This week’s Daily Energy Markets podcast kicked off featuring Omar Najia, Laurie Haytayan, and Victor Yang, who unpacked shifting geopolitics and market drivers. Omar highlighted distillate-led oil dynamics and the inevitability of aggressive U.S. rate cuts. Laury assessed rising Middle East and Ukraine–Russia tensions and their implications for Europe. Victor detailed escalating China–Japan frictions and China’s shifting crude demand and product export outlook.