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Asian shares slip, oil rises as investors weigh Iran scenarios – Delhi News Daily

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Last updated: June 23, 2025 1:28 am
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SYDNEY, – Shares slipped in Asia on Monday and oil prices briefly hit five-month highs as investors anxiously waited to see if Iran would retaliate against U.S. attacks on its nuclear sites, with resulting risks to global activity and inflation.

Early moves were contained, with the dollar getting only a minor safe-haven bid and no sign of panic selling across markets. Oil prices were up around 2.8%, but off their initial peaks.

Optimists were hoping Iran might back down now its nuclear ambitions had been curtailed, or even that regime change might bring a less hostile government to power there.

Analysts at JPMorgan, however, cautioned that past episodes of regime change in the region typically resulted in oil prices spiking by as much as 76% and averaging a 30% rise over time.

Key will be access through the Strait of Hormuz, which is only about 33 km (21 miles) wide at its narrowest point and sees around a quarter of global oil trade and 20% of liquefied natural gas supplies. “Selective disruptions that scare off oil tankers make more sense than closing the Strait of Hormuz given Iran’s oil exports would be shut down too,” said Vivek Dhar, a commodities analyst at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

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“In a scenario where Iran selectively disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, we see Brent oil reaching at least $100/bbl.” For now, Brent was up a relatively restrained 2.7% at $79.12 a barrel, while U.S. crude rose 2.8% to $75.98. Elsewhere in commodity markets, gold edged down 0.1% to $3,363 an ounce.

Share markets were proving resilient so far, with S&P 500 futures off a moderate 0.5% and Nasdaq futures down 0.6%.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.5, and Japan’s Nikkei eased 0.9%.

EUROSTOXX 50 futures lost 0.7%, while FTSE futures fell 0.5% and DAX futures slipped 0.7%. Europe and Japan are heavily reliant on imported oil and LNG, whereas the United States is a net exporter.

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The dollar edged up 0.3% on the Japanese yen to 146.48 yen , while the euro dipped 0.3% to $1.1481. The dollar index firmed 0.17% to 99.078.

There was also no sign of a rush to the traditional safety of Treasuries, with 10-year yields rising 2 basis points to 4.397%.

Futures for Federal Reserve interest rates were a tick lower, likely reflecting concerns a sustained rise in oil prices would add to inflationary pressures at a time when tariffs were just being felt in U.S. prices.

Markets are still pricing only a slim chance the Fed will cut at its next meeting on July 30, even after Fed Governor Christopher Waller broke ranks and argued for a July easing.

Most other Fed members, including Chair Jerome Powell, have been more cautious on policy leading markets to wager a cut is far more likely in September.

At least 15 Fed officials are speaking this week, and Powell faces two days of questions from lawmakers, which is certain to cover the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the attack on Iran.

The Middle East will be high on the agenda at a NATO leaders meeting at the Hague this week, where most members have agreed to commit to a sharp rise in defence spending. Among the economic data due are figures on U.S. core inflation and weekly jobless claims, along with early readings on June factory activity from across the globe.



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