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Suprimento global prejudicado por agressão EUA-Irã no Estreito de Hormuz e ameaças dos Houthis em Bab el-Mandeb. O petróleo ultrapassou a marca de $95 o barril pela primeira vez em seis semanas.

Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.

The US president also says Washington will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

Brent crude jumps 3.4% and European markets drop, with airlines including Ryanair among hardest hitBusiness live – latest updatesOil prices jumped and stocks fell after the US launched a fresh wave of attacks against Iran amid an escalating standoff over the strait or Hormuz.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose 3.4% to $78.59 a barrel on the renewed hostilities in the Middle East. It had been trading at $72.48 before the outbreak of the war in February, and hit

Within hours of fresh US attacks, Iran said it had struck US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

Plans specify tolls must not be compulsory, as US officials urge Iran to make public statement that strait is open and that shipping can safely passEurope is studying proposals that may allow the charging of navigational fees in the strait of Hormuz so long as the tolls are not compulsory and have the support of the UN agency that regulates maritime transport.Britain’s deputy prime minister, David Lammy, said the imposition of compulsory tolls would be disastrous. But some of his cabin

Data shows a decline in the number of ships - many carrying oil and gas - going through the waterway after attacks this week.

Irã diz ter atingido alvos ligados aos EUA, enquanto o Bahrein relatou um ataque de drones. A escalada no Estreito de Hormuz aumenta a cautela de investidores e costuma pesar sobre ativos voláteis.

Marco Rubio afirmou que Washington não reconhece a pretensão de qualquer país sobre o controle do estreito de Hormuz. A Guarda Revolucionária do Irã, por sua vez, advertiu contra travessias sem autorização.

A melhora no fluxo de navios pelo Estreito de Hormuz tirou força do petróleo e pressionou o setor de energia. Com menos risco imediato de ruptura no abastecimento, o mercado reduziu parte do prêmio geopolítico embutido nos preços.

O petróleo voltou a ceder com sinais de normalização na passagem pelo Estreito de Hormuz, após Donald Trump afirmar que o Irã não cobrará taxas de navios. O movimento reduz parte do prêmio de risco geopolítico, mas a estabilidade ainda parece frágil.