Articles by

David Goldman

Trump can’t make his mind up about the Strait of Hormuz. It’s more important than he lets on

“The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won’t be taking any...

The market is sending a worrying signal about the economy

Good news: Oil traders are betting the Iran war will end fairly soon. Bad news: They’re...

A recession is guaranteed. But when?

The US economy is under strain, and the oil price shock could tip it over into...

A deal with Iran wouldn’t lower your gas prices anytime soon

President Donald Trump made an ALL-CAPS reversal on Iran strikes Monday morning. That sent oil prices...

Dow set to open 1,200 points higher after Trump calls off strikes on Iran, pending talks

Stocks rose and oil prices fell sharply after President Donald Trump on Monday said the United...

‘Those days are over’: These business owners say they can’t raise prices even if they wanted to

Looking out his shop window, across the street, just to the right, Paloma Clothing co-owner Mike...

Even Jerome Powell doesn’t know what’s going on with the economy

In normal times, the Federal Reserve would more or less ignore an oil price shock like...

The war created an oil problem. It’s not the only price you’ll pay

Iran’s effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has locked up 20% of the world’s oil....