by Bloomberg.com | Mar 20, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person involved in direct, high-level contacts with Tehran. Energy infrastructure attacks and strikes on...
by Bloomberg.com | Mar 19, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Iran’s latest attack on Qatar, which severely damaged the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export facility, will cost the country’s state energy company about $20 billion of lost revenue. The missile strikes on Ras Laffan Industrial City damaged QatarEnergy’s...
by Bloomberg.com | Mar 19, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Industrial metals tumbled, with aluminum sliding the most since 2022, as the worsening war in the Middle East pushed energy prices higher and increased the risk of damage to the global economy. Copper slumped 2% in London, giving up its gains for this year, while...
by Michael Markowski | Mar 19, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
The foundation is in place for the U.S. and the World’s equities markets to have their worst year since 2008. It’s for three reasons: U.S. and the Indices of most other countries at start of Iran war, which began on 02/28/26, were near their all-time and iconic...
by Bloomberg.com | Mar 19, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Get caught up. Iran’s attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas field will have repercussions for energy supplies, Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said during a presser in Doha. The damaged facilities produce about 17% of Qatar’s liquefied natural...
by Bloomberg.com | Mar 19, 2026 | AlphaTack Intel
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has begun preliminary talks with investors to raise at least $10 billion for a global direct lending fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The fund, West Street Loan Partners VI, will focus on companies across North...