*Oil prices can be one of the most important indicators of the direction of inflation, along with interest rates. It may even surpass interest rates in terms of the speed of its impact. Although the world is experiencing an electric vehicle revolution, when we consider its by-products, oil prices are still one of the best guides to the world economy and geopolitical situation.

*Brent oil data, along with other weekly macro data, is updated in the R program every Saturday morning.