Free trade just got expensive

Markets don’t choose trade flows anymore. Governments do.

Russia just found its Lazarus Pit in Hormuz

Oil above $100 revived the Kremlin’s struggling energy machine.

Canada’s Job Market just Dropped its Mask

108,000 full-time jobs vanished as Canada’s growth boost expired.

China stopped letting Tankers set the terms

China’s new power grid is quietly neutralizing the oil weapon.

The War Can End Before The Damage Does

Qatar accounts for 20% of the world's Liquefied Natural Gas—and the system can’t restart instantly

Canada's Trade Engine Is Starting to Break down

The ship still sails—but the export engine is already failing.