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Investec Focus Radio UK features conversations between leading minds and other experts on economics, investments, business and working culture and topical issues beyond wealth.
Investec hosts Investec Focus Radio UK, a business show with 150 episodes published.
Brent crude remains in the high $80s as hopes fade for a US–Iran agreement and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz stays severely disrupted. Longer-dated crude prices suggest continued uncertainty, while gasoil futures
Hopes of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent below $80/b last week, but progress has proved elusive. With talks dragging on and tensions across the region continuing, confidence in a breakthrough is fading
Brent crude has slipped below $83 a barrel after Donald Trump announced another ceasefire, echoing last week’s brief market relief before fighting resumed. This episode examines the binary outlook for oil: progress in ta
Brent topped $100/b last week, driven by escalating US-Iran tensions and Houthi attacks threatening Saudi crude exports through the Red Sea. Prices have since retreated to around $90/b after the US paused action and Iran
Brent crude has risen above $90 a barrel as escalating US-Iran tensions revive fears of prolonged energy disruption. Attacks on military, energy and water infrastructure, alongside the effective closure of the Strait of
Brent traded near $70/b last week, reflecting confidence that oil will keep moving out of the Persian Gulf despite continuing risks around the Strait of Hormuz. Some operators are using shuttle runs to maintain crude flo
Oil markets enter the week looking calm despite renewed US-Iran tensions. Brent fell near $71 a barrel last Friday as hopes of normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz improved, before a drone strike on a container s
Brent fell below $76/b last week after the U.S. and Iran reached an initial agreement, easing some of the war-related risk premium. However, uncertainty remains over the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict in Lebanon, and whe
Oil markets eased sharply after the US and Iran agreed the outline of an interim deal, although the agreement has not yet been formally signed and key details remain unpublished. President Trump announced the removal of
Brent crude briefly approached $98/bbl after renewed military exchanges between Iran and Israel heightened concerns over Middle East supply risks. Iran launched rockets following Israeli strikes in Beirut, while Israel s
Brent crude has recovered to around $93.50/bbl after falling below $90 last week on optimism that a US-Iran ceasefire agreement could ease tensions in the Gulf. However, reports of further negotiations, renewed military
Brent crude fell sharply this week after reports suggested the US and Iran are close to agreeing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and potentially ease sanctions on Iranian oil exports. Prices dropped from around $10
Brent crude climbed above $111 per barrel as renewed Middle East tensions rattled energy markets. Saudi Arabia and the UAE reported fresh drone strikes, with analysts suspecting Iranian-backed militias operating from Ira
Oil prices have risen after Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest nuclear proposal, increasing geopolitical uncertainty in energy markets. Details of the offer remain unclear, though reports suggest Iran may have proposed
Tensions between the US and Iran have escalated again, with flashpoints centred on the Strait of Hormuz. Despite ongoing indirect negotiations, disagreements over the US naval blockade and Iran’s nuclear stance triggered
Oil prices continue climbing amid stalled US–Iran negotiations, sustaining geopolitical risk premiums critical for UK commodities markets. Uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved, with no clear timelin
Oil markets are volatile as mixed signals from US–Iran diplomacy unsettle sentiment. Prices fell sharply on Friday, with Brent dropping from near $100/bbl to ~$85, after apparent progress on reopening the Strait of Hormu
US–Iran talks stalled over the weekend, with Washington demanding firm guarantees that Tehran won’t pursue nuclear weapons. While Iran signalled more negotiations may follow, tensions rose after Trump threatened a target
Tensions are rising as yet another Trump-imposed deadline on Iran looms, with the Strait of Hormuz at the center of a high-stakes geopolitical standoff. Despite escalating rhetoric and fragile backchannel diplomacy, mark
War in the Middle East continues to cost a long shadow over the global economy. Investec experts Callum McPherson, Head of Commodities; Philip Shaw, Chief Economist; and Clive Murray, Head of Equities, share the key upda
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