SVB Energy's Vakhshouri on US Blockade of Hormuz

Overseas funds have dumped $18.8 billion of stocks in 2026, and failed truce talks add to risks.

Michael Ratney, Former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and US Special Envoy for Syria, says the Trump Administration's plan to move US Navy forces to block the Strait of Hormuz 'injects enormous element of risk and uncertainty' that could lead to more spikes in energy prices and potential retaliation from Iran. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)

Asian liquefied natural gas imports have dropped to the lowest in almost six years as the conflict in the Middle East chokes supplies and forces buyers to curb consumption.

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