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April 8, 2026
The Energy Crisis Won’t End Right Away (Even if the Iran War Does)
Even if the cease-fire holds, it will take months to undo the damage.
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April 3, 2026
Why Jet Fuel Is the Real Harbinger of the Energy Crisis
The Iran war is torching the products that make the world go around.
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March 30, 2026
The Houthis Are Now in the War—But How Deep?
Iran’s Yemeni proxy group could make a bad energy market catastrophic if it targets the Red Sea.
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March 26, 2026
Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait of Hormuz
Some ships are getting through: those that pay, and those that play.
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March 23, 2026
The Iran War’s Impact on Gas Markets May Be Felt for Years
Even once the war ends, it will take time to get back to normal energy flows.
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March 18, 2026
Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War
Even as Trump wages war on Tehran, he’s reigniting his economic war against U.S. trading partners.
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March 12, 2026
Trump’s Efforts to Defuse the Oil Spike Aren’t Working
Big reserve releases, promises of escorts, and insurance can’t convince the market that the crisis will be over soon.
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March 9, 2026
Oil Markets Are Starting to Take the Iran War Seriously
Releasing strategic reserves would be a fillip, but opening the Strait of Hormuz is the key to lower prices.
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March 5, 2026
Why Aren’t Energy Markets Reacting More to the Iran War?
Each day of war that passes adds to the physical risks to global oil and gas, but so far markets have basically shrugged.
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March 4, 2026
Trump’s War Is Taking a Toll on Aviation
The $8 trillion air freight industry faces huge challenges due to the war in the Middle East.
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March 2, 2026
The U.S. War on Iran Rattles Energy Markets
Oil and gas prices have jumped, but not as high as one might expect.
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February 28, 2026
Oil Markets Brace for Disruption After U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran
The worries include strikes against regional oil production as well as crude flows from the Persian Gulf.
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February 25, 2026
Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Energy Have Two Targets
Targeting oil infrastructure that recalcitrant Hungary relies on lets Kyiv hit two birds with one drone.
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February 23, 2026
What’s Next for Trump’s Trade War
The Supreme Court ruling has thrown the U.S. president’s tariff strategy and trade deals into chaos.
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February 20, 2026
Trump’s Tariffs Are Unlawful, Supreme Court Rules
But it’s unclear what happens to the tens of billions of dollars already taken from U.S. businesses.
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February 11, 2026
Trump’s Puzzlingly Rosy Jobs Numbers
The first U.S. jobs report of 2026 is so good, it’s raising eyebrows—and questions.
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February 6, 2026
Venezuela Reformed Its Oil Law. Now What?
Caracas is trying desperately to boost investment in its oil patch, but it may be disappointed.
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January 30, 2026
Trump Taps Kevin Warsh to Head Federal Reserve
Trump’s pick did not rattle markets, but the Fed’s future and independence remains uncertain.
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January 28, 2026
Trump Is Getting His Weaker Dollar After All
That may not be a good thing.
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January 21, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Trump-Lisa Cook Case
Firing central bank governors may prove to be a red line.
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January 13, 2026
Tariffs Have Hurt, Not Helped, the U.S. Economy
And they will likely play an even bigger role in 2026.
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January 12, 2026
Trump and the Fed Are Now at War
The White House risks gutting the independence of the world’s most important central bank in its quest for cheap money.
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