Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Global Cost of Israeli-American Military Adventures

Energy-Price Shock Hits a World Already Buried in Debt
https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/energy-price-shock-hits-a-world-already-buried-in-debt-9e93e0f0
World governments had more than $100 trillion in public debt when the Iran war began—limiting their ability to cushion the effects of energy-price shocks.

Asia Is Getting Crushed Between Oil Prices and the Dollar
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/business/iran-war-dollar-rupee-won.html
From India to Southeast Asia to South Korea, currencies are crumbling as governments race to secure fuel that is priced in American money. 

Iran oil shock sets US Treasury seismograph twitching
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/iran-oil-shock-sets-us-treasury-seismograph-twitching-2026-03-26/
The Iran oil shock has upended rate forecasts and roiled U.S. Treasury markets - driving volatility to its highest in nearly a year and forcing selling that is taking a serious toll on liquidity. The 
​risk is that the tremors spread further.

The everything shock
https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/economy-international-politics/2026/03/the-everything-shock-iran-war-oil
From the price of food to the AI industry, the Iran war will transform the world as we know it.