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Four of the six largest swings ever seen in international oil benchmark Brent futures have come since the war started at the end of February.

Doubt is taking over again on Wall Street from hope about a possible end to the war with Iran, and stocks are back to sinking as oil prices rise.

Consumers are responding to one of the largest disruptions in global oil markets by embracing low-carbon technologies that promise to lower gas and power bills.

For the U.S., the OECD expects inflation to jump to 4.2% this year, from 2.6% last year. Its price outlook is 1.2 percentage points higher than in December.

Trump administration officials are examining what a potential spike in oil prices as high as $200 a barrel would mean for the economy, according to sources.

Wall Street is cutting its forecasts for the U.S. economy this year, boosting its projections for inflation and unemployment.

Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran is pushing stocks higher again on Wall Street  while oil prices ease.

Dozens of refineries, oil fields, gas plants, ports and other energy infrastructure have been damaged by missile and drone strikes.

Import prices increased 1.3% from the prior month, Labor Department data showed March 25, boosted in part by higher prices for petroleum and natural gas.

California is highly exposed to the disruption rippling across commodity markets because it imports about 20% of its refined fuels from Asia.