<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oil" rel="tag">#<span>Oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" rel="tag">#<span>prices</span></a> rise after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> threatens to block passage through <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StraitOfHormuz" rel="tag">#<span>StraitOfHormuz</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BrentCrude" rel="tag">#<span>BrentCrude</span></a>, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crude" rel="tag">#<span>crude</span></a> was up 8% to $104.</p><p>Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&amp;P 500 futures were down 1%, &amp; Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" rel="tag">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" rel="tag">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpsWar" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpsWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IranWar" rel="tag">#<span>IranWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RulesOfWar" rel="tag">#<span>RulesOfWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarPowers" rel="tag">#<span>WarPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" rel="tag">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/affordability" rel="tag">#<span>affordability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CostOfLiving" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" rel="tag">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyCrisis" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oil-prices-iran-war" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oi</span><span>l-prices-iran-war</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b2380305-6df2-4266-99c2-61a9dd30f027/oil-prices-rise-after-trump-threatens-to-block-passage-through-straitofhormuz</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:18:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b2380305-6df2-4266-99c2-61a9dd30f027.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:38:59 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:53:21 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/harriettmb%40toot.wales">@<span>HarriettMB</span></a></span> <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f3af.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--dart" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🎯" alt="🎯" /><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lawyersgunsnmoney/statuses/116394426465109914</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lawyersgunsnmoney/statuses/116394426465109914</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lawyersgunsnmoney@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:19:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> Those American ships hanging out in the Straits as a threat to everyone else are going to be massive, slow moving targets for drones above and below water…. Is the USA ready for a lot of dead navy &amp; military? That’s surely going to be the result of this insanity. But <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> won’t care if messing with the markets puts more money in his bank accounts: after all dead military are ‘suckers and losers’ in his book.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/HarriettMB/statuses/116394294259015705</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.wales/users/HarriettMB/statuses/116394294259015705</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[harriettmb@toot.wales]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:19:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:06:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>I hope everyone is planting some food in their backyard, or their neighbors backyard, or in a field, or the woods... or a ditch that doesn't get mowed.</p><p>Dandelions are edible, and make a decent addition to salads. They grow pretty quick, and their seeds do a great job of spreading themselves. They also make a nice taproot which does good things for the soil. </p><p>Bonus points for planting trees and edible mushrooms. </p><p>The more we reforest this planet, the better.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116313284892040418/statuses/116394240464762959</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116313284892040418/statuses/116394240464762959</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sea1am@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:06:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:55:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>High <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> costs will also affect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" rel="tag">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" rel="tag">#<span>prices</span></a> as materials used for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fertilizer" rel="tag">#<span>fertilizer</span></a> &amp; creating food <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/packaging" rel="tag">#<span>packaging</span></a> are affected by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupplyChain" rel="tag">#<span>SupplyChain</span></a> disruptions.</p><p>“We’re going to start seeing that inflationary pressure…think about everything you buy at a retail, big-box store,” Karen Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" rel="tag">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" rel="tag">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IranWar" rel="tag">#<span>IranWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarPowers" rel="tag">#<span>WarPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" rel="tag">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CostOfLiving" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CostOfLiving" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyCrisis" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394197966072221</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394197966072221</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:55:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:51:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRGC" rel="tag">#<span>IRGC</span></a> warned on Sunday that any military vessels approaching the strait “will be dealt with harshly &amp; decisively,” according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News.</p><p>Trump’s plan risks costing Americans more: If <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" rel="tag">#<span>prices</span></a> climb higher, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GasPrices" rel="tag">#<span>GasPrices</span></a> will remain elevated. A gallon of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gas" rel="tag">#<span>gas</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> cost $4.12 on average Sunday, up 38% from the start of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> despite declining slightly over the weekend.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" rel="tag">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarPowers" rel="tag">#<span>WarPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" rel="tag">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyCrisis" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394183883741165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394183883741165</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:51:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:47:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> has benefited financially from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a>, charing up to $2 million per ship in tolls for passage through the crucial strait. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> similarly floated the idea of tolls last week as a “joint venture” with Iran [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarProfiteering" rel="tag">#<span>WarProfiteering</span></a>].</p><p>The country has also managed to export an average of 1.85 million barrels of crude a day through March — about 100,000 barrels a day more than in the previous 3 months, according to data and analytics firm Kpler.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" rel="tag">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" rel="tag">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyCrisis" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394167830935982</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394167830935982</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:47:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:44:15 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oil" rel="tag">#<span>Oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" rel="tag">#<span>prices</span></a> remain lower than their recent highs reached last week before <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> called off his threat of mass devastation in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> &amp; agreed to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ceasefire" rel="tag">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> discussions.</p><p>But with a failure to reach a lasting ceasefire agreement &amp; the clock ticking down to yet another deadline, oil prices are now trading higher than where they settled on April 1. That was just before Trump’s disastrous primetime address in which he failed to detail an exit strategy for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" rel="tag">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyCrisis" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394154753298546</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116394154753298546</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:44:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:42:59 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> now follow the money....</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.houbahouba.de/users/mc/statuses/116394149761649139</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.houbahouba.de/users/mc/statuses/116394149761649139</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[mc@toot.houbahouba.de]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:42:59 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>