Dollars and Sense
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is not completely empty, but it has been drawn down to critically low levels not seen since the...
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Dollars and Sense
Here’s a not-so-fun fact: before the Trump administration and the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initiated their war of choice against...
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There’s much confusion dominating the international news and economics scene, as the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s seven major oil transit chokepoints,...
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The world continues to live in mass delusion when it comes to the fallout from the Iran War. But even the most delusional are...
Dollars and Sense
If you wanted to buy a physical barrel of oil on the global market, it would in no way be commensurate with what the...
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The war with Iran is causing a global oil shortage, but there are other economic impacts that most Americans rarely think about. Reports now...
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When Ukraine’s parliament confirmed its new defense minister this January, it made a bet almost no country at war would dare: it handed its...
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The United States is drawing down both its emergency oil reserves and commercial stockpiles as the war with Iran continues. In an effort to...
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Summary and Key Points: Almost every conversation about the Iran War points the same way — toward Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz, the warships...
Dollars and Sense
Summary and Key Points: Here’s a thought experiment one national security analyst can’t shake: what if the Strait of Hormuz simply stays closed —...