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AI Spending Lifts Asia Chips as Oil Near $100

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Global markets remained focused on the AI spending cycle as Alphabet and Tesla signaled continued large-scale AI investments. Oil prices surged toward $100 a barrel amid escalating Middle East tensions, stoking inflation worries and complicating risk sentiment. Asian markets tracked the U.S. AI surge, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix among chipsmakers rallying on AI infrastructure demand. China’s tech sector continued to expand globally, with mainland firms deepening software and hardware footprints amid rising chip and automation exports. Singapore signaled a strategic shift by elevating energy policy to a national priority, illustrating how policy can shape tech investment landscapes. Investors weighed whether AI capex translates into real profits amid geopolitical tensions and energy-price risks.

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Brent crude prices near $97–$100 amid West Asia tensions are fueling volatility in Indian markets and raising concerns that sustained higher oil costs will widen India’s current account deficit and lift inflation, given the country’s heavy crude imports. Analysts warn the oil shock could keep rupee pressures, push up the import bill, and weigh growth unless supply and geopolitical risks ease.

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Two Saudi crude tankers bound for China and India turned back toward the Suez Canal after Yemen's Houthi rebels declared a naval blockade against Saudi ports, signaling higher risks and potentially longer shipping routes that could hike costs for global oil supplies. The incidents underscore how the Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea tensions are intersecting with broader U.S.-Iran-Israel dynamics and threatening lucrative energy corridors.

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