Dollars and Sense Trump Has a Problem: New Tariffs Could Make the Iran War’s Economic Shock Worse President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 economies as the Iran war pushed oil above $100.... Harry J. Kazianis2 days ago
Dollars and Sense Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open Just days after Iran attacked two tankers and drew U.S. strikes in return, ships are cautiously returning to the Strait of Hormuz. Weekly traffic... Jack BuckbyJune 30, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Has a New Plan for the World’s Most Important Oil Route: Make Every Ship Pay to Pass — and Washington Says That’s a Red Line The fight over the Strait of Hormuz has moved off the water and into the wording of diplomatic statements. Months after Iran’s blockade of... Harry J. KazianisJune 30, 2026
Dollars and Sense Oil Just Erased Its Entire Iran-War Spike — Betting on a Peace Deal That, as of This Week, Doesn’t Actually Exist Oil just posted its worst quarter in five years, sliding all the way back to where it traded before the U.S. and Israel struck... Harry J. KazianisJune 30, 2026
Dollars and Sense Trump Warned the World Runs Out of Oil Reserves in Four Weeks: Then Two Tankers Were Hit and the Strait Started Closing Again The Strait of Hormuz was finally reopening — then two tankers were attacked, the U.S. struck Iran again, and shipping collapsed from 70 crossings... Jack BuckbyJune 29, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Economic Time Bomb in the Strait of Hormuz Is Already Going Off — and America May Be the One That Pays the Price The Strait of Hormuz carries far more than oil — helium for semiconductors, fertilizer, petrochemical feedstocks, a third of the world's farm goods. With... Brandon WeichertJune 29, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Oil Crisis Is Finally Easing — but America Drained Its Emergency Reserve to the Lowest Level in 40 Years to Get There Tankers are moving through Hormuz again, crude has fallen below its prewar price, and the worst of the oil shock looks like it's passing.... Harry J. KazianisJune 29, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Just Fired on a Cargo Ship Near Oman — Hours After Warning Vessels Not to Use the New UN-Backed Route Iran fired on a cargo ship off Oman on Thursday — hours after warning vessels not to use a new UN-backed route through the... Jack BuckbyJune 25, 2026
Dollars and Sense America Had the Bigger Military and Still Lost the Oil War to Iran. Here’s the One Thing Aircraft Carriers Couldn’t Fix Most accounts credit U.S. firepower or Iranian resilience for ending the war. This analysis argues the real story was oil — and the outcome... Andrew LathamJune 25, 2026
Dollars and Sense Trump Says There Are ‘No Tolls’ in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Keeps Talking About ‘Service Fees.’ Both Can’t Be Right Trump says there are "no tolls, no insurance costs, and no other charges" in the Strait of Hormuz — and threatens to end talks... Jack BuckbyJune 24, 2026