The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran
Exposure of world’s reliance on Middle East supplies accelerates global shift towards new energy superpowers
In the open seas, an armada of empty tankers has quietly turned west. A record number of super-sized vessels are now heading to the US, where oil drillers and refiner...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/26/more-than-oil-prices-iran-war-threatens-to-reshape-global-energy-order
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The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran

Exposure of world’s reliance on Middle East supplies accelerates global shift towards new energy superpowers

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Renewable energy will boost national security and protect UK from sabotage, minister says

Widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels are harder to target than fossil fuel power stations, Michael Shanks says

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The great energy pivot: US oil and Chinese solar are the winners in Trump’s war on Iran

Exposure of world’s reliance on Middle East supplies accelerates global shift towards new energy superpowers

The Guardian

Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner
By Heather Stewart Economics editor

The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/iran-shock-hits-rachel-reeves-chancellor-as-uk-economy-turns-corner

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Unlucky chancellor? Iran shock hits Reeves just as UK seemed to turn corner

The economy and public finances were on the right path, bond yields were falling, interest rates likely to drop further … then came the US-Israeli attack

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Retail sales rise in Great Britain after Iran war prompted ‘panic at the pumps’
By Mark Sweney

Rise of 0.7% in March was spurred by motorists filling their tanks, and the sun helping clothing and footwear

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/24/retail-sales-rise-british-motorists-petrol-diesel

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Retail sales rise as British motorists stock up on fuel

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailers

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‘The damage is done’: global oil crisis has changed fossil fuel industry for ever, IEA chief says

Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion

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Retail sales rise in Britain after Iran war prompted ‘panic at the pumps’
By Mark Sweney

ONS says sales rose by 0.7% in March, spurred by motorists filling their tanks and sunny weather helping retailers

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/24/retail-sales-rise-british-motorists-petrol-diesel

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Retail sales rise as British motorists stock up on fuel

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailers

The Guardian

Retail sales rise as British motorists stock up on fuel
By Mark Sweney

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailers

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/24/retail-sales-rise-british-motorists-petrol-diesel

#Retailindustry #Petrolprices #Motoring #Money #Business #UKnews #Economics #EconomicgrowthGDP #USIsraelwaronIran #Energyindustry #MarkSweney

Retail sales rise as British motorists stock up on fuel

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailers

The Guardian
Retail sales rise as British motorists stock up on fuel

ONS says sales up by 0.7% in March, spurred by big rise in fuel purchases and sunny weather helping retailers

The Guardian

Why the gas tax momentum is building to stop selling Australia short
By Ian Verrender

Gas giants are breathing a sigh of relief after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ruled out a 25 per cent tax on exports in next month's budget. But for how long will the federal government resist something that one leading expert says is in our "national interest"?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-24/gas-resources-tax-for-federal-budget-resources-verrender-column/106602096

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Why the gas tax momentum is building to stop selling Australia short

Gas giants are breathing a sigh of relief after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ruled out a 25 per cent tax on exports in next month's budget. But for how long will the federal government resist something that one leading expert says is in our "national interest"?