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. Kazianis6 days ago
Dollars and Sense ‘We Run Out of Reserves in About 4 Weeks’: Why Donald Trump Had to Take the Iran Deal Trump just admitted what drove the Iran deal: "We run out of reserves in about four weeks." Staying at war, he warned, could have... Jack BuckbyJune 17, 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
Dollars and Sense An Oil-Rich Nation Where People Can’t Afford Plastic Bags: Inside Iran’s Economic Freefall The missiles get the headlines, but the war between Washington and Tehran is increasingly being fought at the checkout line — on both sides.... Brent M. EastwoodJune 10, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Started Charging the World a Toll to Move Its Oil Through Hormuz. It May Be the Mistake That Ends Its Grip The ongoing conflict in Iran, specifically in the Strait of Hormuz, has been the subject of ongoing debate. Some say that once the Strait... Steve BalestrieriJune 9, 2026
Dollars and Sense Your Gas Got Cheaper This Month. That May Be the Most Dangerous Sign of All 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,... Brandon WeichertJune 5, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Only Thing Keeping Your Gas Cheap Is About to Run Out — and Oil Insiders Say It Could Happen Next Month Thanks to Iran War The world continues to live in mass delusion when it comes to the fallout from the Iran War. But even the most delusional are... Brandon WeichertJune 5, 2026
Ukraine War Putin Sacrificed Russia’s Future to Survive the Ukraine War After four years of fighting in Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises of the war is that Russia’s economy never collapsed fully in the... Harrison KassJune 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