Tag: War
what a price war means for inflation
In the cartoon “SpongeBob SquarePants”, Mr Krabs, purveyor of krabby patty hamburgers, is a frequent and ruthless price-gouger. He can get away with...
How Ukrainian farmers are using the cover of war to escape...
Since Russia began its invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s economy has shrunk by a quarter. But the ravages of war are not the only...
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
When Russia’s leaders stopped most of the country’s gas deliveries to the EU in 2022, they thought themselves smart. Prices instantly shot up,...
Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
After Russia destroyed the Trypilska power plant on April 11th, Ukraine blamed a lack of anti-missile ammunition. The country’s leaders are also desperate...
Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to...
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Can Israel afford to wage war?
In the next few weeks Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, hopes to gain final parliamentary approval for an emergency war budget. It includes...
The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
Europe had weathered one winter since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But although gas prices had returned to Earth, they were sure...
Xi Jinping risks setting off another trade war
China’s leaders are obsessed with lithium-ion batteries, electric cars and solar panels. These sorts of technologies will, Xi Jinping has proclaimed, become “pillars...
