Why $100 oil won't break the American consumer
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/why-100-oil-wont-break-american-consumer-2026-03-23/
No one likes expensive oil, especially in the U.S., where driving, spending, and energy-intensive economic activity are on such a vast scale. But despite fears to the contrary, the average U.S. consumer has never been better equipped to deal with $100-a-barrel oil.
Oil execs warn of long-term damage from Iran war as US downplays crisis
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-oil-execs-warn-long-term-damage-iran-war-us-downplays-crisis-2026-03-23/
Crude oil's Catch-22: Pricing for Trump TACO trade
makes it less likely
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/crude-oils-catch-22-pricing-trump-taco-trade-makes-it-less-likely-2026-03-23/
The crude oil futures markets are still largely pricing for an early resolution to the conflict in the Middle East that results in the full re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/why-100-oil-wont-break-american-consumer-2026-03-23/
No one likes expensive oil, especially in the U.S., where driving, spending, and energy-intensive economic activity are on such a vast scale. But despite fears to the contrary, the average U.S. consumer has never been better equipped to deal with $100-a-barrel oil.
Oil execs warn of long-term damage from Iran war as US downplays crisis
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-oil-execs-warn-long-term-damage-iran-war-us-downplays-crisis-2026-03-23/
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/crude-oils-catch-22-pricing-trump-taco-trade-makes-it-less-likely-2026-03-23/
The crude oil futures markets are still largely pricing for an early resolution to the conflict in the Middle East that results in the full re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. Economy Is Insulated from High Oil Prices. Americans Aren’t.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/business/us-economy-oil-prices-inflation-iran-war-americans.html
The overall economy has proved resilient in recent years, even as many households have struggled. The war with Iran is following the same pattern.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/business/us-economy-oil-prices-inflation-iran-war-americans.html
The overall economy has proved resilient in recent years, even as many households have struggled. The war with Iran is following the same pattern.
America may be a petrostate. But the energy shock still hurts
They’re the First Victims of the Diesel-Price
Shock, but Likely Won’t be the Last
https://www.wsj.com/economy/truckers-are-the-first-victims-of-the-diesel-price-shock-52ff802d
Truck drivers in the U.S. are feeling some of the first economic effects of the rapid surge in the cost of diesel. A broader economic impact could hit soon.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/truckers-are-the-first-victims-of-the-diesel-price-shock-52ff802d
Truck drivers in the U.S. are feeling some of the first economic effects of the rapid surge in the cost of diesel. A broader economic impact could hit soon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/business/oil-jetfuel-asia.html
As China and other major suppliers of refined oil in the region restrict exports, import-dependent countries are desperate to secure fuel supplies.
As War Disrupts India’s Gulf Ties, Economy Faces
‘New Broadside’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/business/india-economy-middle-east.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/business/india-economy-middle-east.html
The Iran War’s Economic Threat to Europe and Asia
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/business/iran-war-fiscal-spending-debt.html
Inflation and its consequences for growth are a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/business/iran-war-fiscal-spending-debt.html
Inflation and its consequences for growth are a growing concern for countries where memories of the 2022 energy crisis are fresh.
Iran war fallout lands hardest on Europe's most gas‑dependent nations