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Economy & Trade April 20, 2026 324 stories in this edition

‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts

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‘Hormuz moment’ could herald decline of US dominance: Citic Securities analysts

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With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important waterway, a leading Chinese investment bank has been calculating the long-term gains and losses and how they could rewrite the global economic order. The United States was on the horns of a dilemma over the strait that might herald an acceleration of Washington’s st...

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With global attention fixed on the US and Iranian shipping blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and how many vessels have traversed the critically important waterway, a leading Chinese investment bank has been calculating t...

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