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Stocks Fall and Oil Prices Gain After Trump Warns
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AI-generatedGeopolitical risk premium from Trump's warning to Iran drives oil prices higher, impacting global energy costs and Asian equities. The channel is supply_shortage risk for crude oil, with potential passthrough to fuel costs for net importers. Impact is global but particularly acute for Asian economies reliant on oil imports.
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- Brent crude rose 0.7% to $110.02 per barrel on May 18, 2026.
- Brent crude is significantly up from around $70 in late February 2026.
- Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1% to 60,815.95.
- 10-year Japanese government bond yield surged to 2.8%, highest since late 1990s.
- U.S. dollar strengthened against Japanese yen to 158.86.
Brent crude rises 2-3% in 48h on Iran supply disruption risk.
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Sector impact at a glance
- COMMODITY_OILmid
- COMMODITY_OILshort
- EM_MARKETSmid
- EM_MARKETSshort
- GLOBAL_ENERGYmid
- GLOBAL_ENERGYshort
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