Iran, Israel and Trump
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U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration on Thursday that oil prices have risen amid supply concerns from potential conflict in the Middle East. Both global and U.S. oil prices surged more than 4% on Wednesday to their highest levels since early April before easing a bit on Thursday.
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The Mirror US on MSNFormer White House official issues six-word warning as oil prices soarA former White House official issued a chilling ultimatum to Donald Trump's administration as oil prices continue to rise in the US
Soybean oil rallied on the Trump administration’s proposal allowing oil refiners to blend more biofuels into gasoline and diesel next year.
A sustained surge in oil prices is likely to complicate the U.S. fight against inflation. A $10-a-barrel increase would boost year-over-year growth in the Consumer Price Index by 0.5 percentage points,
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at its meeting this week, but investors will be watching for something else — whether central bank policy makers are still committed to two rate cuts this year.
Most countries in the Group of Seven nations are prepared to go it alone and lower the G7 price cap on Russian oil even if U.S. President Donald Trump decides to opt out, four sources familiar with the matter said.
President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. “Have the Iranians killed an American yet?
President Trump has been able to argue that falling energy prices early in his term show his economic policies aren’t stoking inflation, but rapid-fire developments in the Middle East could put that case in jeopardy.