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No, Oil Won't Skyrocket Because Trump Has Ended the Iran Deal

May 10, 2018

Now that the Iran deal is finished, the price of oil has spiked, and the markets are more unpredictable than ever.

Before you do...

The Iran Deal Is Dead; Here's What That Means for Crude Oil Prices

May 9, 2018

Several months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered an ultimatum on the Iranian nuclear deal:

"Either fix the deal's disastrous...

Iran Warns of World War III Over Trump, Sanctions Renewal

December 15, 2016

Iran warns of an inevitable World War III that includes the annihilation of Israel if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump breaches the 2015 nuclear...

Iran Nuclear Deal in President Obama's Reach with Mikulski Backing

September 3, 2015

The Obama administration secured enough Senate support Wednesday for the Iran nuclear deal, guaranteeing Republicans won't stymie the vote when it...

What the Iran Nuclear Deal's "Secret Agreement" Means for Oil Prices

August 20, 2015

There's a bombshell new development in the Iran nuclear deal.

The Associated Press reported that Iran will be...

Will the Iran Nuclear Deal Push U.S. Oil Prices Higher?

July 14, 2015

Oil prices continued their six-week long descent today as futures keep selling off after the Iran nuclear deal last month.

But the big...

U.S. Financial War with Iran to Trigger Dollar Collapse

June 11, 2015

The U.S. is waging a dangerous financial war with Iran right now.

And if it's not managed carefully, it could embolden the dollar's...

Oil Prices Rise as Yemen Burns

March 26, 2015

The crisis in Yemen has provided a stark reminder of the immediate impact geopolitical events can have on oil prices.

In the wake of...

DON’T BE SO ARROGANT, MR. PRESIDENT

July 22, 2013

Editor's Note: Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of Rome, had a lot of time to think about what went wrong to cause the...

The Latest Obama Outrage: the Family's $100 Million Vacation

June 21, 2013
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How much do you spend on your summer vacation? American households usually spend about $1,200 per person on summer vacations, according to a...

Why The Fiscal Cliff "Deal" is Spelled P-O-R-K

January 7, 2013
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After narrowly missing the fiscal cliff, the President went out of...

Why Japan's "Lost Decades" Are Headed to America in 2016

December 26, 2012
Banking Banking Crisis Bear Stearns Credit Crunch Credit-Default Swap Crude Oil cyclical deficit debt ceiling debate debt doesn't matter department of treasury savings bonds Don Miller Dr. Paul Krugman Dr. Paul Krugman economics Dr. Paul Krugman interview E.U. Energy European oil embargo federal tax increases Gold Gold/Precious Metals Government Government Spending Housing Market how to buy treasury bonds interest on treasury bonds interest rates on treasury bonds investing in treasury bonds Iran Japan Japan economy japan lost decade japanese stocks Jobless Recovery laffer Curve laffer curve debunked laffer curve krugman Lehman Brothers measure of economic growth measures of economic growth neo-laffer curve nikkei index nikkei stocks Obama obamanomics occupy wall street Oil Prices Paul Krugman Paul Krugman debt Paulson Peter Krauth phillips curve explained Second Housing Bubble Shah Gilani short term treasury bonds shorting treasury bonds Strait of Hormuz Subprime supply side economics definition TARP Tehran Too Big to Fail treasury bonds explained treasury direct i bonds treasury i bonds U.S. Debt U.S. default U.S. Economy U.S. Unemployment united states treasury bonds us budget us debt 2010 us debt gdp US Economy us public debt Wall Street weapons who owns us debt zero coupon treasury bonds

It's only been a little more than a week since Shinzo Abe won election as Japan's latest Prime Minister in a landslide-election victory and the...

Iran's Currency Collapse Has All the Markings of a Full-Blown Crisis

October 9, 2012
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Matters are beginning to come to a head in Iran.

So far, the impact of Western sanctions - an EU embargo of oil purchases, European and...

The Challenge in the Persian Gulf with Iran Looms Large

September 24, 2012
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My meetings and media interviews continue here in London. But this morning I want to fill you in on one of the more interesting briefings I have...

Iran is Now a Full-Blown Crisis, Stage Set for $200 Oil

February 8, 2012
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Just when it looked like we could take a breather from the Strait of Hormuz, all attention is back on Iran.

There are three reasons for...

All You Need to Know About Iran, $200 Oil, and $6.00 Gas

January 16, 2012
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If you're unsettled by the thought of gasoline at $4.00 a gallon, brace yourself.

With tensions between Iran and the West quickly...

Prepare for Iran's Energy Market Chaos with the United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO)

January 4, 2012
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Iran kicked off the New Year with aggressive...

How to Fix the U.S. Housing Market

June 3, 2011
Banking Banking Crisis Barack Obama Bear Stearns Credit Crunch Credit-Default Swap Crude Oil cyclical deficit debt ceiling debate debt doesn't matter department of treasury savings bonds Don Miller Dr. Paul Krugman Dr. Paul Krugman economics Dr. Paul Krugman interview E.U. Energy European oil embargo Fannie Mae FDIC federal tax increases FHA fiscal cliff fiscal cliff bargaining Freddie Mac Gold Gold/Precious Metals Government Government Spending Housing Market how to buy treasury bonds interest on treasury bonds interest rates on treasury bonds investing in treasury bonds Iran Japan Japan economy japan lost decade japanese stocks Jobless Recovery laffer Curve laffer curve debunked laffer curve krugman Lehman Brothers Martin Hutchinson measure of economic growth measures of economic growth neo-laffer curve nikkei index nikkei stocks Obama obamanomics occupy wall street Oil Prices Paul Krugman Paul Krugman debt Paulson Peter Krauth phillips curve explained Second Housing Bubble Shah Gilani short term treasury bonds shorting treasury bonds Strait of Hormuz Subprime supply side economics definition TARP Tehran Too Big to Fail treasury bonds explained treasury direct i bonds treasury i bonds U.S. Debt U.S. default U.S. Economy U.S. Unemployment united states treasury bonds us budget us debt 2010 us debt gdp US Economy US Housing Market us public debt Wall Street weapons what is the fiscal cliff who owns us debt zero coupon treasury bonds

If this week's economic reports showed us anything, it's the fact that two years into what's supposed to be an economic recovery, the U.S. housing...

Why You Should Worry About the Iran Oil Sanctions

August 5, 2010
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I cut my teeth doing energy-related deals in the Soviet Union and still spend a lot of time consulting in Russia and the Caspian Sea basin. These...

China Deepens Ties with Iran and Venezuela In Spite of U.S. Consternation

April 20, 2010
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Just as the United States makes an impassioned push for tougher economic sanctions on Iran, China is reportedly increasing its gas exports to...

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