The imbalance gives Beijing "significant indirect leverage..."

IEA OMR cut its 2026 global oil supply growth forecast by nearly half, stating the Middle East conflict as the largest oil supply disruption ever. 

...one tanker, which was flying a foreign flag, is believed to be American...

Who could have seen this coming?

Culture purge: Prioritizing fuzzy animals over wartime heroes...

"Just like drones, machine guns, or any technology, you first have to get..." 

OVX Is Exploding While SPX Chills. One Of Them Is Wrong.

The excessive fiscal burden on fuels has driven gasoline prices in Germany higher since the start of the Iran crisis. Yet it seems unlikely that German policymakers will ease the burden on commuters or businesses...

“Markets are now facing a supply deficit even with higher US flows..."

While Germany’s federal government remains steadfast in defending the CO₂ trading system, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni administration is calling for a reversal. Apparently, the pain threshold from climate policy’s damage has been reached in Italy.

APAC stocks declined as rising oil prices dampened sentiment and stoked inflationary concerns, while the announcement of a record joint emergency reserves release failed to drag energy prices lower, due to likely slow deliveries and with further disruptions in the Middle East from the ongoing hostilities.

Procopiou’s companies offered charter rates as high as $440,000 per day - roughly four times pre-war levels...

Signed off on £75K payoff...

China is trying multiple ways to undermine the dollar to gain financial supremacy...

"No American should die for Israel!"  

A study tracked more than 131,000 people for up to 43 years. 

"...increase in threats following the capture and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro..."

“It could be 2% to 3% in a straight line, and most of that would be that macro product covering...”