The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 19 days.
SAS canceled 1,000 flights. Bangkok gas stations are bone dry. The IEA just authorized the largest emergency oil release in history.
And buried in the chaos: Iran is letting tankers through if they pay in yuan. Dollar ships get nothing.
Today's Brief:
https://www.tftc.io/oil-market-fracture-petrodollar-hormuz-yuan-payments/
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2026-03-18 12:08:41 UTC
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