Energy
21 articles tagged energy
Policy Pulse - Modi / India Govt - 16 Oct 2026
PM Modi's 2036 Olympics ambition was priced the next morning at Rs 7,386.74 crore: the Sports Ministry raised event-hosting aid from Rs 2 crore to up to Rs 50 crore, mapping to LT and ULTRACEMCO. Rubio lands in Jamnagar, the RELIANCE refinery complex, two days after the Graham Act deadline.
Policy Pulse - Global - 06 Oct 2026
Brent fell back below USD 100 to USD 98.33 as Hormuz transits and the Saudi East-West pipeline recovered and the G7's 100-million-barrel release began flowing - a cost tailwind for IOC, BPCL and INDIGO and a headwind for ONGC and XOM. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq printed new records on Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury eased to 5.26% from a 19-year high of 5.35%, the euro hit a 17-month low on French fiscal stress, and BMI Research raised its Q4 2026 Brent forecast to USD 107 a barrel while Kenanga went to USD 91 for 2026.
Policy Pulse - Trump / US Watch - 06 Oct 2026
Trump signed an Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel order deferring the federal diesel excise tax from October 5 to December 31 for highway use - a per-mile cost cut for ODFL, CSX and DAL rather than a supply fix, with pump diesel still at USD 6.32 a gallon. CBP opened CAPE Phase 3 today, releasing roughly USD 20.6 billion of IEEPA tariff refunds to about 3,700 court plaintiffs - a cash event for WMT, TGT and AMZN. The copy-trade signal of the session was PTC Inc, up 30% in a day on disclosed presidential holdings of up to USD 6.15 million, while the July filing's USD 5-25 million sales each of AMZN and MSFT remain the largest non-DJT equity exits.
Policy Pulse - Trump / US Watch - 05 Oct 2026
Trump stood up the Super Intelligence Force on Sunday - a White House task force chaired by DNI Jay Clayton, with FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson and Pentagon CTO Emil Michael, and a charter written to prevent overregulation - a capex-permission signal for NVDA, AVGO and VRT. USTR Greer said negotiated tariff caps will be credited against the Section 301 excess-capacity probe, the July disclosure showed $5-25 million sales each of AMZN and MSFT alongside a June buy of small-cap defence name EFOR, and $90 Medicare payments to 20.8 million beneficiaries plus a renewed $5,000 cheque pledge read as a transfer positive for WMT, DG and UNH.
Policy Pulse - Modi / India Govt - 02 Oct 2026
GOBARdhan, the ₹23,731 crore National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas approved by the Cabinet chaired by PM Modi on August 6, was launched on October 1 with a ten-year runway to raise CBG output tenfold to about 5 MMSCMD at an administered price of ₹2,110 per MMBTU — a structural positive for GAIL, IGL, MGL, ATGL and PRAJIND. The People's Plan Campaign 2026-27 launched on Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi paid tributes at Rajghat and spoke to flydubai hero Captain Smit Machchhar, and Putin praised the PM's Ukraine peace effort. India's markets were closed for Gandhi Jayanti after an eighth straight weekly loss, the longest in 25 years.
Policy Pulse - Trump / US Watch - 02 Oct 2026
September payrolls came in at just 29,000 against an 84,000-90,000 consensus with unemployment at 4.2% and July revised into a loss, taking the October Fed hike off the table and sending Treasury yields tumbling from a 24-year high. Trump announced on Truth Social that Europe will release emergency diesel stocks, pushing Brent below $100 and lifting DAL, UAL, CCL and RCL while pressuring XOM and CVX. Greer closed the G20 in Milwaukee with no timetable for US-China tariff cuts, and the July disclosure showed Trump's team sold up to $25 million each of AMZN and MSFT.
Policy Pulse — Modi / India Govt — 17 Aug 2026
PM Modi's Aug 15 Independence Day address: train 1 crore youth in AI, defence self-reliance (Sudarshan Chakra), nuclear + semiconductor build-out — BUY IT (TCS/INFY) and defence (HAL/BEL), watch nuclear (BHEL/LT)
Policy Pulse — Global — 07 Aug 2026
US polysilicon tariffs reshuffle global solar (SELL China c-Si exporters JKS/LONGI, BUY FSLR/SEDG); crude stays two-way as Hormuz deal is 'close but not signed'. India refiners/airlines benefit from softer crude.
Policy Pulse — Global — 06 Aug 2026
Hormuz draft finalized but path unclear; Brent rebounded (two-way, no longer a straight crash). India mixed: Sensex +374, defence charges (HAL, GRSE), PSU banks lead, FIIs turn net-bullish on futures. Q1 earnings top driver (Trent +26%). Energy/airlines event-driven.
Policy Pulse — Trump / US — 06 Aug 2026
Hormuz draft deal finalized; Trump says deal near, but US position unclear and oil rebounded (two-way). S&P record 7,736.52, Dow first close above 54,000. NVDA up on SpaceX AI deal. Energy/airlines now event-driven.
Policy Pulse — Global — 05 Aug 2026
Hormuz deal as early as Wednesday, Brent <$80; US records (AMZN >$3T). India firms (Sensex +152) as RBI holds. HSBC sees $25B FII inflows. SELL energy (XOM, ONGC), BUY airlines (DAL, INDIGO).
Policy Pulse — Trump / US — 05 Aug 2026
Trump says Hormuz-reopening deal could come as early as Wednesday; Brent <$80. US stocks at records (S&P 500 7,736, Amazon >$3T). SELL energy (XOM, OXY, USO), BUY airlines/cruises (DAL, CCL, WMT).
Policy Pulse — Global — 04 Aug 2026
Hormuz talks stall, oil rebounds 1.4% (Brent ~5), India consolidates (Nifty -159 to 24,615) ahead of RBI Aug 5. Q1 earnings Ather +14%, BSE +62% drive select moves.
Policy Pulse — Global — 03 Aug 2026
US-Iran de-escalation crashes crude 6%. India rallies: refiners (BPCL, HPCL, IOC), airlines (INDIGO), gas pure. US energy sells off (XOM, CVX); airlines gain.
Policy Pulse — Trump / US — 03 Aug 2026
Trump cancels Iran strike, opens Hormuz talks — oil crashes ~6%. SELL energy (XOM, CVX, OXY), BUY airlines/cruises (DAL, UAL, CCL) and consumer.
Policy Pulse — Global Spillover — 24 Jul 2026
Strait of Hormuz crisis at peak — 13th night of US strikes, Iran rejects ceasefire, oil above 00. Generic drug tariff timeline begins Aug 1. Section 122 expiry relief for importers. Stock impact: BUY oil/gas/defence/renewables, SELL airlines/refiners/generic pharma.
Policy Pulse — Global — 14 Jul 2026
Global cross-currents: Iran blockade drives oil stocks (XOM, ONGC) higher while hitting airlines (DAL, UAL); US-India trade talks progress; Indian defence exports surge 62% to record (HAL, BEL, SOLARINDS).
Policy Pulse — Global — 13 Jul 2026
Trump says US will get 'paid to guard' Strait of Hormuz — oil at 5-78 sustained. Iran tensions escalate with fresh strikes. Oil/gas stocks up (XOM, CVX, OXY), airlines down (DAL, UAL), cruises down (CCL, RCL). India-US trade talks stall adds EM uncertainty.
Policy Pulse — Trump — 13 Jul 2026
Trump signs aircraft Section 232 EO boosting US aerospace (BA, GE, RTX). Says US will get 'paid to guard' Strait of Hormuz — oil stocks up, airlines down. Crypto disclosure analyzed: .4B income invested in mega-cap tech (GOOGL, AAPL, NVDA, AVGO).
Policy Pulse — Global — 10 Jul 2026
Iran ceasefire 'over' as US-Iran trade strikes — oil surges to $78 amid renewed Hormuz disruption. Oil prices slid 2% on Jul 10 but remain elevated. IEA warns supply recovery uncertain. Treasury revokes Iranian oil waiver effective Jul 17. Airlines and cruise stocks hit hard.
Policy Pulse — Trump / US — 02 Jul 2026
USMCA not renewed → F, GM, STLA sell; NUE, X, CLF buy (domestic steel). USTR Section 301 forced labor tariff hearings Jul 7 → WMT, TGT sell (import exposure). LNG permits fast-tracked → LNG, XOM, KMI buy. US stocks only analysis.