Brent’s surge above US$100 signals a structural shift in how geopolitics, inflation and financial markets interact. Oil markets are increasingly shaped by geopolitics and strategic chokepoints, with tensions around the Strait of Hormuz amplifying global energy risk premiums. KEY TAKEAWAYS Oil is now driving the global macro cycle. Brent crude near US$104 per barrel, up…
Two neighbours coordinate diplomatic positions as conflict pressures energy security and regional stability JAKARTA, March 28 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim flew into the Indonesian capital today for a high-level bilateral summit with President Prabowo Subianto, with the two neighbours closing ranks on how best to respond to the worsening West Asia conflict…
Operation Epic Fury Enters Week Two TODAY’S TOP 14 DEVELOPMENTS As of Monday, 9 March 2026 – The tenth day of Operation Epic Fury. Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, second son of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader. Military and political leaders, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, have…
Tunku Iskandar says stronger regional travel demand could help cushion Malaysia’s tourism sector even as Middle East tensions disrupt key long-haul aviation routes By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 4 – As Malaysia hosts Visit Malaysia Year, the country’s tourism sector finds itself navigating a delicate balance between opportunity and global uncertainty….
As Operation Epic Fury reshapes the Middle East, Alicia Garcia Herrera warns that the line between temporary shock and structural rupture is dangerously thin BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2 – The events of February 28, 2026 mark one of the most consequential geopolitical ruptures of the decade. When US and…
