As reported by The Wall Street Journal, Iranian attacks on their infrastructure in the Middle East have resulted in international oil and gas companies losing billions of dollars. It may take years to restore certain damaged facilities, yet increasing energy prices might counterbalance some of the...

Analysts at Goldman Sachs have increased their 2026 price predictions for Brent and WTI due to diminished fuel supplies from the Persian Gulf. The projected average Brent price for this year has increased to $85 from $77 per barrel, whereas WTI has been elevated to $79 from $72 per barrel....

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has exposed a structural vulnerability at the core of the global economy: its deep and persistent dependence on uninterrupted energy flows. What distinguishes this crisis from earlier geopolitical disruptions is not merely the scale of supply loss, but the speed...

A prolonged conflict involving Iran does not produce a uniform global economic shock; instead, it redistributes pressure unevenly across regions, sectors, and financial systems. The central mechanism driving this divergence is energy exposure—specifically, how dependent an economy is on imported...

Central banks across the world are once again signaling heightened concern over inflation, as a new wave of global disruptions threatens to reverse the fragile progress made in stabilizing prices. What had been a cautious shift toward easing monetary policy has now been interrupted by renewed...

Investors navigating the current financial landscape are confronting a far more uncertain outlook for U.S. monetary policy than at any point in recent quarters. What had appeared to be a gradual and somewhat predictable path toward interest rate easing has been complicated by a renewed surge in...

The disruption to global energy markets triggered by the Iran conflict is reshaping how governments and industries approach long-term energy security. What began as a regional escalation has exposed structural weaknesses in an economic system still heavily dependent on fossil fuels, particularly...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) anticipates that global goods trade growth will decelerate to 1.9% in 2026, a decrease from 4.6% the year before, provided the economic effects of the Middle East conflict remain restricted. The baseline scenario likewise projects a 2.6% rise in trade turnover for...

The sudden disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz forces a fundamental reconfiguration of global energy logistics, compelling Gulf oil producers to rapidly activate alternative export pathways. As one of the most critical chokepoints in the global energy system, Hormuz has long served...