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So far, the conflict between Israel and Iran hasn’t caused oil prices to spike too high, but economists are watching.
While still overshadowed by oil in terms of its importance in the global energy system, LNG is seeing faster growth and more ...
In the complex lattice of global geopolitics, few chokepoints are as strategically consequential as the Strait of Hormuz .
May macro data shows softening U.S. economy, with retail sales and industrial production both missing expectations. Click for ...
This week we cover the Israel-Iran war: its impact on nuclear proliferation, potential blowback for President Trump’s tariff ...
Both Iran and Israel have signaled that they are willing to keep striking each other. Israel’s defense minister even promised ...
The stock market opens a shortened trading week under the shadow of escalating Middle East tensions following Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear, missile and military complex early Friday. Oil prices ...
Israel launched military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, leading to a significant surge in global oil prices and ...
Rather, it is geopolitical factors—specifically, escalating tensions in the Middle East—that are unsettling markets and ...
A wider conflict could inflame the Gulf, which pumps a third of the world’s oil. Since Israel’s first strikes the price of ...
Russia's sanctions-hit economy has been left reeling by falling fossil fuel revenues and a slump in profitability in the country's oil refineries. Figures released by Russia's state statistics agency ...
Ukrainian drone attacks have disabled approximately 10 percent of Russia’s refining capacity,” Reuters analysts said in early 2025, a number that is a testament to how advanced warfare and ...