The impact on oil prices and in turn, on inflation is the focus for investors already uneasy about the backdrop for stocks.

The war against Iran will push up energy prices but seems likely to have only a modest effect on inflation and the U.S. economy, at least so far, several economists said Monday.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.97% on Monday and posted a 5-week high. The dollar rallied on Monday after oil prices surged to an 8.25-month high, boosting inflation expectations and reducing the chance of additional Fed rate cuts, a supportive fact

The biggest domestic effects for Americans would likely arrive via more expensive gasoline, with the US and Israel launching attacks just a few days after Trump boasted about lowering pump prices in his State of the Union address. Economists are quick to

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) on Monday closed up +4.21 (+6.28%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) closed up +0.0851 (+3.72%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Monday, with crude posting an 8.25-month high and gasoline posting a 19-month hi

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Monday closed up +0.02 (+0.14%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed up +5.90 (+1.45%). Sugar prices settled higher on Monday, supported by surging crude oil prices. WTI crude (CLJ26 ) soared more than +6%

“There’s some risk there’s more inflation than people think, and that could be like a skunk at a party if that ever happens,” Dimon said Monday in a CNBC interview at his firm’s annual leveraged finance conference in Miami. It’s the latest animal Dimon h

How a waterway barely 30 miles wide could plunge the world into recession.

In war scenarios, nearby oil contracts rally faster than deferred ones, steepening backwardation as traders scramble for prompt barrels.

Gasoline prices jumped by $0.10 per gallon over the past 24 hours as oil prices continued to spike amid the Middle East conflict.

Gasoline prices jumped by $0.10 per gallon over the past 24 hours as oil prices continued to spike amid the Middle East conflict.

Gasoline prices approached $3 per gallon Monday as oil prices spiked amid the Middle East conflict.

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is up +0.06 (+0.43%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is up +6.60 (+1.62%). Sugar prices are climbing today, posting 1-month highs amid a surge in crude prices. WTI crude (CLJ26 ) soared to an 8.25-month hi

Prices for crude and Brent crude were higher March 2 but the global energy ecosystem looks able to withstand the immediate shocks.

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is up +4.20 (+6.27%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is up +0.0968 (+4.24%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude posting an 8.25-month high and gasoline posting a 19-month high. The main