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Will US-UK strikes in Yemen cause direct confrontation with Iran?
Today's Big Question Military action risks prompting retaliation and drawing both sides into a protracted conflict
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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US-led price cap on Russian oil 'almost completely circumvented'
Speed Read 'Almost none' of seaborne crude oil from Moscow stayed below $60 per barrel limit imposed by G7 and EU last year
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How might the Israel-Hamas war affect the global economy?
Today's Big Question Regional escalation could send oil prices and inflation sky-high, sparking a worldwide recession
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Has the world finally reached ‘peak oil’?
Today's Big Question Experts think the shift to clean energy is quickening but one says we should take the forecast with ‘a boulder of salt’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Has Saudi Arabia lost control of oil prices?
Today's Big Question Kingdom goes it alone to cut production, risking tension with US and reigniting cooling inflation in Europe
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The Week Unwrapped: Saudi feud, a snap election and taxing burps
podcast Will Joe Biden really punish Saudi Arabia? Why is Malaysia going to the polls? And can New Zealand use taxes to cut bovine emissions?
By The Week Staff Published
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Opec+: what oil production cut means for the West
feature Dramatic drop in output helps Russia but could spell further price rises for consumers
By Fred Kelly Published
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US angered by Opec+ oil cut
Speed Read Energy prices to rise further as producers slash supply by two million barrels a day
By Fred Kelly Published
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How high will petrol prices go?
Today's Big Question Government under pressure to intervene as cost of petrol and diesel climbs to record levels
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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The countries that could follow Sri Lanka into economic chaos
Why Everyone’s Talking About Food and fuel shortages that rocked Asian nation are spreading around the globe
By The Week Staff Published
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The US state being ‘battered’ by ban on Russian oil imports
feature Mainland America does not rely on Russian crude – but Hawaii does
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Sunlight is one thing that Americans can agree on’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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What does Russia’s war in Ukraine mean for UK?
feature Significant increases in petrol and gas prices expected to follow Kremlin invasion
By The Week Staff Published
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Oil prices: when will it hit $100 a barrel?
Business Briefing Demand, production and an unstable geopolitical landscape are impacting the markets
By The Week Staff Last updated
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