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When the market is focused on US-Iran negotiations, an oil battle is unfolding: "There will be a huge crude oil gap in the coming weeks."

When the market is focused on US-Iran negotiations, an oil battle is unfolding: "There will be a huge crude oil gap in the coming weeks."

``` While investors remain fixated on fragile ceasefire talks over Iran, a completely different storm is sweeping through the global physical oil market—a panic-driven race for barrels sparked by supply cuts through the Strait of Hormuz, spreading from Asia to Europe and the Atlantic basin. According to a Bloomberg report

"Oil trading giant Vitol suffered heavy losses in the Iran war, Chinese star derivatives trader faced massive losses."

"Oil trading giant Vitol suffered heavy losses in the Iran war, Chinese star derivatives trader faced massive losses."

A surge in oil prices triggered by geopolitical conflict has cost Vitol, the world’s largest oil trader, dearly. At the eye of the storm is star Chinese trader Yaoyao Liu. According to The Wall Street Journal, Liu’s team suffered losses of up to hundreds of millions of dollars

Next week's major schedule: China's first-quarter GDP, follow-up to Iran-US negotiations, TSMC, CATL, and Kweichow Moutai financial reports.

Next week's major schedule: China's first-quarter GDP, follow-up to Iran-US negotiations, TSMC, CATL, and Kweichow Moutai financial reports.

``` Summary of Major Financial Events for the Week of April 13 - April 19, all times Beijing Time: Core market themes next week: Regarding economic data, the State Council’s press conference on April 16 will reveal Q1 GDP, March foreign trade, and real estate statistics. Huachuang Securities expects GDP

Netanyahu: Agrees to peace talks with Lebanon on condition that Hezbollah is disarmed; military actions against Iran are not yet over.

Netanyahu: Agrees to peace talks with Lebanon on condition that Hezbollah is disarmed; military actions against Iran are not yet over.

The situation in the Middle East remains unresolved. The US-Iran negotiations ended without results, while Israel agreed to peace talks with Lebanon, injecting new variables into the regional situation. On the morning of April 12 local time, US Vice President Vance held a press conference in Islamabad and announced that

Iran-U.S. 14-hour negotiation ‘fruitless’ but to continue on the 12th; Iran rejects U.S. proposal for ‘joint management of the Strait of Hormuz’; Trump says ‘doesn’t care if an agreement is reached’

Iran-U.S. 14-hour negotiation ‘fruitless’ but to continue on the 12th; Iran rejects U.S. proposal for ‘joint management of the Strait of Hormuz’; Trump says ‘doesn’t care if an agreement is reached’

Negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, have reached an impasse, with sharp differences on three core issues, leaving the direction of the Middle East situation highly uncertain. According to Xinhua News Agency, citing Iran's Tasnim News Agency and Fars News Agency,

Report: Iran says the United States has agreed to release Iran's frozen assets

Report: Iran says the United States has agreed to release Iran's frozen assets

``` On April 11, according to CCTV International News, Iranian sources told Reuters that the United States has agreed to unfreeze Iranian assets frozen in Qatar and other foreign banks. According to Reuters, senior Iranian sources stated that these assets are “stored in Qatar and other foreign banks.” Tehran considers this

From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, Anthropic has stolen all of OpenAI's spotlight.

From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, Anthropic has stolen all of OpenAI's spotlight.

``` In just one year, the balance of power in the AI industry has quietly shifted. OpenAI, once a dominant force in the investment circle, is now facing a comprehensive challenge from Anthropic—from enterprise market share to secondary market valuation, from reputation among venture capitalists to public opinion on social