https://macworks.dev/tags/oil/Recent content in Oil on MacWorksHugoenhttps://macworks.dev/docs/archives/bloomberg/bloomberg-2026-05-03/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/archives/bloomberg/bloomberg-2026-05-03/<details> <summary>Sources</summary> <div class="markdown-inner"> <ul> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/business/news.rss">Bloomberg.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/businessweek/news.rss">Bloomberg Businessweek</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/citylab/news.rss">Bloomberg CityLab</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/crypto/news.rss">Bloomberg Crypto</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/economics/news.rss">Bloomberg Economics</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/equality/news.rss">Bloomberg Equality</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/green/news.rss">Bloomberg Green</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/industries/news.rss">Bloomberg Industries</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/markets/news.rss">Bloomberg Markets</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/bview/news.rss">Bloomberg Opinion</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/politics/news.rss">Bloomberg Politics</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/pursuits/news.rss">Bloomberg Pursuits</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/wealth/news.rss">Bloomberg Wealth</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <h1 id="bloomberg--2026-05-03">Bloomberg — 2026-05-03<a class="anchor" href="#bloomberg--2026-05-03">#</a></h1> <h2 id="lead-story">Lead Story<a class="anchor" href="#lead-story">#</a></h2> <p>Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a near-standstill in the 10th week of the Iran war, prompting US President Donald Trump to announce that the US will begin guiding some neutral ships out of the Persian Gulf starting Monday. Trump is concurrently weighing a new peace proposal from Tehran, though Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted that US economic pressure is successfully &ldquo;suffocating&rdquo; the Iranian regime. The prospect of resumed shipping and potential diplomatic progress sent oil prices lower and lifted US stock futures.</p>