Dollars and Sense Iran Does Not Need to Win This War Economically. It Only Needs Americans to Lose Their Patience First Instead Brent settled at $88.52 on Friday after a week of tanker attacks and no diplomatic movement. Washington's plan is to wait Tehran out —... Jack Buckby1 day ago
Dollars and Sense Everyone’s Watching Gas Prices. The Fuel That Could Actually Break the Economy Is the One Almost No One Talks Abou 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 —... Brandon WeichertJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense The OECD’s Worst-Case Scenario for the Iran War Ends in a Recession Rivaling 2008 — and the Ceasefire Is Already Breaking Down Summary and Key Points – For years, the economists’ watchlist was the same: AI, debt, trade, and demographics. The OECD just rewrote it. Its... Brandon WeichertJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Iran War Has Already Hit Your Gas Tank. Next, Economists Warn, It’s Coming for Your Grocery Bill Summary and Key Points: So far, the Iran War has hit Americans where they expected: at the gas pump, where prices have jumped 35%... Isaac SeitzJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense China’s Oil Imports Have Collapsed by Half Since the Iran War — and the Reason Prices Haven’t Exploded Is Quietly Alarming China’s crude oil imports have collapsed since the Iran War began, but global oil markets have so far avoided the supply shock many analysts... Jack BuckbyJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense One Scenario Has Oil Hitting $200 a Barrel and the World Tipping Into Recession — and the Strait of Hormuz Is the Trigger Iran has time on its side — and every week the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, the danger to the global economy grows. A... Brent M. EastwoodJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Iran War Means the World Is Running On Borrowed Oil, And The Tank Hits Empty In July Right now, a meaningful share of the oil that keeps the global economy moving is not being pumped from the ground. It is being... Harry J. KazianisJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense America Is Filling the World’s Oil Gap by Draining Its Emergency Reserve — and That Can’t Last Forever Summary and Key Points: With Iran’s blockade choking the Strait of Hormuz, America has quietly become the world’s oil backstop — shipping record crude... Jack BuckbyJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense If Iran Keeps the Strait of Hormuz Shut Until October, Economists Warn the World Could Face a Depression Summary and Key Points: The Strait of Hormuz has been shut since the war began in February. Iran has walked away from talks, and... Harry J. KazianisJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Tried to Choke the World’s Oil — and Now Its Own Economy Is in Freefall Summary and Key Points: Iran has turned the world’s busiest oil route into a tollbooth — forcing ships through Hormuz to pay its government,... Steve BalestrieriJune 2, 2026