# GTC

Oil Retreats, Markets Cheer — for Now: Geopolitics, Central Banks and Huang’s GTC Take Centre Stage

Oil prices fell on signs of U.S. tolerance for Iranian tanker transit and reports of a multinational escort plan, easing a recent risk premium and lifting global equity markets. Still, supply disruptions such as ADNOC’s production curtailments and a raft of central‑bank decisions this week keep the outlook uncertain, while Nvidia’s GTC speech and large corporate AI deals continue to support investor optimism.