How U.S. Bank Stock Prices Respond to Geopolitical Risk
Friederike Niepmann, Leslie Sheng Shen, and Joshua Walker in this Fed research note: Geopolitical risk has emerged as a central driver of global financial markets, with episodes such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and recent conflicts in the Middle East triggering sharp movements in asset prices an
Workers’ pain as fuel prices push inflation to 28-month high
Rising fuel and food prices pushed inflation to a two-year high.
The markets are catching on to Trump's tampering: economist
There is a “dangerously circular” dynamic at play that is causing President Donald Trump’s Iran War to last far longer than anyone — including the president — has suggested, and it involves oil.The Atlantic‘s Rogé Karma argues that when the price of oil gets too high, Trump declares the war is near
With oil markets nearing the danger zone, a US-Iran deal can’t come soon enough | Heather Stewart
Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recessionIf a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soon for oil markets, which are approaching a dange
Even if the Iran war ended today, US fuel prices aren’t likely to normalize this year
Prewar US gas prices averaged about $3 a gallon nationally – kiss that number goodbye for 2026Sorry, US drivers, but don’t expect pump prices to return to prewar levels any time soon, even if the US and Iran agree to a lasting peace deal tomorrow.As the war with Iran enters its third month, drivers
