War headlines today.
- Iran bombs 4 tankers.
- Houthis bomb Riyadh again.
- Russian diesel exports resume as Ukraine stops refinery attacks.
- Israel in political deadlock,
Brent was up and diesel was down as cracks narrowed.
Will the Dems kill the war?
David Llewellyn-Smith
Friday 30 October 2026
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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal.
He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.
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