• Goldman sees softer oil demand, flags two-sided risks to 2026 price outlook | 2026-04-17
  Goldman Sachs said softer oil demand and easing supply disruptions have balanced out the risks in its oil price outlook, ​though it kept its 2026 average forecasts unchanged.
• Goldman sees softer oil demand, flags two-sided risks to 2026 price outlook | 2026-04-17
  April 17 () - Goldman Sachs said softer oil demand and easing supply disruptions have balanced out the risks in its oil ‌price outlook, though it kept its 2026 average forecasts unchanged. The ‌bank maintained its Brent and WTI crude forecasts for 2026 at $83 a barrel and $78 ​a barrel, respectively, assuming oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies pass, gradually normalize by mid-May.
• Corn Rallies Back to Close Higher on Friday | 2026-04-17
  Corn futures closed the Friday session with most contracts fractionally to 2 ½ cents higher, shrugging off early weakness. July was an exception, down ¼ cent. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/2 cent at $4.12 3/4. Crude oil fell $9.12 on the day following Iran agreeing...
• Fed’s Waller Says It’s Harder to Make Case for Rate Cuts as Price Shocks Mount | 2026-04-17
  Christopher Waller, a dove on rate cuts, says he sees risk in moving too soon, citing the impact of tariffs and higher oil prices.
• Wall Street Rushes to Price Out War Damage as Stocks Hit Records | 2026-04-17
  Traders spent this week betting that the US conflict with Iran is all but over — driving stocks to records, dumping the dollar and pushing oil to around $90 a barrel.
• Bitcoin Price: Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks $78,000 as Iran Opens the Strait of Hormuz | 2026-04-17
  Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) just broke $78,000 after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open for all commercial ships. Oil prices crashed 11% to $85.90 per barrel—its lowest since the war started—and BTC hit its highest price since before the conflict began in late February. The strait carries roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply, ... Bitcoin Price: Bitcoin (BTC) Breaks $78,000 as Iran Opens the Strait of Hormuz
• Top Fed official warns Iran war could spark ‘lasting’ price shock | 2026-04-17
  Christopher Waller says higher oil prices coupled with Donald Trump’s tariffs raise prospect of prolonged inflation
• US Treasuries Rally as Falling Oil Boosts Rate-Cut Bets | 2026-04-17
  Meghan Swiber, senior US rates strategist Bank of America Securities, and Ashok Bhatia, CIO and global head of fixed income at Neuberger, joins Katie Greifeld on "Bloomberg Real Yield." Treasuries jumped, sending yields to their lowest levels in a month, as easing Middle East tensions drove oil lower and pushed traders to price roughly even odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut this year. (Source: Bloomberg)
• Why Occidental Petroleum Plunged Today | 2026-04-17
  A potential deal to end the war sent oil prices tumbling.
• Macklem Warns Against Hiking Too Early or Too Late on Oil Shock | 2026-04-17
  Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said central banks around the world are positioned differently when it comes to economic slack and inflation, and their responses to the oil price shock are likely to vary.
• United Airlines Stock Surges As Oil Prices Collapse | 2026-04-17
  United Airlines Holdings Inc. shares are trading higher Friday after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would remain open during the ceasefire.
• 3 Battle‑Tested Energy Stocks With the Balance Sheets to Handle the Next Iran‑Driven Shock | 2026-04-17
  These oil companies built their businesses to withstand oil shocks.
• Ethereum Foundation Helped Expose North Korea Workers Infiltrating Crypto Firms | 2026-04-17
  The Ethereum Foundation disclosed on Thursday that its six-month ETH Rangers Program – operated in conjunction with the Ketman Project and the Security Alliance (SEAL) – detected approximately 100 IT workers linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea embedded across 53 crypto projects, while simultaneously recovering $5.8 million ...
• As World Looks at Iran, North Korea Accelerates Its Nuclear-Weapons Program | 2026-04-17
  Kim Jong Un is pushing for rapid advances, with the country’s main nuclear site showing increased activity.
• China, Russia ties driving North Korean economic recovery: Seoul | 2026-04-17
  SEOUL: North Korea's economy is showing signs of recovery as Pyongyang deepens trade and diplomatic ties with Russia and China, South Korea's unification ministry said in a report sent to AFP on Friday (Apr 17).Rigid socialist planning and high military spending have undermined growth in North Korea for years
• South Korea says not aware of US protest over minister's remarks on North Korea nuclear site | 2026-04-17
  South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Friday it was not aware of any U.S. protest or curbs on intelligence sharing following ​a report that Washington was unhappy about the disclosure of a previously ‌unconfirmed North Korean nuclear site.
• US judge blocks Justice Department bid to seize voter data in Rhode Island | 2026-04-17
  Ruling is latest loss for Trump administration, which has sought access to state voter data ahead of the US midterms.
• US Energy Department restores funding to carbon removal projects | 2026-04-17
  The Department of Energy will retain funding for major carbon direct air capture awarded under the Biden administration after targeting them for ​fund cancellation last year, according to a list of projects identified ‌by the agency that it sent to Congress this week seen by Reuters.
• US Congress temporarily extends controversial surveillance power under FISA | 2026-04-17
  The measure has long been criticised for allowing US intelligence agencies to collect citizen data without a warrant.
• Three things to know about FISA Section 702: Congress passes short-term extension of controversial surveillance program | 2026-04-17
  The law allows the U.S. government to surveil people outside the U.S., including when they're communicating with American citizens.

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