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The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring Report
09/16/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

Welcome to The GERM Report by Dan Graeber, a commentary on the intersection between geopolitical events and the price of oil. GERM stands for Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring. Our indicator is based on the expected price volatility by the end of the current trading week. Risk level: Red RED: Severe (+/- 4%) ORANGE: High (+/- […]
Tags: aramco, geopolitical tension, geopolitics, GERM, houthi, Trump
The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring Report
07/29/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

Welcome to The GERM Report by Dan Graeber, a commentary on the intersection between geopolitical events and the price of oil. GERM stands for Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring. Our indicator is based on the expected price volatility by the end of the current trading week. Risk level: Orange RED: Severe (+/- 4%) ORANGE: High (+/- […]
Tags: Brent, china, geopolitical tension, geopoliticOIL, geopolitics, Strait of Hormuz, Trump
Too Loud to Think in the Strait of Hormuz
07/23/2019 | Author: Noam Raydan

While the United States and Iran continue to flex their muscles and thumb their noses at each other, it’s the United Kingdom that is getting pulled directly into the crisis. On July 4, ironically US independence day, the British Royal Marines detained VLCC Grace 1 in Gibraltar on suspicion it was carrying Iranian oil […]
Tags: china, geopolitical tension, geopolitics, India crude imports, Iran, Iran sanctions, Strait of Hormuz
The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring Report
07/08/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

Welcome to The GERM Report by Dan Graeber, a commentary on the intersection between geopolitical events and the price of oil. GERM stands for Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring. Our indicator is based on the expected price volatility by the end of the current trading week. Risk level: Orange RED: Severe (+/- 4%) ORANGE: High (+/- […]
Tags: Brent, geopolitical tension, Iran, oil, sanctions, tankers, Trump
The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring Report
06/17/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

Welcome to The GERM Report by Dan Graeber, a commentary on the intersection between geopolitical events and the price of oil. GERM stands for Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring. Our indicator is based on the expected price volatility by the end of the current trading week. Risk level: Orange RED: Severe (+/- 4%) ORANGE: High (+/- […]
Tags: Beijing, energy, geopolitical tension, geopolitics, oil, oil prices, Persian Gulf, Recession, risk, war
The Geopolitical Risk and Energy Monitoring Report
06/03/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

Welcome to The GERM Report by Dan Graeber, a commentary on the intersection between geopolitical events and the price of oil. GERM stands for Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring. Our indicator is based on the expected price volatility by the end of the current trading week.
Tags: geopolitical tension, geopoliticOIL, geopolitics
The Geopolitical Risk and Energy Monitoring Report
05/28/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

A true pilot is needed to guide any inherently volatile system.
Tags: geopolitical tension, geopolitics
The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring Report
05/20/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

A perfect storm of talk of war and a tightening market drove crude oil prices higher last week.
Tags: geopolitical tension, geopolitics
The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring report
05/13/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

Power maintains order and the use of force signals its breakdown.
Tags: Arab Gulf crude exports, geopolitical tension, geopolitics
The Geopolitical Energy and Risk Monitoring Report
05/06/2019 | Author: Dan Graeber

If the efforts on Iran or Venezuela backfire, Trump will no longer be able to campaign on the economy and instead may be forced to campaign on war.
Tags: geopolitical tension, geopolitics, Iran sanctions, Venezuela sanctions

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