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Global Economy Faces Inflation and Growth Test Amid Escalating Conflict in Iran " Goldman
13+ hour, 19+ min ago (256+ words) Energy Now. com Print " (Reuters) " A temporary surge in oil prices to $100 per barrel could slow global growth by 0. 4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a widening conflict in Iran chokes off vital Middle East oil and…...
S&P Global Cuts 2026 Oil Demand Forecast by 700, 000 Bpd Due to Iran War
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (16+ words) Energy Now. com...
Back to the 1970s? Investors Brace for a Return of Stagflation
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (866+ words) (Reuters) " Investors are now seriously considering the possibility that war in the Middle East could create a stagflationary shock, just as it did 50 years ago, when disruption to global energy supplies sent inflation surging, and battered growth "The risk of…...
How US-Iran Tensions Could Shape World Markets
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (894+ words) (Reuters) " The United States and Israel launched'strikes on Iran'on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat and give Iranians a chance to topple their…...
World Bank Slashes 2026 Middle East Growth Forecast After Energy Sector Turmoil
2+ week, 2+ day ago (416+ words) DUBAI, April 8 (Reuters) " The World Bank has slashed its 2026 growth forecast for Middle East economies as a consequence of the war between the U. S. -Israel and Iran, and warned of pervasive risks in a report published on Wednesday. President Donald Trump…...
Oil Shock Is Adding Stress to the Global Economy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (279+ words) Market data as of 05: 34 AM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. Oil markets have been pitched into turmoil by the war in Iran, and the effects will likely be'long lasting and far reaching. After a meeting on Sunday,'OPEC…...
Gulf War Rattles Petrodollar Foundations: Mike Dolan
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (704+ words) That reckoning carries consequences far beyond the military. At stake is a potential rethink of the financial, trade and military ties at the very heart of their dollar-based economies " and of the hundreds of billions in dollar reserves underpinning them....
Oil Shock Sparks Rate Repricing in Historic "G4" Central Bank Week: Mc Geever
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (919+ words) (Reuters) " This is a historic week in the world of monetary policymaking. The "G4" central banks meet in the same week for the first time since December 2021, and only the second time ever, with investors clamoring for evidence of whether the…...
Trump Triggers Flight From US Dollar
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (518+ words) The dollar was on the ropes near multi-year lows on Wednesday after investors sold it aggressively when U. S. President Donald Trump seemed to shrug off its recent decline, while Wall Street marched on to fresh record highs. The dollar's dive has…...
Five Reasons to Be Optimistic'About the 2026 Economy
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (377+ words) Nonetheless, the US economy persisted. As the end of the year approaches, the market is up more than 15%, and GDP growth in the third quarter was an'unexpectedly robust 4. 3%. What will 2026 be like? There are reasons to be optimistic, as many…...