Iran’s Unused Oil Storage Shrinks to 22 Days or Less, Kpler Says

Apr 27, 2026 | Markets

Iran is rapidly running out of places to store crude oil, threatening to accelerate production cuts in what was once OPEC’s second-largest source, according to research firm Kpler. The Islamic Republic has enough unused storage capacity to last another 12 to 22 days,...

How Asia-Pacific Is Fighting a Fuel Shock That Could Get Worse

Apr 27, 2026 | Markets

Asian nations face the prospect of prolonged strain on crucial energy supplies as the conflict in the Middle East grinds past the two-month mark, with the Strait of Hormuz still largely off-limits to shipping. Governments have already raided their policy toolkits by...

Private Credit Boom Pushes Fund Finance Market Past $1 Trillion

Apr 27, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

The fund finance market has surged past $1 trillion, according to a pair of new reports, as money managers borrow more to manage liquidity and bridge delayed exits. Fund finance vehicles lend money to the $16 trillion global market of private credit and equity funds....

Blue Owl Fund Investors Rebuff Boaz Weinstein Offer to Buy Shares

Apr 27, 2026 | Markets

Investors in a Blue Owl Capital Inc. fund tendered less than 1% of shares to Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Management and Cox Capital Partners, which had offered to buy them out at a steep discount, according to people familiar with the matter. The tender offer for...

The Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash Demand

Apr 25, 2026 | Markets

The Strait of Hormuz oil shock has yet to crash demand as the rich world borrows from its stocks and pays up to secure supply. Traders are now sounding the alarm that a harsh adjustment is coming. The longer the vital oil channel doesn’t reopen, traders say, the more...