by Cambridge Investments | Mar 23, 2026 | News
The conflict in the Middle East dominated the news again last week, as energy prices have continued to rise and equity markets have gone further into the red. European gas prices rose 30% last Thursday morning after the news broke that an Iranian missile had hit...
by Cambridge Investments | Mar 16, 2026 | News
Last week’s focus remained on the developing situation in the Middle East. Since the conflict began on 28th February, markets have become increasingly sensitive to the resulting energy shock. The Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, meaning flows through a...
by Cambridge Investments | Mar 9, 2026 | News
The headlines last week were dominated by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Shipping traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important oil bottlenecks in the world, has effectively come to a standstill. When operating as normal, the...
by Cambridge Investments | Mar 2, 2026 | News
On Friday 20th February, the US Supreme Court ruled that the majority of the tariffs imposed by the US government last year were illegal and in breach of a 1977 law (the International Emergency Economic Powers Act) designed to address national emergencies only. The US...
by Cambridge Investments | Feb 23, 2026 | News
The price of Brent crude oil has risen above $70 for the first time in almost seven months, following talks between the US and Iran in Geneva last week. The negotiations have centred around constraining Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for US sanctions...
by Cambridge Investments | Feb 16, 2026 | News
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured the largest ever majority in the lower house of parliament following her snap election last Sunday. The outcome surpassed even the own party’s expectations, and will allow Takaichi to enact her mandate’s...
