Keywords: Oil price shock
The 2026 conflict involving Iran has intensified economic pressure across Africa, triggering a sharp rise in inflation, tighter monetary policy and renewed concerns over debt sustainability. The disruption to energy flows following instability around the Strait of Hormuz has added further strain to economies......
Global economies may be sleepwalking toward a deep recession even as American stock markets continue to set records, according to a warning from Amrita Sen, founder of Energy Aspects, who described the resilience of equity markets in the face of one of the worst oil supply shocks in history as "misplaced......
Global inflation data for March show a broad and immediate impact from the disruption of oil supplies following the escalation of conflict between the United States and Iran in late February. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a sharp rise in energy costs, feeding into consumer prices......
Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at Bank of America, says current market conditions show striking similarities to the period preceding the 2008 global financial crisis, as surging oil prices and emerging stress in private credit markets raise concerns among investors. In the bank’s......
Asian currencies recorded their steepest losses of 2026 this week as the fallout from coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran drove investors toward the U.S. dollar, pushing the South Korean won beyond a key threshold not seen since the global financial crisis. The won weakened past the psychological......
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