Iran war has exposed the weakness of the dollar
As Opec members have long understood, it is not a good idea to give users of your product an incentive to find alternatives
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Iran war will test the vulnerability of oil markets
While there are buffers of supply, spare capacity will come under pressure in the event of any further escalation
Iran war muddles expectations of likely Federal Reserve interest rate cuts
The surge in oil prices and a softening labour market pose a dilemma for the US central bank
Iran war presents a different script for markets
Investors have been right to identify geopolitics as a rising risk factor
US faced with few good options to tamp down surging oil prices
Experts say reopening Strait of Hormuz remains most viable option as ideas such as influencing futures market fade
The Iran war will damage the petrodollar
Grand bargain that has underpinned US Treasury demand since 1974 is coming undone
US oil refiners reap windfall from Iran war
Soaring fuel prices and access to cheap North American crude oil put American refiners in pole position