Read More 4 minute read Money Matters Ukraine spent a year beating wartime inflation. A different war just reversed it. Fuel costs surged 23% in March as the Middle East war pushed prices past the central bank’s forecast—and a rate hike is now on the table. byPeeter Helme
Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Oil jumped 8% as Trump’s Hormuz blockade undid the ceasefire crash Talks collapsed in Pakistan. A naval blockade replaced a truce. For Russia’s war revenues, the brief window of relief is over. byPeeter Helme
Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Why oil dropped 13% on a deal Iran says never happened? Trump blinked. Iran said he blinked alone. byPeeter Helme
Read More 5 minute read Opinion Iran threatened to close Hormuz. That was enough. When a strait closes on paper, prices move as if it has closed for real. byPeeter Helme
Read More 5 minute read Money Matters Oil swings $30 in a day as Iran turns Hormuz into a diplomatic weapon From $120 to $90 in 24 hours: Iran named its price for reopening the world’s most critical energy chokepoint. byPeeter Helme
Read More 12 minute read Money Matters Brent at $100, Urals at $91: the Iran war handed Moscow its best oil week in years Washington is fighting Iran and bankrolling Moscow at the same time. byPeeter Helme
Read More 4 minute read Money Matters Did the US just fund Russia’s war by bombing its drone supplier? Urals crude hits budget target for first time in months as Gulf chaos drives global prices up. byPeeter Helme
Read More 2 minute read Latest news Ukraine Missiles over Tehran, silence over Kyiv: Israel-Iran war threatens to eclipse Ukraine A new war steals the world’s focus — and possibly its aid. As Israel hammers Iran’s nuclear sites, Ukraine watches nervously, fearing that its fight for survival may be ignored. byOlena Mukhina