Hormuz Tensions Jolt S&P 500 as Oil Reprices Inflation Risk
The post Hormuz Tensions Jolt S&P 500 as Oil Reprices Inflation Risk appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Oil just grabbed the steering wheel again. One weekend of headlines out of the Strait of Hormuz, and suddenly everyone who was trading chips and AI multiples is back to watching Brent ticks and gasoline spreads. This isn’t the 1970s, but energy shocks still punch through growth stocks, inflation expectations, and rate paths. The timing is awkward too, with equities priced for immaculate disinflation and a clean landing. Let’s walk through what changed, how it filters into the S&P 500, what to watch in the next few weeks, and where the trapdoors sit if this escalates. Point Details New Hormuz flashpoint U.S. forces struck Iranian targets on July 7 after attacks on commercial vessels, raising fresh supply risk in a critical oil chokepoint Al‑Monitor. Policy shift on Iranian oil U.S. Treasury revoked a general licence for Iranian crude sales following tanke