{"id":1558,"date":"2026-05-04T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:30:59","slug":"hsbc-and-shell-to-update-on-exposure-to-iran-war-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/?p=1558","title":{"rendered":"HSBC and Shell to update on exposure to Iran war \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/petrol-prices-.png\" alt=\"Petrol prices September 2023\" class=\"wp-image-157969 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/petrol-prices-.png\" alt=\"Petrol prices September 2023\" class=\"wp-image-157969 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/petrol-prices-.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/petrol-prices--300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/petrol-prices--768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/petrol-prices--600x435.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Shell\u2019s earnings forecasts have jumped<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Investors will be alert to commentary on how the Iran war has impacted wealthy investors in the  Middle East where <strong>HSBC<\/strong> has a 31% stake in Saudi Awwal Bank, say AJ Bell analysts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Expectations are high with the shares up by a quarter over the last six months. With share buybacks on pause while capital buffers are rebuilt, investors will be looking for confirmation that the expected recovery in tier-one capital is on track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Earnings forecasts for <strong>Shell<\/strong> have jumped nearly 50% since the start of the war in Iran, in line with the rise in oil prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Despite flagging lower gas production following damage to its Qatar LNG facility, Shell noted its oil trading results were \u2018significantly higher\u2019 than the prior quarter, reflecting Shell\u2019s integrated business model.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Investors will be looking for a strategic update following the company\u2019s recent $16 billion acquisition of Canada\u2019s gas producer ARC Resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>DIARY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 5 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First-quarter results from\u00a0<strong>HSBC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 6 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First-quarter results from\u00a0<strong>Flutter Entertainment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>UK Composite PMI<\/li>\n<li>European Producer Prices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday 7 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First-quarter results from\u00a0<strong>Shell<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday 8 May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First-quarter results from\u00a0<strong>IAG<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Halifax House Price index<\/li>\n<li>US Non-Farm Payrolls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.3) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#HSBC #Shell #update #exposure #Iran #war #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shell\u2019s earnings forecasts have jumped Investors will be alert to commentary on how the Iran war has impacted wealthy investors in the Middle East where HSBC has a 31% stake&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245],"tags":[283,282,2374,2756,445,275,2757,446],"class_list":["post-1558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-stories","tag-business","tag-daily","tag-exposure","tag-hsbc","tag-iran","tag-shell","tag-update","tag-war"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gw.adampg777.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}