MERCADOS: El zarpazo de Trump a Irán dispara el crudo, frena a la Fed y hunde a la banca

MARKETS: Trump's Attack on Iran Sends Oil Prices Soaring, Holds Back the Fed, and Sends Banks into Rut The commodities market has been thrown into shock following Donald Trump's aggressive declarations in Ankara, effectively ending the ceasefire agreement with Iran. The unilateral termination of the memorandum of understanding and the fear of a potential blockade of oil flows in the Strait of Hormuz have triggered an immediate rally in the price of Brent crude. This surge has suddenly revived the specter of energy inflation globally, sowing nervousness in trading rooms and causing a massive flight from risk to safe-haven assets. The geopolitical upheaval has had a devastating impact on the secondary debt and currency markets. Sovereign bond yields have risen sharply amid expectations that prices will continue to be pressured upward, while the US dollar has gained considerable strength against the euro. This new scenario of inflationary pressures threatens to derail the Federal Reserve's plans. With rising oil prices and a strong dollar, the US central bank's path to continue lowering interest rates is drastically complicated, pushing back the monetary easing investors were hoping for. The combination of expensive crude oil and predictably high long-term interest rates has sent stock markets across Europe into the red, with widespread declines exceeding 1% and Wall Street futures anticipating losses. In the Spanish market, the Ibex 35 is suffering the consequences of investor pressure, led by the plunge in major industrial and financial stocks such as Acerinox, Amadeus, and Banco Santander, which are feeling the effects of fears of an economic slowdown. On the other hand, the Madrid stock exchange is managing to partially mitigate the losses thanks to the energy sector, with Repsol, Enagás, and Naturgy leading the only gains of the session, acting as a buffer against rising oil prices. #markets #trump #iran #crudeoil #fed #banking #stockmarket #oil #war #middleeast #federalreserve #interestrates #economy #intereconomia 📻 You can listen to Radio Intereconomía live on our website: ►https://intereconomia.com/radio/ 🎧 Also on Ivoox ► https://www.ivoox.com/escuchar-online... 🖱 Follow the conversation on social media: 🎞Facebook ►   / radiointerec.  . ✍Twitter ►   / rintereconomia