Trump says that Project Freedom (movement of ships through Hormuz) will be paused

Trump seeks to preserve Iran ceasefire as UAE says missile and drone attacks continue

• The US says its military campaign is over and the ceasefire holds, but the UAE is still under fire and the strait remains far from open.

Oil - private survey inventory shows a much bigger headline crude oil draw than expected

• This is from the privately surveyed oil stock data ahead of official government data tomorrow morning out of the US.

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Oil prices stay elevated amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, US-Iran stalemate

• WTI crude oil continues to trade in triple digit territory as the Strait of Hormuz closure extends and tensions rise. What's next?

Gold's outlook remains neutral-to-bearish amid prolonged US-Iran stalemate and neutral Fed

• Gold extended the losses further as the prolonged US-Iran stalemate and rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz pushed real yields and the US dollar higher. The Fed's neutral stance is likely to cap price increases once the war ends.

Iran launches boats, missiles and drones at US warships in Hormuz confrontation

• The US Navy punched through the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran made them fight for every mile of it.

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Chevron chief compares Hormuz crisis to 1970s oil shocks as shortages loom

• The buffers are gone and the shortages are coming, and the CEO of Chevron just said so out loud.

US edges closer to resuming Iran combat as ceasefire holds by a thread

• The ceasefire is technically intact, but Iran just shot at the people holding it together.

Saudi Arabia demands Hormuz guarantees as Israel braces for rapid Iran escalation

• Diplomacy and deterrence are running in parallel, and the gap between them is measured in hours.

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WTI crude rises more than $4 and the bond market is noticing

• It's getting tougher to see the oil flowing

ANZ sees Brent above $90 for 2026 with risk of $100-plus into 2027

• ANZ sees elevated oil prices as the base case for the next 18 months, with the recovery timeline in the Persian Gulf the swing factor.

US Navy to shadow Hormuz convoys but stop short of direct escorts (Avios, echoing WSJ)

• Not escorts, not hands-off: the US Navy's Hormuz posture sits in deliberately ambiguous territory.

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UKMTO says a tanker has reported being hit by unknown projectiles, Strait of Hormuz

• UKMTO says it has received a report of an incident 78nm north of UAE’s Fujairah

Pentagon puts full military weight behind Project Freedom (Hormuz freedom) from May 4

• Washington has stopped calling Project Freedom a humanitarian gesture and started backing it with a carrier-scale force.

Iran draws red line (ceasefire breach) on Hormuz as US ship coordination plan takes shape

• Tehran has drawn a clear line: Washington's Hormuz coordination plan is a ceasefire breach, and Iran will not be dictated to.

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WSJ says Trump plan to guide ships through Hormuz doesn’t involve U.S. Navy escorts

• Wall Street Journal cite US official: Plan doesn’t currently involve U.S. Navy warships escorting vessels through the strait

Oil down, equities up on Trump's Hormuz plan just announced. Leaves Iran all at sea.

• Trump launches Project Freedom to escort ships out of Hormuz.

Weekend - Bulk carrier attacked by small craft off Iran's Sirik coast, crew safe

• Tehran calls it a document check; UKMTO calls it an attack, and the Hormuz shipping lane remains on edge.

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Trump: US Navy will make effort to free up ships in Hormuz beginning Monday Mid East time

• US Navy to begin escorting ships through Hormuz