prewar
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That is even after Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, shaving as much as 16 million barrels from daily petroleum supplies, equivalent to 15% of prewar demand.
They certainly do, and perhaps that’s enough to restore the prewar status quo.
However, oil isn’t likely to immediately return to its prewar levels, even assuming a swift U.S. exit.
From Barron's
Individual investors have still been buying stocks on a net basis, though the pace of their purchases has cooled from prewar averages, estimates from Citadel Securities and Vanda Research show.
Strikes on key energy infrastructure in the Gulf also mean it will take time for oil and natural gas production to return to prewar levels.
From Barron's
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