# Japan's $21 Billion US Gas Deal Spree Contrasts With Losses at China's Big Airlines as Iran-War Fuel Costs Spread Across Asia

Jet fuel prices have more than doubled since late February, and the airlines and buyers that cannot hedge the cost are absorbing it while Japan buys gas fields in Texas and Louisiana.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-11-02T14:11:54.444Z
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