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2026-03-17 • Cuba’s power grid collapse highlights the failure of central planning and U.S. sanctions, showing the impact of state-controlled economies.
Evening Analysis – The Gist If a metaphor exists for central planning’s terminal velocity, it is the collapse of Cuba’s national power grid. Monday’s failure plunged 11 million residents into darkness. The socialist experiment simply cannot keep the lights on without private capital. Yet,…
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2026-03-17 • Europe’s fractured response to the Strait of Hormuz crisis highlights market realities. Energy shocks reveal central banks can’t manage supply issues.
Morning Intelligence – The Gist As Washington demands allies police the paralyzed Strait of Hormuz, Europe’s disjointed response exposes a fracturing alliance. With Brent crude near $100 a barrel, the illusion that foreign policy is insulated from market realities has evaporated. The monetary…
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2026-03-16 • IEA releases 400M barrels as Middle East war disrupts LNG. Critics say it’s political misdirection, delaying needed energy investments.
Evening Analysis – The Gist The IEA just authorized its largest intervention since 1974: a 400-million-barrel oil release [INDEX_1.15]. With the Middle East war entering day sixteen and severing 1.5 million tonnes of weekly LNG shipments [INDEX_1.10], global markets are convulsing. This coordinated…
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2026-03-16 • The U.S.-Iran conflict exposes maritime security flaws. Trump urges NATO to self-defend, challenging reliance on U.S. protection and highlighting global trade vulnerabilities.
Morning Intelligence – The Gist The U.S.-Iran conflict has bottlenecked the Strait of Hormuz, exposing the free-rider problem of maritime security. President Trump issued an ultimatum to NATO: deploy your own naval escorts or face a “very bad future”. The muted international response highlights a…
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2026-03-15 • After SCOTUS struck down Trump’s tariffs, a 10% import duty was enacted
Evening Analysis – The Gist After the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s emergency tariffs—erasing $1.6 trillion in projected revenue—the administration immediately pivoted to the 1974 Trade Act. The result is a 10% global import duty, now facing expedited scrutiny in the Court of…
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2026-03-15 • Supply and demand outpace politics. After a U.S. strike on Iran, crude rose past $
Morning Intelligence – The Gist Supply and demand ignore political theater. After the U.S. strike on Iran’s Kharg Island pushed crude past $100, the Trump administration executed a rapid pivot. To mitigate its supply shock, Washington abruptly issued waivers on sanctioned Russian oil. European…
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2026-03-14 • Iran threatens UAE ports; Gulf states, holding $315B in U.S. securities, resist U
Evening Analysis – The Gist Over the last 24 hours, escalating geopolitical conflict collided with global capital. Iran explicitly threatened to strike UAE ports housing American military assets. Consequently, Gulf states—holding $315 billion in U.S. Treasury securities—are actively resisting…
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2026-03-14 • US strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island push Brent crude over $90, highlighting state intervention risks.
Morning Intelligence – The Gist The US bombardment of Iran’s Kharg Island has sent Brent crude past 90 dollars. Washington’s adventurism highlights the unintended consequences of state intervention. Trump’s pledge to slash costs is vaporised by his foreign policy, forcing markets to price in supply shocks. Starmer’s warning that this hits “every household” exposes institutional…
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2026-03-13 • US-Iran tensions disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, spiking oil prices. Western leaders release reserves
Evening Analysis – The Gist The US-Iran conflict has choked the Strait of Hormuz, sending Brent crude past $100 a barrel. Panicking over the market volatility their foreign policies exacerbated, Western leaders are now dumping emergency reserves and hastily unwinding sanctions on Russian oil. Observe the unseen costs of this geopolitical theatre. Bureaucrats treat global…
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2026-03-13 • Strait of Hormuz crisis spikes oil prices; IEA’s reserve release fails. Markets volatile,
Morning Intelligence – The Gist The global economy is hostage to the Strait of Hormuz. Following Iran’s drone blockade, crude eclipsed $100 a barrel. The IEA predictably dumped a record 400 million reserve barrels, yet the market barely blinked. Bureaucratic hubris cannot mask fundamental supply destruction. This shock triggered acute financial volatility, erasing 2026 rate-cut…