Week in Review: Strait expectations

Week in Review: Strait expectations

From Reuters Morning Bid by Reuters

April 18, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent decline in oil prices, solid earnings from U.S. banks, and China's economic performance exceeding expectations.

Oil slides as Iran signals shipping access through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. banks post solid earnings and China beats growth forecasts. Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid newsletter, and check out his columns on Reuters Open Interest Produced by Eliza Davis Beard, Ethan Plotkin, and Abisoye Adelusi Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mike Dolan

Topics covered

  • oil market
  • bank earnings
  • China growth
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • economic forecasts

Keywords

  • oil
  • Iran
  • U.S. banks
  • China
  • economic growth
  • Strait of Hormuz
  • earnings report

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Reuters

Places: Strait of Hormuz, Iran, U.S., China

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