(Investing) – Oil prices edged higher on Friday after U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the escalation, President Donald Trump maintained that the month-old ceasefire was still in place, with Brent crude remaining above $100 per barrel. As of 08:30 ET, Brent Oil Futures was marginally up 0.2% to $100 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
(Oil Price) – Elevated oil prices for a sustained period of time would tip the global economy into a recession, Moody’s Analytics’ head of international economics, Gaurav Ganguly, told CNBC, pegging the game-changing price at $125 per barrel of Brent crude. If prices go that high and stay that high long enough, the world will enter a recession, but it will
(Investing) – BENGALURU – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies are sliding into their worst economic crisis since the pandemic, with several expected to contract this year on spillovers from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran right on its doorstep. The war’s knock-on effects have ripped through the energy market – the Gulf economies’ lifeline – driving oil prices sharply higher and triggering a historic
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Thailand’s recent decision to explore crude supply options with Oman reflects not a collapse in access to Iranian oil, but a deeper vulnerability to the geopolitical architecture surrounding it. Thailand does not meaningfully import Iranian crude. However, the U.S.–Iran war, combined with Washington’s tightened maritime blockade and secondary sanctions, has exposed how
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Iran’s economy is absorbing a fast‑widening financial shock as the combined impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade and Red Sea disruptions sharply constrains oil exports, trade flows, and access to hard currency. Analysts tracking sanctions enforcement and maritime traffic estimate the immediate economic damage at roughly $435 million per day, with
(BOE Report) – The annual rate of inflation accelerated to 2.4 per cent in March as the war in Iran sent fuel costs soaring, Statistics Canada said Monday. That’s a jump of more than half a percentage point from the headline inflation rate of 1.8 per cent in February, though economists had widely expected the March figures to come in
(By Oil & Gas 360) – The market isn’t just reacting to higher oil prices. It’s reacting to what those prices mean this time. What’s unfolding looks less like a temporary spike and more like a second-order shock, one that’s already starting to ripple through inflation, interest rates, and growth expectations in ways that feel more persistent than 2022. This time,
(Oil Price) – The oil shock will soon show up where it usually does—jobs. Goldman Sachs warned that higher crude prices could cost the U.S. labor market around 10,000 jobs per month through the rest of the year, as elevated energy costs ripple through the broader economy. The hit comes even after accounting for gains in the oil patch. Higher prices
(Investing) – NEW YORK- Oil prices rose to their highest since late September on Wednesday after a winter storm disrupted U.S. crude production while a weak U.S. dollar and continued Kazakh outages lent further support. Brent crude futures were up 43 cents, or 0.64%, to $68 a barrel at 11:40 a.m. ET (1640 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 53 cents, or
(BOE Report) – If record-high U.S. stock prices accurately reflect investors’ assessment of the first year of Trump 2.0, then it’s a glowing scorecard for the most interventionist government in decades. It’s yet another example of the topsy-turvy economic world where the global norms and orthodoxies of the last 40 years are being questioned and sometimes discarded by the U.S.
(Oil Price) – The tariff offensive that President Trump is leading against trade partners across the world will deal a blow to the oil and gas industry next year, according to a report by Deloitte. The consultancy, as quoted by Reuters, noted that the oil and gas industry relies on international supply chains that stand to be affected by tariffs, leading to cost
(Investing) – Oil prices steadied Monday as traders digested potential progress in U.S.-China trade talks, starting to discount the chances of an economically costly trade war between the world’s two largest economies. At 08:25 ET (12:25 GMT), Brent oil futures for December fell 0.1% to $65.14 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.1% to $61.54 a barrel. U.S., China agree to framework
