John Authers, Columnist

A Civilization Doesn’t Die, and Markets Go Up

Crude has fallen more only during Covid and the outset of Desert Storm.

April 8, 2026 at 4:52 AM UTC

John Authers is a senior editor for markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former chief markets commentator at the Financial Times, he is author of “The Fearful Rise of Markets.”

Down to the wire.
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