Category Archives: Energy markets

Iran War: New Reports of Agreement on Memo of Understanding Effectively Shot Down by Bessent as He Also Repeats Threats Against Oman; Israel Attacks Beirut; More Warnings of Energy Price Cliff Plus Claim Trump Made Illegal Below-Market SPR Sales

Today’s Iran war news: More Axios “deal is sealed” fake news as real economy costs of continued conflict look even more dire.

It’s Not Just High Gas Prices – Inflation Is Now Spreading Through the US Economy

Inflation is rising and set to become more severe and puts the Fed in a bind.

Iran War: US Attacks Iran for Second Day as Trump Rejects Leaked Iranian Outline of Terms, Threatens to Bomb Oman; US Draining of Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Contain Energy Prices Means Energy Cliff Arrives Sooner

Today’s Iran war update: The US and Iran trade blows as Trump forcefully rejects fundamental Iran demands and Israel pounds Lebanon.

Blair Invokes AI to Revive TINA, Denying TIARA

Swamp creature Tony Blair emerges to tell the suffering public that they should accept even more hardship because AI.

Iran War: Negotiations Deadlocked on Fundamental Issues as Media Keeps Up Happy Talk; Iran Promises Retaliation as US Still Coiled to Strike

Today’s Iran war news: Much of the media depicts to-ing and fro-ing as progress while Israel escalates in Lebanon and the energy cliff nears

A More Resilient Europe Faces a Renewed Energy Shock – But Difficult Trade-Offs May Resurface

A new analysis of the impact of the Iran war on the energy and economic prospects for Europe has a whistling-pas-the-graveyard feel.

Iran War: US and Iran Exchange Fire as Trump Reveals Extent of Israel Capture With Barmy Abrams Accord Proposal; Continued Denial of Approaching Energy Crunch After Reserves Depleted

Iran war news: Negotiations are supposedly advancing despite a US attack, a fiery Khamenei speech, and Israel declaring “full war” in Lebanon

Iran War: Trump-Claimed Agreement Coming Apart as Iran Sticks to Long-Held Positions and Republican Stalwarts Rebel; Experts Argue It May Be Only to Temporize

Today’s Iran war news: As the latest Iran war “deal” comes unglued, it looks like it was intended merely to hit the pause button….why?

Iran War: Trump Announces Iran Deal with Iran Already Disputing His Claims; Hawk Heads Exploding; Even if Pact Concluded, Strait of Hormuz Traffic Expected to Reach Only 40% of Old Level by Year End

Today’s Iran war update: Trump says he has a deal. Iran begs to differ as to what it would amount to.

Iran War: Trump and Top Officials Cancel Holiday Plans, Suggesting Imminent Attack; Walmart Reports Consumers Self-Rationing Gas

Today’s Iran war news: Negotiations are now at an impasse and Trump is taking visible steps consistent with new attacks.

Lavrov Elaborated on the US’ Plans To Eternally Control the EU’s Energy Market

How the US is on the way to making the EU even more captured vassals by controlling critical energy supplies.

Iran War: Quelle Surprise! Vanishingly Unlikely “Deal” Visibly Falling Apart as US Consumer Spending Crumbling

Today’s Iran war news: Talks fantasies get a harsh dose of reality as Iran rejects a US nuclear demand while consumers go green at the gills.

Climate Denier Group Pushes States to Embrace Coal Power for Data Centers

Moneyed interests are linking support of two bête noires, coal and data centers, to better shove them down voters’ throats

Iran War: Trump-Netanyahu Dust-Up Over Negotiations – Bona Fide or Deception? Oil Speculators Cheer Three Supertankers Leaving Gulf, as Continued Bond and Financial Market Decline Seems Likely

Today’s Iran war news: Some oil leaving the Gulf gave markets a boost, but the US-Iran impasse remains, along with US attack threats.

Satyajit Das: The Global Economy – A Very Uncertain Future!

Satyajit Das looks at the big stressors on the global economy and find that governments will be unable to do much to alleviate them.