The oil market navigates a shaky ceasefire

Financial Times Financial Times · 11min

The Middle East ceasefire is strained, the FT’s Jamie Smyth explains how the uncertainty is hitting oil markets and Pakistan has become a mediator between the US and Iran.

Plus, the data chief of the NHS has vowed to ignore controversy about Palantir while setting out plans to deeper embed the US company’s technology.


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https://www.ft.com/content/d43ae1d7-4df4-465c-afe1-418b168e3ae8?accessToken=zwAAAZ4Iuq73ldPUOuHXTfRGXNOv4UGLFo466M8RXrgymmJCT9Ook1cVbOir988CrvrE6mJI29OTJsDaNzsRuM8km5JVxEhJK9OIvwmNl95BWc8ax6BGMpxANtOwHvIpHd4oygE.MEUCIQCfgmxeBX9m8C2kZlYwq9hZIc-zWJCF1adKo1NwvND94QIgQHzP70pMc6M6lxM1hrRAQqQbDsJ47IdWZ0ikMR48fJI&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Middle East ceasefire under pressure over Israeli strikes on Lebanon

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https://www.ft.com/content/02aefac4-ea62-48db-9326-c0da373b11b8?accessToken=zwAAAZ4Iuq73ldPUOuHXTfRGXNOv4UGLFo466M8RXrgymmJCT9Ook1cVbOir988CrvrE6mJI29OTJsDaNzsRuM8km5JVxEhJK9OIvwmNl95BWc8ax6BGMpxANtOwHvIpHd4oygE.MEUCIQCfgmxeBX9m8C2kZlYwq9hZIc-zWJCF1adKo1NwvND94QIgQHzP70pMc6M6lxM1hrRAQqQbDsJ47IdWZ0ikMR48fJI&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran demands crypto fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire

https://www.ft.com/content/249b9255-c448-492b-88bf-098d97de4159?accessToken=zwAAAZ4Iuq73ldPUOuHXTfRGXNOv4UGLFo466M8RXrgymmJCT9Ook1cVbOir988CrvrE6mJI29OTJsDaNzsRuM8km5JVxEhJK9OIvwmNl95BWc8ax6BGMpxANtOwHvIpHd4oygE.MEUCIQCfgmxeBX9m8C2kZlYwq9hZIc-zWJCF1adKo1NwvND94QIgQHzP70pMc6M6lxM1hrRAQqQbDsJ47IdWZ0ikMR48fJI&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">White House pushed Pakistan to broker temporary Iran ceasefire

https://www.ft.com/content/1ac7a046-329c-4036-b01e-f2291dde28ca?accessToken=zwAAAZ4Iuq73ldPUOuHXTfRGXNOv4UGLFo466M8RXrgymmJCT9Ook1cVbOir988CrvrE6mJI29OTJsDaNzsRuM8km5JVxEhJK9OIvwmNl95BWc8ax6BGMpxANtOwHvIpHd4oygE.MEUCIQCfgmxeBX9m8C2kZlYwq9hZIc-zWJCF1adKo1NwvND94QIgQHzP70pMc6M6lxM1hrRAQqQbDsJ47IdWZ0ikMR48fJI&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS data chief pushes for deeper rollout of Palantir technology despite outcry


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