The crude oil tanker SEARACER unloads a cargo originating from the FPSO ONE GUYANA offshore floating production vessel at Pachi Port near Athens, Greece, on July 16, 2026. As shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz affect traditional routes, European refiners are increasingly sourcing energy from Guyana. (Photo by Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesHello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.Asia has plenty to chew on this Friday. Brent crude settled above $100 a barrel Thursday for the first time since late May, after Yemen's Houthis claimed strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea — opening a second chokepoint in a war that has already throttled the Strait of Hormuz. With the inflation genie rattling the bottle, bonds sold off. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest since January 2025, and equities — already nursing a roughly $500 billion loss from Tesla and Alphabet's AI spending plans — logged their worst session in a month. What you need to know todayAfter Yemen's Houthis said they hit two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, President Donald Trump sai...







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