The Actual Problem With America's Energy Security Is Starting To Reveal Itself...

US Industrial Production Disappoints In May Despite strong ISM Manufacturing data, US Industrial Production disappointed in May, rising just 0.1% MoM (vs +0.3% exp), but April's print was revised up to +0.9% MoM. Put together, that lifted the YoY rise in industrial production to +1.67% - its highest since Nov 2025... Manufacturing excluding motor vehicles and parts was also flat in May, according to the Fed report. Mining output, which includes energy extraction, increased 1.3%. Utilities output fell. US Manufacturing production was unchanged in May (below the 0.3% rise expected), but thanks to an...

Oil Jumps As Trump Says Mulling Restart Of Project Freedom, Which Could Mean New Hormuz Clashes With Iran Summary Trump mulls restarting Project Freedom in Hormuz and says forcibly retrieving 'nuclear dust' is still on the table, oil jumps on headline. Iran Foreign Ministry: "Everything we proposed in the text was reasonable and generous." However, US officials insist on their "unreasonable demands." Saudi Arabia condemns Iran for its latest drone attacks targeting the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait on Sunday. Qatari LNG tanker abruptly U-Turns In Hormuz chokepoint after earlier in weekend an initial one made it...

President Donald Trump ordered strikes against civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges, roads, railways, and energy sites.  Overnight Thursday, the US bombed multiple bridges, a railway, a maritime watchtower, and energy sites. The US strikes killed at least eight Iranians.  For months, President Trump has threatened to bomb civilian sites in Iran if Tehran did […]