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Last updated: 2026-03-04 07:56:17 ET
Middle East conflict has posed a fresh test to central banks, with fears of an oil shock and renewed inflation risks changing their bid to shore up gr...
Minneapolis Fed president, citing cost shock that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, says he wants to avoid “Transitory 2.0.”
It isn’t the 1970s anymore, but global oil-market disruptions can still hurt.
A protracted conflict in the Middle East risks a spike in energy prices and broader inflation.
Arab–Israeli war in 1973 and the oil embargo that followed shows that stocks don’t always rebound quickly.
A near-halt to shipping in strait of Hormuz and attacks on Middle East refineries are threatening supplies and stoking inflationNils Pratley: A gas sh...
History shows market can recover quite quickly from geopolitical shocks
Renewed conflict in the Middle East poses a fresh headache for Asia’s central banks, reviving inflation risks just as price pressures had steadied a...
Prices will surge in the short run—and may stay high for a while
In a valiant effort not seen since the death of terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, The Washington Post outdid itself with an obituary for Iran’s...
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