Today's top stories, with context, in just 15 minutes.
On today's podcast:
1) Iran set a massive natural gas field in the United Arab Emirates ablaze as it steps up attacks on key energy sites, while US President Donald Trump appealed to allies and the likes of China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
2) President Donald Trump’s request for a delay to his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a likely welcome development for Beijing, even as it threatens to inject new uncertainty into ties between the world’s two largest economies.
3) US stocks fell and Treasury yields rose after attacks on key energy infrastructure in the Middle East drove a renewed advance in oil prices.Futures for the S&P 500 dropped 0.3% as optimism from the previous session faded. Brent climbed 3.6% toward $104 a barrel after Iran struck energy facilities around the Persian Gulf. Treasuries declined modestly, with the 10-year yield rising one basis point to 4.23%. The dollar was little changed.The US-Israeli war against Iran continues to reverberate, with traders focused on crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Rising oil prices are fueling inflation concerns ahead of the Federal Reserve and other major central bank meetings, with US diesel topping $5 a gallon for the first time since 2022.