G7 Nations Delay Strategic Oil Reserve Release Decision

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries reached a broad agreement on Monday to hold off the release of oil from their respective strategic reserves, for now. The ministers held a teleconference on Monday after oil prices spiked to levels last seen during the global energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The G7 is an informal, intergovernmental economic and political forum comprising seven of the world's most advanced industrialized economies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United…