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Last updated: 2026-04-06 14:54:08 ET
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Updated Apr 6, 2026 1:01 PM ET
The escalating Iran war is driving oil prices higher and triggering broad-based inflation across the U.S. services sector, which reported its steepest price pressures in four years during March. Trump's threats over the Strait of Hormuz compound supply-chain anxiety as geopolitical risk premiums embed themselves into commodity costs.
Energy stocks and inflation-hedged assets are repricing upward; bond yields are likely to remain sticky as the Fed faces renewed stagflation signals. Services firms are already curbing employment growth in response to margin compression, signaling potential weakness in labor markets despite headline strength.
A sustained oil shock from Middle East escalation could derail the soft-landing narrative and force the Fed to hold rates higher for longer. This directly contradicts market expectations for rate cuts in 2025.
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