Satyajit Das: Iran – Even War Has Been Financialized
Satyajit Das provides a broad look at the scope and depth of the potential economic downside of the Iran war.
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Iran War: Oil Again Breaches $100 as Iran Escalates Attacks on Israel, Shipping, Dubai; More on the Effects of a Long Closure of the Strait of Hormuz
The Iran war is going ever more pear-shaped for the US, Israel, the Gulf states, and innocent bystanders, yet Trump refuses to relent.
Read more...Iran War: Iran Seeks Decolonization of Gulf Region; IEA Proposes Emergency Release of Reserves; Nuclear Strike Risk Assessment; Iran Escalates Strikes
Today’s Iran war update: the implications of Iran’s apparent demands, risk of a Israeli nuclear attack, and Iran’s kinetic escalation.
Read more...The Pakistan Navy’s Regional Escort Mission Puts Iran in a Dilemma
The US Strait of Hormuz escort story was fake but Pakistan, which is very exposed to the closure, plans something more serious. Will it work?
Read more...Iran War: Administration Succeeds in Talking Down Oil Price to Below $100 as Trump Seeks Off Ramp to Opposition of Pentagon and Hawks; Iran Continues to Reject Talks, Announces Increase in Strikes, Pounds US Bases Into Dust
Trump succeeds in talking investors out of the tree even as Iran war fundamentals and his approval rating decay.
Read more...Iran War: Oil Rises to Nearly $120, Stays Above $100 Despite G7 Plans for Reserves Release; Foreign Markets Swoon; Iran Increasing Intensity of Strikes, Targeting More Assets in the Gulf
Today’s Iran war update: even if Mr. Market makes Trump TACO, Iran is not likely to relent on its Strait closure soon and damage will compound.
Read more...Trump’s Iran War Is an Affordability Disaster
You can’t say affordability is your top priority and then start a war in the Middle East.
Read more...Iran War: More Trump Bluster as US and Israel Weapon Stocks Thin and Claims of Success Questioned; Report of Plans to Send Special Forces to Seize Nuclear Material Among Signs of US Troop Mobilization
This Iran war update focuses on US claims for damage done to Iran and its level of stockpiles versus available evidence.
Read more...Iran War: Brent Ends Week at Over $90 a Barrel, Doubts About Damage to Iran and Condition of Israel Rise, Trump Doubles Down on Failing Kinetic War and Desperate Messaging
Today’s Iran war update: rumors of US force deployments as oil and gas price rises threaten the global economy and Mr. Market’s mood.
Read more...URGENT: Please Write the FCC to Oppose Latest SpaceX World-Changing Plan, Massively Light Polluting Reflect Orbital Satellites, Which Will End the Night Sky
American readers: please submit comments pronto to the FCC to oppose two dangerously bone-headed SpaceX schemes
Read more...Iran War: More on Why US/Israel Success Impossible as Israel and US Operations Take More Hits, Trump Proposes Unhinged Strait of Hormuz Escort Scheme, Western Media Misinforming Public
The latest updates on the Iran war, from kinetic, economic, and narrative perspectives.
Read more...Qatar’s LNG Blackout Just Broke the Global Gas Market
More on the global impact of QatarEnergy’s LNG production stoppage and the uncertainty over when it might resume operation.
Read more...US, ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN, START REGIONAL WAR; IRAN RETALIATES AGAINST ISRAEL, US BASES IN BAHRAIN, SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR. UPDATE: ISRAEL TV REPORTS IRAN BLOCKS STRAIT OF HORMUZ
The US and Israel have launched a war against Iran. A great empire will fall.
Read more...The Hidden Math Behind Rising Electricity Prices
How high construction and financing costs are likely to lead to even bigger electricity price increases than anticipated now.
Read more...Iran War Watch: Trump Dithers
Trump looks even more caught than ever on the horns of his Iran war dilemma.
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