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 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 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
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 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 If Iran Makes Good on Its Threat to Close the Strait of Hormuz, Gas Could Hit $7 a Gallon in America Summary and Key Points: Iran just threatened to ‘completely’ close the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that carries a fifth of the... Jack BuckbyJune 2, 2026
Dollars and Sense Gas Just Hit $4.50 and Diesel Is Up 50% Since the Iran War Began — and the Worst Hasn’t Hit Yet With the 2026 Midterms less than six months away, it is high time that the ruling Republican Party, generally, and the “Make America Great... Brandon WeichertMay 28, 2026