Why the Oil Shock Could Spread Beyond Energy The current disruption around the Strait of Hormuz is more than an oil-price story. It is a chain-risk event. What begins as pressure on crude oil, refined products, shipping and insurance can gradually move into less visible but highly critical industrial supply chains. The first visible impact … Read more
Europe’s restraint in the Hormuz crisis may look weak from Washington, but it reflects a mix of strategic caution, legal constraints, energy dependence, and limited confidence in U.S. leadership.
The feared U.S. Treasury auction blow-up has not happened, but recent auctions suggest a bond market that is becoming more selective, less forgiving, and more exposed to inflation, deficits, and geopolitical stress. The feared auction accident has not happened. The latest U.S. Treasury auctions have not produced the kind of outright funding shock some observers … Read more