月曜日、米財務長官スコット・ベッセント氏はCNBCに出演し、イランとの緊張の高まりの中で上昇する原油価格について対応を述べた。彼は、イランの軍事能力を無力化し、世界的な石油供給の混乱を管理するための政権の戦略を概説した。ベッセント氏はまた、ロシア産石油に対する制裁の一時的な免除を擁護した。
月曜日、米財務長官スコット・ベッセント氏はCNBCで、グローバルエネルギー市場の現状について語った。米国取引の原油が10年で3回目の1バレル当たり100ドルに達した。彼はテヘランの「蛇の頭」に焦点を当て、トランプ大統領は「政権の能力、軍事能力を弱体化させ破壊する、海軍を破壊する—すでに完了、空軍—すでに完了」と述べた。ベッセント氏は、爆撃キャンペーンがこれらの資産の再建を防ぐために工場を標的にしていると指摘し、これを「これを終わらせる世代的な機会」と呼んだ。
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Bitcoin has maintained its position around $70,000 despite a sharp rise in oil prices driven by escalating tensions with Iran. U.S. stocks tumbled on concerns over energy costs and private credit issues, while President Trump prioritized stopping Iran over price worries. Later, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement on Russian oil eased some pressures, pushing Bitcoin toward $72,000.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has launched Operation Economic Fury, a campaign targeting Iran's illicit oil networks and terror financiers with new sanctions. The US Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels, including the network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. The measures include warnings of secondary sanctions and the non-renewal of oil purchase licenses expiring April 19.
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The United States has seized about $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency tied to Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
Three weeks after Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade began, oil prices surged another 8% above $100 a barrel as US-Iran peace talks collapsed and the US Navy imposed its own blockade to curb Iranian exports. The escalation heightens global supply fears, with President Trump warning of sustained high fuel prices through November's midterm elections.
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Oil prices dipped as investors awaited developments on the Iran ceasefire and President Trump's summit with China's Xi Jinping. Brent crude futures fell to $106.95 a barrel while WTI futures reached $101.52.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth criticized U.S. media coverage of the Iran conflict during a Friday briefing, arguing that television banners and reporting mischaracterize the fighting and that U.S. and Israeli strikes have sharply degraded Iran’s military capabilities.
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Global markets reacted optimistically to a two-week truce announcement between the United States and Iran, boosting stocks and bonds while oil prices plunged. President Donald Trump confirmed a regime change in Iran and talks on sanctions relief. In Argentina, the country risk index dropped below 570 basis points.