Why Oil Prices Could Stay Uncomfortably Volatile Well Beyond the Next Headline

Why Oil Prices Could Stay Uncomfortably Volatile Well Beyond the Next Headline

Oil is not staying volatile because traders are being dramatic. It is staying volatile because the market is trying to price real supply risk, real shipping disruption, and real downstream inflation pressure at the same time. Reuters reported that its March 2026 poll lifted the Brent crude forecast for the year to $82.85 a barrel, … Read more

India Cut Fuel Duties Again: What It Really Means for Petrol, Diesel and Household Costs

India Cut Fuel Duties Again: What It Really Means for Petrol, Diesel and Household Costs

India’s latest fuel-duty move looks simple on the surface, but the real picture is more complicated. The Centre cut the special excise duty on petrol to ₹3 per litre from ₹13 and on diesel to zero from ₹10 on March 27, 2026, after global oil prices surged during the latest West Asia shock. The goal … Read more