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Trump May Open the Hormuz, But He Can’t Prevent Next Oil Shock
The investment community watching the Strait of Hormuz is treating a possible armistice, freer tanker traffic and pressure from Washington as if they could settle the oil market’s bigger question. They may calm spot
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