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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took the G7 stage today with a pointed message — help the United States dismantle the financial networks sustaining Iranian terrorism. Bessent's push signals that economic pressure, not just diplomacy, remains Washington's primary weapon, and markets are watching closely for any coordinated allied response.
That geopolitical tension is feeding directly into the energy complex. Brent crude is sitting at one hundred twelve dollars and ninety-three cents a barrel this morning, up nearly two dollars and eighty-five cents from yesterday and a staggering seventy-one percent above where it traded a year ago. The one-month move alone — over twenty-one percent — tells you this isn't a blip. Supply risk premiums are firmly embedded in the price, and that feeds straight into inflation expectations already running hot.
Which brings us to rates. Last week's inflation data came in hotter than the market wanted, and with oil at these levels, the Fed's path to any easing remains narrow. Bond traders are repricing accordingly, pushing yield expectations higher and compressing the case for a near-term cut. The longer oil holds above one hundred, the more the Fed's hands stay tied.
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