Week Ahead

Iran Market Pulse: Thursday Morning, 1 Mordad 1405 (23 July 2026); Brent Jumps Toward $96 and Gold Ends the Week at a Record

Weekly market review, Thursday 1 Mordad 1405 (23 July 2026), bourse closed. A week defined by one thing: the Strait of Hormuz risk premium. Brent jumped from about $88 toward $96, spot gold climbed near $4,150, and 18-karat gram gold entered the 19-million-toman channel; the free-market dollar settled near 192,000 toman after a 194,000 record, and the bourse ended a long red run with three green sessions. All eyes now turn to the Federal Reserve meeting on 7 Mordad (29 July).