Tankers that left the Persian Gulf before the war are now arriving at port. That is to say: the worst moment in terms of hydrocarbon availability is yet to come. But the disruption will not be permanent. For a paradoxical reason. US stocks hit their all-time high this week. Financial markets are telling Trump that they want peace and for him to stop the war. It is a market that Trump can manipulate with tricks for his own benefit, but hardly to encourage him to wage war if they do not want it. They are his friends and they have expressed themselves clearly. Nevertheless, the moment is dangerous. The temptation to flee forward will be there. But I believe that the Persian leaders, fanatical but not stupid, will understand, and that in a relatively short period an understanding will be reached that will allow both sides to claim victory. I think it will include an open Strait of Hormuz.

Catalan industry was beginning to get back on track this Tuesday, following Monday's unprecedented power outage, when a large portion of industries, especially those in the electro-intensive sector, saw their production halted. This is the case, for example, at Seat, Catalonia's largest company, or at the petrochemical plant in Tarragona, where torches were lit as a safety measure when production was halted.