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As missiles rain down on Gulf infrastructure and the Strait of Hormuz sits effectively closed to commercial traffic, the region’s sovereigns are doing what elite borrowers...
Brent crude slips to $94 as US-Iran deal hopes lift markets — but with Hormuz still choked and talks collapsing in Islamabad, energy markets may be...
The global economy has repeatedly survived political dysfunction in recent years. But survival is not immunity. With war in the Persian Gulf, a fiscal powder keg...
The tanker hasn’t docked yet. But the decision has already been made. Introduction: A Rerouting That Rewrites the Map Picture a Pertamina supertanker — laden with...
As the world’s most critical oil chokepoint becomes a two-front battleground, Washington has placed a $100-a-barrel bet that squeezing Tehran’s last revenue lifeline will force a...
Live Prices — April 13, 2026 Benchmark Price Change Brent Crude $102.80 ▲ +7.98% WTI $104.88 ▲ +8.61% U.S. Gas (avg) $4.12/gal ▲ +38% since Feb....
The 2026 crisis proves the Strait of Hormuz needs a binding regional agreement. Here’s the legal, economic, and diplomatic case for a governing arrangement based on...
Wall Street’s biggest banks are tracking a $40bn Q1 2026 trading bonanza fueled by the Iran war’s oil shock, VIX spike, and Hormuz chaos. Who profits...
Ten million barrels a day offline. Qatar’s LNG trains in ruins. Brent past $120. The ceasefire changes the headlines — it does not change the damage....
The Physical Market Is Screaming What Futures Won’t Admit On the afternoon of April 7, 2026, as President Donald Trump’s 8:00 p.m. deadline for Iran loomed,...