Two comments in one FT email this morning gave us a good clue that all my predictions about the failure to end the war in
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What happens if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed? In this video, I argue that the current conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the USA could
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I liked this tweet posted on X yesterday: Is Trump manoeuvring markets with his announcements? You bet he is. And the sad fact is, they
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I complained yesterday that the BBC, in particular, had reported weekend events and claims about what was happening in the Strait of Hormuz without appropriate
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The UK government was warned in late April that the country had only six weeks of jet fuel supply remaining. Jet fuel prices across Europe
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Being a Cassandra is never popular. I was talking to two young people of my acquaintance yesterday, and forecast that their holiday plans for a
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I missed an article in the FT on Friday, and although it is now a day or two old, I think it is worth noting.
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I read two articles yesterday on stock markets and their detachment from reality. The first was in the Financial Times, and was by Gillian Tett,
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Four crises are converging on the world’s food supply. War has closed the Strait of Hormuz. Extreme heat is cutting crop yields. The strongest El
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