Trafigura and Vitol sell more Venezuelan oil to Asia as war roils supply

Oil and gasoil
The Eneos Endeavor supertanker approaches the Eneos Corp. Negishi oil refinery in the Keihin industrial area in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday, June 6, 2026. The supertanker made a rare, dark transit through the Strait of Hormuz in May. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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