Oleh Maksym Misichenko · The Guardian ·
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Panelists are cautious about the oil price rally driven by hopes of a US-Iran ceasefire, citing potential political risks, inventory overhang, and the limited impact of merely reopening the Strait of Hormuz without resolving underlying issues. They agree that the market is pricing in too much optimism too quickly.
Risiko: The potential failure of the tentative 60-day ceasefire or domestic political pushback in the US could lead to a violent mean reversion in energy prices.
Peluang: A durable resolution to the US-Iran conflict could keep oil prices rangebound above $80 due to OPEC+ discipline.
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Harga minyak turun pada hari Jumat ketika investor berharap akan berakhirnya perang AS-Israel di Iran, membuat komoditas tersebut berada pada posisi untuk mengalami penurunan bulanan terbesar yang pernah ada.
Harga minyak mentah berjangka Brent, tolok ukur global, turun 1,3% menjadi $91,54 dan mendekati penurunan sebesar 17% sejak awal Mei.
Harga berjangka untuk minyak mentah West Texas Intermediate, tolok ukur Amerika Utara, turun 1,4% pada hari Jumat pagi menjadi $87,64 per barel. Itu turun 7% dari puncak minggu ini sebesar $94,70.
Optimisme muncul setelah Donald Trump menyebarkan draf perjanjian damai untuk perang di Iran kepada sekutu.
Situs berita AS Axios melaporkan bahwa AS dan Iran telah mencapai kesepakatan sementara untuk memperpanjang gencatan senjata selama 60 hari, meskipun menambahkan bahwa Trump belum menyetujui persyaratan tersebut. Wakil presiden AS, JD Vance, mengatakan bahwa kesepakatan “belum ada” tetapi “sangat dekat”.
Perang di Iran telah berlangsung selama 90 hari dan telah menyebabkan kekacauan di seluruh perekonomian global setelah Iran merespons dengan menutup selat Hormuz untuk pengiriman. Itu menghentikan sebagian besar ekspor dari Teluk, salah satu wilayah penghasil minyak utama dunia.
Meskipun AS awalnya bertujuan untuk perubahan rezim di Iran, ambisinya tampaknya telah dikurangi menjadi membuka kembali selat, serta mencapai kesepakatan untuk mencegah Iran membangun bom nuklir.
Henry Allen, dari Deutsche Bank, mengatakan pasar menunjukkan “optimisme yang meningkat tentang berakhirnya konflik”. Dia mengatakan: “Dengan harga minyak turun, itu berarti investor telah mulai menghapus hasil stagflasi yang lebih parah untuk perekonomian global, dengan reli yang jelas di berbagai kelas aset.” Frasa stagflation mengacu pada kombinasi yang merugikan antara stagnasi pertumbuhan PDB dan peningkatan harga inflasi.
Pasar di seluruh Asia mengalami reli yang kuat. Nikkei 225 Jepang naik 2,5% dan Kospi Korea naik 3,6%. Indeks Hang Seng Hong Kong naik 0,9%, meskipun kinerja saham di daratan Tiongkok lebih diredam. CSI 300 Shanghai turun 0,45%.
Di Eropa, indeks FTSE 100 Inggris, yang merupakan blue-chip, dibuka sekitar 0,1% lebih tinggi pada hari Jumat pagi, sementara Stoxx Europe 600 yang lebih luas naik 0,3%.
Ini menyusul kenaikan 0,6% pada indeks S&P 500 AS pada hari Kamis, yang mendorong indeks saham Amerika yang paling banyak diikuti ke rekor tertinggi baru. Imbal hasil pada obligasi Treasury AS 10 tahun turun menjadi 4,45%, melanjutkan penurunan karena investor menyambut potensi inflasi yang lebih rendah. Imbal hasil bergerak berlawanan dengan harga obligasi, yang naik karena investor membeli lebih banyak.
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"Tentative ceasefire language without Trump's signature leaves oil supply risks materially underpriced."
Oil prices have fallen sharply with Brent at $91.54 and WTI at $87.64 on tentative US-Iran ceasefire hopes, setting up one of the largest monthly drops on record. The Axios-reported 60-day extension remains unsigned by Trump, while VP Vance called any deal 'not there yet.' The 90-day conflict's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already cut Gulf exports, yet markets from the Nikkei to the S&P 500 are pricing out stagflation risks and driving Treasury yields to 4.45%. This relief rally assumes rapid de-escalation without confirming supply restoration timelines.
The strongest case against expecting oil to rebound is that even a fragile 60-day truce could quickly restore Hormuz traffic and ease physical shortages faster than traders anticipate, locking in lower prices.
"Oil price relief is real and tradeable, but equity and bond rallies are priced on a peace deal that does not yet exist and whose terms remain opaque."
The article conflates two separate things: oil price relief (real, measurable) and a peace deal (speculative, not finalized). Brent down 17% since May is significant, but the article never explains why oil spiked that high in the first place—was it justified? More critically: the Strait of Hormuz closure is mentioned as causing 'chaos,' but if a deal merely reopens it without resolving underlying Iran nuclear/sanctions issues, we get temporary relief followed by renewed volatility. The equity rallies (Nikkei +2.5%, S&P 500 ATH) are real, but they're priced on *hope*, not confirmation. Treasury yields falling to 4.45% assumes disinflation sticks—that's not guaranteed if geopolitical risk simply pauses rather than resolves.
Trump's draft agreement hasn't been accepted by Iran, JD Vance explicitly said 'not there yet,' and the article provides zero detail on what Iran actually gets in return—suggesting either the deal is incomplete or the terms are being obscured. If negotiations collapse, we've just created a false rally that unwinds violently.
"The current equity rally is predicated on a diplomatic breakthrough that is far from guaranteed, creating significant downside risk if the ceasefire negotiations stall."
The market is aggressively pricing in a geopolitical 'all-clear' signal, but this rally rests on a fragile foundation of diplomatic optimism. While the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is undeniably bullish for global growth and core inflation, the market is ignoring the 'Trump-Vance' friction mentioned in the text. If this tentative 60-day ceasefire fails to materialize or faces domestic political pushback, we risk a violent mean reversion in energy prices. With Brent already down 17% since May, the downside is limited, but the upside volatility remains high if the Strait remains contested. Investors should be wary of the S&P 500's record highs, which now assume a perfect geopolitical resolution.
The market is not just pricing in peace, but a structural shift in Iran's regional influence; even a partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could cause a massive supply glut that forces oil prices significantly lower than current levels.
"Near-term oil weakness from peace optimism is fragile; any deal setback or renewed sanctions could abruptly reverse the move and push prices back higher."
The article leans on peace hopes as the driver of a lower oil price, but the optimism is fragile. Even with a longer ceasefire, Iran’s exports remain constrained by sanctions, limited ramp-up ability, and export infrastructure. Reopening Hormuz may ease near-term chokepoints, yet it doesn’t guarantee durable supply growth. OPEC+ discipline, potential outages in Libya/Nigeria, and a still-compromised global growth backdrop cap downside risk. The piece glosses over timing risk (deal durability could reverse quickly) and ignores that futures markets are pricing multiple scenarios. A flare-up or renewed sanctions could snap prices higher far faster than the decline suggested here.
If a durable accord actually emerges and sanctions ease, oil could stay lower for longer as supply normalizes; the article’s fear of upside may prove timely rather than the other way around.
"Temporary Hormuz reopening risks sharper oil price drop from inventory release."
Claude notes the deal's speculative status but misses the inventory overhang from 90 days of curtailed Gulf exports. Reopening Hormuz could release stockpiled Iranian barrels faster than demand absorbs them, driving Brent below the current $91.54 and pressuring yields below 4.45% via growth concerns rather than pure disinflation.
"The deal's political fragility inside the Trump administration poses more immediate downside risk to this rally than the supply-side mechanics everyone's debating."
Grok's inventory overhang thesis is testable but incomplete. Yes, 90 days of curtailed exports create stockpiles, but Iranian crude quality (heavy, sour) and buyer relationships matter—China won't absorb unlimited barrels at any price. More critically: nobody's addressed whether a 60-day extension even survives Trump's second-term Iran policy. Vance's 'not there yet' suggests domestic political risk that could crater this entire rally faster than inventory dynamics play out.
"OPEC+ will likely intervene to prevent a price collapse regardless of any temporary resolution regarding the Strait of Hormuz."
Claude is right to highlight the political volatility, but both Grok and Claude are ignoring the 'OPEC+ floor.' Even with a, let's call it, 'Hormuz reopening,' Saudi Arabia and Russia have effectively managed supply to keep Brent above $80 for months. A 60-day truce doesn't dismantle the cartel's production quotas. The market is betting on a supply glut that OPEC+ will aggressively counteract to defend their fiscal breakevens. This rally is fundamentally mispricing the cartel's resolve.
"Durability of sanctions relief and OPEC+ reaction, not just short-term inventory, are the real price drivers."
Focus on inventory overhang distracts from policy durability. Even if 90 days of Gulf export curtailment created stockpiles, shipment resumption hinges on sanctions relief, Iranian loading, and buyer demand; Libyan/Nigerian outages and OPEC+ responses matter more for price trajectory than arbitrary Brent levels. A fragile truce risks sharp reversals; a truly durable accord could keep prices rangebound above $80 due to cartel discipline.
Panelists are cautious about the oil price rally driven by hopes of a US-Iran ceasefire, citing potential political risks, inventory overhang, and the limited impact of merely reopening the Strait of Hormuz without resolving underlying issues. They agree that the market is pricing in too much optimism too quickly.
A durable resolution to the US-Iran conflict could keep oil prices rangebound above $80 due to OPEC+ discipline.
The potential failure of the tentative 60-day ceasefire or domestic political pushback in the US could lead to a violent mean reversion in energy prices.