Christopher Smart of R Growth Group believes the Federal Reserve should not hike interest rates in response to the Middle East price shock and should instead wait to see how global supply and demand d...

Christopher Smart argued in a New York Times op-ed that the world is learning to live without seaborne exports from the Persian Gulf.

Christopher Smart predicts that the world will no longer rely on the Persian Gulf for 20% of its oil supply and will increasingly look to other producers.

Energy markets are adapting to high oil prices through increased pipeline exports from the Gulf, rising production from the U.S., Mexico, Kazakhstan, and Brazil, and demand rationing in Asia.

Investors are increasingly pushing back their expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, with some now considering the possibility of a rate hike next year.

If the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved within two to three weeks, the economic impact will worsen significantly due to depleted energy reserves and difficulties restarting production.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that any projection of lower gasoline prices by this summer is likely too optimistic.

The IMF's latest assessment indicates that global inflationary pressures are rising, not decreasing.

Christopher Smart predicts that if the ceasefire in the Middle East is not extended, oil prices will rise significantly above $120 per barrel.

In a physical oil shortage scenario, crude prices could reach $200 per barrel and still be considered cheap by desperate buyers.

Investors are increasingly pushing back their expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, with some speculating the next move could be a rate hike next year.

If the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is not extended, oil prices could surpass $120 per barrel, with prices potentially reaching $200 in the event of physical shortages.

The U.S. State Department has lost a significant number of experienced career Foreign Service officers, resulting in a loss of institutional memory that is critical for effective international negotia...

The incoming government of Prime Minister Magyar in Hungary faces the challenge of repairing institutional damage from the Orban administration, which politicized the courts and the central bank.

Russia is expected to work with the new Hungarian government but will also continue to maintain a relationship with Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party in the opposition.

China is expected to take a pragmatic approach and work with the new government in Hungary, despite the defeat of its close ally Viktor Orban.

The defeat of Viktor Orban's government in Hungary is a positive development for Ukraine, as his administration had been blocking European Union efforts to provide assistance to Ukraine and increase p...