A sticky reading on Fed’s favored inflation measure should keep central bank on hold
A reading on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge released Friday for January, before the Iran war, showed…
Banks Hike Oil Price Forecasts, and Some See $150 Crude
Investment banks are scrambling to revise up their oil price forecasts as the Middle East war cripples supply…
Middle East War Revives Push for Domestic Energy
The Middle East war and the mother of all oil shocks—the de facto closure of the Strait of…
Middle East war ‘could plunge UK into a recession’
Thursday 12 March 2026 10:43 am  |  Updated: Thursday 12 March 2026 11:09 am The war in the Middle…
Central Banks Scramble as War Drives Up Inflation Expectations
Energy shocks rarely remain confined to energy markets. They propagate through bond markets, fiscal balances and inflation expectations,…
USO Is Up 64% This Year and Still Losing the Long Game
U.S. Oil Fund (USO) is up 64% year-to-date but returned only 39% over the past decade. ProShares (UCO),…
Economists scramble to change their interest rate forecasts after RBA speaks
A number of leading economists are forecasting the Reserve Bank will hike interest rates next week, which will…
China Considers US Crude Imports Amid Middle East Crisis
Chinese state-run refiners are considering resuming crude imports from the United States after a nine-month suspension, driven by…
Oil Price Flies and Government Borrowing Costs Surge – Guido Fawkes
Oil prices rose to $119 a barrel last night – the highest since 2022 and up from $54…
‘Nightmare scenario’ looms as markets head for biggest oil output disruption ever, Yergin says
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is quickly spiraling into a worldwide energy crisis as the de facto closure…
What Carter and Reagan Got Right About Oil Shocks
The conflict in Iran is unlikely to lead to 1970s-style oil rationing, but policymakers must use price mechanisms…
Petrol and diesel prices surge in seven days to hit new high
Drivers have been panic buying to beat the rising pricesNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle) 07:37, 07…