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Jamie Smyth

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US Energy Editor for the Financial Times 🗽DM's open for scoops/ ideas/comments. Former Irish/ Oz / Brussels corr. Belfast man https://t.co/T4yYkANfYi

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Record US fuel exports yield bonanza for oil groups but pose risk to Trump

Europe and Asia lean on supplies ● American pump prices hit high ● Peace deal hint drives sell-off

View Front PageFinancial Times • MAY 7, 2026

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Record US fuel exports yield bonanza for oil groups but pose risk to Trump

Europe and Asia lean on supplies ● American pump prices hit high ● Peace deal hint drives sell-off

With:Andrew England,Malcolm Moore
FT
Financial Times•MAY 7, 2026•Lead Story
The paper links global energy market dynamics directly to US domestic politics, highlighting the inherent tension between corporate export profits and consumer inflation at the pump.
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Trump declares blockade of Hormuz after Iran talks fail to yield peace deal

Navy to halt toll-paying ships ● Tehran speaks of ‘mistrust’ ● Fears for oil price ● Global economy dented

With:Andrew England,James Politi,Sam Fleming
FT
Financial Times•APR 13, 2026•Lead Story
The paper frames a major geopolitical and military escalation firmly through its economic implications, immediately linking naval movements to oil prices and the global economy.
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Oil prices spike above $100 a barrel as shut strait strains fragile ceasefire

Iran keeps grip on Hormuz ● Netanyahu approves Lebanon talks ● US envoys head to Pakistan

With:Najmeh Bozorgmehr,Verity Ratcliffe,Alice Hancock
FT
Financial Times•APR 10, 2026•Lead Story
The paper leads with the macroeconomic impact of geopolitical instability, prioritising the threshold-crossing of global oil prices while detailing the underlying diplomatic and military strains in the subheadlines.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Jamie Smyth in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.