Dollars and Sense The Iran War’s Next Shock Won’t Hit the Gas Pump — It’s Coming for the World’s Food Supply, and It’s Already Too Late to Stop The oil crisis grabbed the headlines. The food crisis may be the one that lasts. The Strait of Hormuz carries a third of the... Brandon Weichert1 day ago
Dollars and Sense The U.S. Oil Reserve Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since 1983. China’s Holds More Than a Billion Barrel The Strait of Hormuz is reopening — but the crisis may have changed the oil market for good. The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve just... Jack BuckbyJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense America’s Oil Reserves Are Draining Fast — and That’s the Hidden Reason Donald Trump Wanted a Deal Two weeks before the ceasefire, oil executives warned Trump that America's emergency reserves were draining fast enough to risk a crisis — the hidden... Brandon WeichertJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense Donald Trump Has a Problem: The Iran War May Cost the Global Economy $2.2 Trillion — and Stagflation Is Coming "Victory on paper, defeat in practice," one analyst warns: the Iran war may be ending, but the economic bill is just arriving. By his... Brandon WeichertJune 16, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Iran War Followed Americans Home — and It May Force the Fed’s Hand Right Before the Midterms The Iran war's most lasting hit to Trump may be in American living rooms, not the Gulf. His own Fed pick signaled rate cuts... Jack BuckbyJune 15, 2026
Dollars and Sense Markets Are Celebrating the Iran Ceasefire. The Real Energy Crisis Is Just Beginning The Iran Ceasefire Won’t Fix the Energy Crisis Anytime Soon: With the markets and Washington breathing a deep sigh of relief over the informal... Brandon WeichertJune 15, 2026
Dollars and Sense Donald Trump Says the Iran Oil Crisis Is Over. The Damage Tells a Different Story — and Some of It Lasts Years Trump says the oil crisis is over. The damage says otherwise. Qatar lost 17 percent of its gas export capacity to Iranian strikes —... Jack BuckbyJune 15, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Is Quietly Turning the Strait of Hormuz Into a Tollbooth. Washington Always Knew The Hormuz reopening that calmed oil markets has an expiration date: toll-free for 60 days, one analyst notes — then Iran plans to split... Brandon WeichertJune 15, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Stays Free for Only 60 Days — Then Come the ‘Service Fees.’ That Sounds Like a Toll If Iran's version is real, the leaked terms don't look good for Washington: Hormuz free for just 60 days before "service fees" — a... Steve BalestrieriJune 15, 2026
Dollars and Sense Even If the Iran Deal Is Signed This Week, the Thing It Broke Won’t Be Fixed A deal in Geneva would end the war — not the lesson. For three months the world watched a fifth of its oil hang... Jack BuckbyJune 13, 2026