October 24, 2026CommoditiesMacro·Neutral·oil
Robin Brooks says oil spike driven by US blockade of Iran, not Asian inventory refills
Robin Brooks says the recent spike in oil prices is not about Asian countries refilling inventories run down earlier this year, but reflects the US blockade of Iran, with China still short around 2 million barrels per day. He notes other countries are back to pre-war levels but not above.
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