Oil futures jumped on July 13 after US‑Iran tensions escalated and the US said it would resume maritime interdiction of Iranian shipping. NYMEX August WTI rose $6.73 to $78.14/bbl (+9.42%) and ICE September Brent rose $7.29 to $83.30/bbl (+9.59%), the biggest single‑day gains since May 2020. Prices extended gains by more than 1% at the start of the next trading session on the evening of the 13th. Analysts at a Dutch commercial bank said Strait of Hormuz flows have fallen to low levels, reviving

South Korea expects record tax receipts from an AI-driven semiconductor boom, creating fiscal room for President Lee Jae‑myung’s investment agenda. Budget Minister Park Hong‑geun said on Monday the government has raised its 2027 tax revenue forecast to KRW 500 tln ($331.6 bln), up from a prior KRW 412.1 tln projection, enabling a draft budget above KRW 800 tln versus this year’s KRW 727.9 tln — the largest spending plan in Republic of Korea history. A central plank is a Future Response Fund to channel above‑trend tax receipts into strategic investment focused on youth, future growth engines, regional development and talent. The fund will finance administration priorities including three “super projects” announced earlier this month covering semiconductors, data centers and physical AI.

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