Germany Scrambles For Polish Oil Route As Russia Halts Druzhba Flows

Will The Iran War Trigger A Dollar Crisis? The oil spike has moderated and markets are mellow for the time being, but could the long-term economic consequences of this war just be getting started? U.S. allies have shown a lackluster response after President Trump’s request for assistance in reopening the Strait of Hormuz — a corridor carrying roughly 20% of global oil supply — and this may spell a trend of what’s to come. What happens when oil-producing Gulf states have had enough of our/Israel’s foreign policy machinations and, as a...

Norway $2.3 Trillion Wealth Fund Posts Record-High Profit in H1 By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s $2.3-trillion Government Pension Fund Global, posted a record-high profit of $185 billion for the first half of 2026, as Asian technology stocks boosted its returns and profit on the portfolio. Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), which is commonly referred to as 'Norway's oil fund' because it was created with oil and gas revenues, is a shareholder in many large companies in the world, with more than half of the...

'Finfluencer' Options Alerts Drive Buying Surges That Quickly Fade, Study Finds A new study suggests traders paying for options alerts on Discord may be helping create the gains they are trying to chase, according to Bloomberg. Researchers examining 15 paid Discord trading communities found a consistent pattern. An influencer posts an options trade, followers pile into the contract, volume explodes and the price jumps. The excitement usually does not last. Retail activity following these alerts reached roughly 14.5 standard deviations above normal, while recommended options gained an average of about 3% during...